As George Clooney was relaxing in a Hollywood studio prior to going on set a flash of light streaked across the skies above and came to rest beside him.

Was it a close encounter of the third kind or an Oscar winner who still hadn’t come down to earth? No it was Palinpower.

‘Hi George’ said Palinpower ‘I heard you were on a shoot so I just dropped in to bag me a grizzly’

‘Oh no not Palinpower’ exclaimed George ‘Look I’ll give you an autograph and then you can just fly off’

‘Hold on a minute’ said Palinpower ‘my advisers believe it will help my presidential campaign if I star in a movie and acquire a Ronald Reagan style image’

‘Sorry’ said George ‘I’m afraid I’m not interested in horror movies’

‘What I had in mind’ said Palinpower ‘is a movie with an impressive title like “Palinpower The Movie” where I star as a Republican hero who saves the country from Democrats’

‘I’ve got a really scary feeling’ said George ‘that you’re going to offer me a part in it’

‘You bet’ said Palinpower ‘I’m offering you the part of a depraved and dissolute Democrat, who falls in with all the wrong people like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and even in moments of abject hopelessness consorts with Michael Moore’

‘I take it you’re into type-casting’ said George

‘Suddenly he meets Palinpower’ continued she ‘when he takes a wrong turn and drives into a Tea Party rally. His life is changed forever when she rescues him from the utter despair of the Huffington Post and moveon.org and he dedicates his whole life to helping secure the Presidency for Palinpower’

‘Don’t tell me’ said George ‘there’s a romantic interest’

‘Of course’ said Palinpower ‘after I’m elected we wed on the steps of the White House just as Obama is packing up and leaving’

‘There’s just one problem’ said George ‘I’m a committed member of the Democratic Party’

‘Don’t worry about that’ said Palinpower ‘it’s only a film’

‘No it’s not’ said George ‘it’s Palinpower propaganda. It would be a screaming disaster for this country if you ever became president’

‘Tell you what’ said Palinpower ‘I’ll give you equal star billing with me. Think what that could do for your career’

‘That’s just what I’m thinking’ said George ‘if I starred in a Republican propaganda film with a presidential candidate who can’t act I’d be thrown out of Hollywood and never invited by Obama to another White House party’

‘I know’ said Palinpower ‘but few people who have gone off the rails as badly as you ever get such a fantastic opportunity to redeem themselves. I’ll send you a script and a contract’

Then in a flash she was gone leaving George to ponder whether he should recommend Charlie Sheen for the part.