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Someone has created the Interview Sarah Palin site which leverages a statistical Markov model to auto-generate responses to questions that might be posed to Sarah Palin in the debate.

So, which of the following is the computer-generated response, which is the real Sarah Palin and which is the Tina Fey version?

1. Q: What's your opinion of this potential 700 billion dollar bailout?
A: Like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this. We're saying, 'Hey, why bail out Fanny and Freddie and not me?' But ultimately what the bailout does is, help those that are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy to help...uh...it's gotta be all about job creation, too. Also, too, shoring up our economy and putting Fannie and Freddy back on the right track and so healthcare reform and reducing taxes and reigning in spending...'cause Barack Obama, y'know...has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans, also, having a dollar value meal at restaurants. That's gonna help. But one in five jobs being created today under the umbrella of job creation. That, you know...

2. Q: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign-policy credentials.
A: Well, it certainly does, because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of. And there… We have trade missions back and forth, we do. It's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia. As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our state.

3.Q: What is your foreign policy experience?
A: I want you to not lose sight of the U.S. domestic supply of energy, that I am the executive of. And there in Russia Diplomacy is about reform of government and these regulatory agencies back on the world. I'm not looking at poll numbers. What I know is that profound and that is part of the construction bonds and the 49th state, Alaska, and Russia. They are right there, they are our next door neighbor. They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska. We have got to get that gas line built, so pray for that.

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For those keeping score at home, #1 was Tina Fey and Amy Poehlan on Saturday Night Live, #2 was the real Sarah Palin interviewed by Katie Couric and #3 was the Interview Palin site.