Palin skips interview prep to play Big Buck Hunter

WASILLA, AK — Sarah Palin’s embarrassing moment with Charles Gibson in last week’s interview could have been avoided, people close to the campaign have said.

“We had a full-day session planned to get Sarah up-to-speed for the interview,” said an associate, under the condition of anonymity. “But she blew it off entirely, so she could spend the day playing Big Buck Hunter on the Nintendo Wii.”

BBH was recently released after years as a staple in bars and restaurants throughout the nation. The game features a simulated rifle and players shoot a variety of deer, elk, moose, and other large beasts.

“I just sat down to play an hour or two, and next thing you know, I am in the middle of a 16-hour session,” Palin said. “Well, after that, I was so tired that I just decided to blow off the next couple days worth of work. I guess there was some meeting that I missed, about the Bush Doctor or something like that, but so it goes. When Big Buck Hunter knocks, Sarah Palin answers the door.”

Palin ired many of her staff, who had worked hard to prep the candidate for her first national interview and were embarrassed by their boss’s utter lack of knowledge or insight. Nevertheless, the VP candidate was unremorseful.

“At least I have fun in my life,” Palin said. “I’m not like those other guys who think about stupid things like public policy and the future of our country. I think about killing 12-point bucks, yee haw!”

Palin believes that Big Buck Hunter coming out for Wii is a mystical event that needs to be embraced by the populace.

“People always ask me how I know that God exists,” Palin said. “Well I know for two reasons. First, I know because he has given us this wonderful earth that we can destroy. Second, he has given us Big Buck Hunter for Wii, whocj I have been praying for every day for about four years. If God didn’t exist, would those prayers have been answered?”

It’s going to be tough for this sport to sweep any nations, but it’s still pretty frickin’ cool!