WASHINGTON (AFP) - A movie about Sarah Palin’s controversial run as the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate premiered in Washington on Thursday, days after she denounced its portrayal of her.
“Game Change” dramatizes the race for the White House in which Palin, then a little known governor of Alaska, was picked as the running mate of Senator John McCain in the general election that he ultimately lost to Democrat Barack Obama. Palin proved a huge hit with the Republican base four years ago but she was soon widely mocked for several major gaffes and seen as a deeply-polarizing figure who alienated many voters during a closely-fought campaign.
She labeled the film, which includes a scene depicting her as almost having a nervous breakdown as she prepares for a vice presidential debate, a “false narrative” of the 2008 race and said she won’t be watching. “I’m not going to see the movie, neither is the good Senator John McCain,” Palin told Fox News. “We’ve discussed this and realized that Hollywood lies are Hollywood lies,” she said, claiming that the way she was portrayed in the movie amounted to propaganda for President Obama ahead of a US general election on Nov 6.