Shatner Beats the Poetry Out of Palin’s Weird Farewell

As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stepped down from her post Sunday, she delivered one of the strangest resignation speeches on record. It was left to Star Trek legend William Shatner to decode its poetic mystery, with the help of bongos and a stand-up bass.

Shatner delivered his beatific rendition of the Republican presidential hopeful’s buh-bye on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien Monday night. “He just hangs out backstage,” O’Brien quipped after Shatner left the stage and the thunderous applause died down. “He’s there whenever we need him.”

Too bad the original Captain Kirk wasn’t there for J.J. Abrams’ lighthearted Star Trek reboot. After all, Shatner has one of the lightest hearts around, and it weighs even less in zero gravity.

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