Sarah Palin snaps at Obama for linking her to the 'anti-intellectual' wing of the GOP

[TheBlackAdder]

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In an interview with the right-wing Newsmax TV, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked former President Barack Obama for calling her out as part of the Republican Party’s “anti-intellectual” wing.

“It’s kind of pleasurable to know that I’ve been living rent-free in his head for 12 years,” said Palin. “The movement that he still cannot accept nor understand … that movement was all about giving the voiceless a voice, empowering people who are fed up, want accountability in their government, want a smaller, smarter government, things that he just hasn’t been able to grasp.”

She added that neither party cared for her, or Trump, because they were “rogue” figures who challenged the establishment.

Obama’s book had this to say: “Through Palin, it seemed as if the dark spirits that had long been lurking on the edges of the modern Republican Party — xenophobia, anti intellectualism, paranoid conspiracy theories, an antipathy toward Black and brown folks — were finding their way to center stage. She had no idea what the hell she was talking about.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/sarah-palin-snaps-at-obama-for-linking-her-to-the-anti-intellectual-wing-of-the-gop/

There's a video link above, but I'm not pasting it, because it's Newsmax.

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[malaise]

1. Damn she's an idiot

[JHB]

57. ...and a defensive one.

"I have to say something, so I'll just fire back something snotty that thoroughly proves his point."

[raccoon]

77. And a thin-skinned one. Nt

[Karadeniz]

2. Blah blah blah...

[Phoenix61]

3. I'd wondered what went on in Obama's head

when he was being all nice and polite. I like him even more knowing how snarky he can be.

[live love laugh]

4. 😆🤣😂

[3catwoman3]

5. She flatters herself if she thinks President Obama...

...has been pre-occupied with her at all.

[hatrack]

7. Or post-occupied, or meta-occupied or semi-occupied in any way .. .

I'd be willing to bet that it took him about 30 seconds to come up with his description of Mrs. Moose, that representing the sum total of mental energy he had to expend.

[Ohiogal]

9. My thoughts exactly

[Hortensis]

29. Eye roll here also, though she no doubt thinks it's an of-course. nt

[sakabatou]

6. You're the one who said you can see Russia from your house, Palin

[LakeArenal]

52. TinaFey actually said that.

[sakabatou]

62. Oh. Even so, she's probably said stupid shit.

[tanyev]

8. OK, Socrates.

[LuckyLib]

61. Did she actually wear that outfit while campaigning or is that her sartorial bent now?

Good grief!

[tanyev]

70. That is from a 2015 CPAC speech. So post-election, but pre-The Masked Singer.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Hey, if the shoe fits...

God, she's an idiot.

[Yavin4]

11. Ahhh....The Palin word salad. Been a while since I had it.

I hear it's good for the Keto diet.

[NurseJackie]

12. He's absolutely correct!

She's as incurious as George W. Bush. She doesn't read.

[Shermann]

19. But but I thought she reads ALL the newspapers?!? nt

[NurseJackie]

24. I know, right! 😂😆😂

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And Trump's favorite book is "The Bible" (or "Bonfire of the Vanities'')

[ARPad95]

63. He's such a f'ing bald-faced liar! And always has been.

[stillcool]

30. in the check-out line

[PatSeg]

13. Geez, she is so needy

She got so much attention for so long, she started to believe all the hype. As I read the quote, I could hear that weird sing-songing voice of her's.

Her fifteen minutes was up a long time ago, but she just won't go away.

[DENVERPOPS]

81. agreed

but she is so intellectually bankrupt she doesn't know the 15 minutes were up eons ago......

[Grasswire2]

14. She's so full of shit I can see it from my porch thousands of miles away. nt

[stillcool]

27. is that what that smell is?

[Frustratedlady]

15. I'll bet she had to refer to a dictionary to see if he was saying mean things about her.

xenophobia, anti intellectualism, paranoid conspiracy theories, an antipathy toward...

I'm sure those words were beyond her educational level and Obama probably did it on purpose, rather than simply call her a dingbat.

[SummerSnow]

16. Girl, bye

[spanone]

17. by taking the bait she proves his point

[Different Drummer]

18. Palin is the very definition of anti-intellectual. n/t

[The Genealogist]

20. I've gone months, even years without thinking about her.

Then I see something about her, and think, "Sarah who? Oh yeah. The one who could see Russia from her house." I doubt President Obama thinks much about her either. Maybe when he needs a chuckle.

[AleksS]

21. "Just 'cause I hate book learnin' doesn't mean I'm anti-intellactational!"

Well, actually Sarah.....

[Miguelito Loveless]

22. You just post a video of ANY Palin speech

Q.E.D.

[kacekwl]

23. Sarah, you and trump aren't cared for because

you're stupid not rogue.

[Thomas Hurt]

25. have to disagree with O on the whole dark spirits lurking thing.

The extremist right wing has been with us since the KKK. There was an expansion in post war America with the Birchers and evangelicals really pitched since Reagan.

The right has always had a large contingent of fanatic, paranoid extremists that just keep collecting new scapegoats to hate and use to fear monger.

McCain selected her, she rolled over the rock, Obama enraged the racist nutjobs, Trump invited all the freaks out of their holes into the public.

[keithbvadu2]

41. McCain wanted Lieberman.

McCain wanted Lieberman.

The political right wanted Romney.

The religious right wanted Palin.

[Mariana]

47. McCain was the nominee.

The ultimate responsibility for the decision lies with him.

[Sneederbunk]

26. Say what you will Sarah, but you remain an embarrassment to the GOP and the Nation.

[empedocles]

39. Yep

[3catwoman3]

60. Hell, she is an embarrassment to...

...humankind.

[Chili]

31. I pre-ordered it from Amazon

It'll download next week. Can't wait!

[Chili]

51. okay, that's the 2nd time today I missed a joke

It's old age! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[lastlib]

32. Did you hear a gurgling noise??

Oh, maybe it was the Queen of Babble-On. Never mind..... ---

[ProfessorGAC]

33. You Know What Surprised Me?

That she didn't quit in the middle of the interview!

[Paladin]

34. What other "wing" do Republicans have at this point?

Shit, they're all anti-intellectual, now. trump took care of that.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

83. Yeah, no single wing was ever built to hold all that dumb.

[Lucky Luciano]

36. I thought she would have taken that as a badge of honor.

[carpetbagger]

37. Is this a real vs the onion quiz? Nt

[SunSeeker]

38. LOL

Me thinks thou protesteth too much, Sarah.

[bucolic_frolic]

40. Sarah proves the point

and whines like Trump.

[Ferrets are Cool]

42. And she just keeps proving him correct.

[keithbvadu2]

43. Intellectual Sarah who thinks Africa is a country.

Intellectual Sarah who thinks Africa is a country.

[George II]

44. That alone "links her to the 'anti-intellectual' wing of the GOP"

[Old Crow]

45. STILL has no idea what the hell she is talking about. Some things never change. (N/T)

[RANDYWILDMAN]

46. The sooner she goes away the better, You becha

What an idiot and just because the drones in your party can't figure that out, does not make you smart.

[lunatica]

48. Yawn...

[patphil]

49. Sara Palin's response to Obama's analysis of her character confirms he was correct.

[ancianita]

50. She learned some new words

that movement was all about giving the voiceless a voice, empowering people who are fed up, want accountability in their government, want a smaller, smarter government,

She never thought or talked like that. She's just picked up enough book learnin' to use some new lipstick on her piggy faced version of herself.

She'll never get a federal level voice again. She can only carp at individuals while she collects her yearly oil check thanks to AK liberals who made constitutionally sure she could.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

87. Very much doubt those are her words.

[usaf-vet]

53. You're kidding right? She start the spiral down for the GOP and they just keep increasing the speed.

....dumb and dumber.

[Marcuse]

54. A walk through the depths of her intellect will barely wet your feet.

[Hulk]

55. Lol...what a complete dunce...

Actually I designate W as the beginning of obvious idiots within the GOPutin party in my lifetime. She may not be the biggest political idiot in their seditious, disgraceful party...because the competition is immense: bachmann, paul, etc, etc.

[Poiuyt]

56. I'm sure Palin is part of trump's "Einstein" wing, just like Melania

How she got an Einstein Visa, I'll never know.

[onethatcares]

58. it seems that

bristol, track, trig, taud, geonom,and the rest of the dogs didn't care for her either. But hey, who cares? What did she accomplish except to allegedly get some new window in her house.

she'll be like the female version of Donald Rumsfeld in three more years but she'll still be wearing the cheerleader costume.

[marble falls]

59. Though if we were to look, Obama's apartment in Palin's head is much larger.

[yuiyoshida]

64. Sarah Palin's intellect could fill up

a thimble, that is if she knew what one was...

[hopeforchange2008]

65. Was that only item that she took issue with?

Because the rest assessment isn't very flattering!

[muntrv]

66. Lady Blah Blah needs her safe space.

[czarjak]

67. Perfect republican, wrong and damned proud of it.

[newdayneeded]

68. 4 years

Speaking of Sarah. I think trump will follow her path. Huge following right after election, pretty much irrelevant after 4 years.

[volstork]

69. Don Draper channeling Obama:

[flibbitygiblets]

71. "Joe Biden" responds (at 10:10)

[Ziggysmom]

72. "I love that smell of emissions!"

--Sarah Palin, at a motorcycle rally in Washington, D.C., where she rode in on a Harley, May 29, 2011. I guess EX hubby Todd got tired of Sarah’s emissions 😷

[PatrickforO]

73. Sarah should probably just shut up at this point.

Adults are speaking.

[mdbl]

74. Oh shit not news about Palin again

just when i had forgotten all about her. She is either unintelligent or willfully ignorant. As far as rogue goes, she's like dog that got out of the fence that runs around barking at everyone for no good reason. Kind of like Trump.

[JDC]

75. She really is a box of rocks

[es466]

76. Her 15 minutes were up a LONG time ago

And the snarky remark about living "rent free" in someone else's head.... yeah, that's really original.

[marmar]

78. Yeah, I'm sure Obama has been thinking about you for 12 years....

[Crunchy Frog]

79. I think he's been living rent free in her head.

And it's very, VERY spacious in there.

[Sherman A1]

80. Awh, it Sarah having a pity party.

[Vivienne235729]

82. What a self absorbed Karen. It's not about you, Sarah!

It's about the anti intellectual arm of the GOP. Truth hurts.

[Tarc]

84. "giving the voiceless a voice". She's talking about...white people

Wypipo.

[Darkstar53142]

85. I agree with Obama.

People who are xenophobic, anti-intellectual, paranoid conspiracy theorists, and antipathetic toward Black and brown folks should remain voiceless. They don't deserve a place at the table. Palin and Cheato gave them a voice. That's why they're condemned.

[TigressDem]

86. Seems like he understood WHAT it was.

THING IS you can never really "get" that mentality level without a lobotomy, so in a way she is right.

Understanding why people run around hating others for being "them" is just impossible unless you are a slug that leaves slime wherever you go because it is part of your existential being, you don't know HOW it feels to NEED to spread the hate over everything you touch and make life a little more disgusting for everyone you meet.

PIG WITH LIPSTICK, go away.