It's been a long time since 2008, when former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined the late Senator John McCain on a losing Republican presidential ticket.
But though she ran with the famous "maverick" who would be a thorn in former President Donald Trump's side until even after his death, Palin has embraced the Republican party's staunch rightward turn—some would say she even prompted it with her comments on the 2008 campaign trail.
Like Trump, whom she endorsed in a bizarre speech during the 2016 Republican primaries, Palin was a reality tv star after her failed vice presidential bid. She had her own show on TLC and, more recently, appeared in The Masked Singer where she performed Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" in a bizarre segment that, however unintentionally, held a mirror up to the current American political landscape.
Now, Palin is a Fox News contributor, and she recently embarked on a rant against firebrand progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Watch below.
Sarah Palin (remember her?) word salads her way through slamming Rep. @AOC (D-NY) and her criticism of Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s (R-TX) abortion law comments:\n\n\u201cShe is such a fake feminist ... She\u2019s milking the whole female thing, and as a real feminist, I\u2019m embarrassed for her.\u201dpic.twitter.com/EvW9YJ8TQv— The Recount (@The Recount) 1631200752
Palin was responding to Ocasio-Cortez's recent callout of the new anti-abortion law in Texas. The Congresswoman—colloquially known as "AOC"—criticized recent comments made by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott's defense of the law; a defense that was at odds with the biological realities of pregnancy.
Palin said of AOC:
"She is such a fake feminist that she would bring up an issue like this and try to use it to make some kind of political point. That's not equality, right? ... She's so off-base politically, but off-base even in this analogy or whatever it is that she's throwing out there. She's milking the whole female thing, and as a real feminist, I'm embarrassed for her."
Ocasio-Cortez soon responded, mocking the criticism.
I\u2019m so sorry Sarah Palin is mad at me! In fact, to address this I set up a special hotline just for her https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/Fcr8cYvEYT— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1631201454
She wasn't the only one to laugh at Palin's near-incoherent diatribe.
Hey Siri: Show me a dumb network with an even dumber guest\u2026https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— George Hahn (@George Hahn) 1631202018
Clearly, Palin has NOT taken her time off to broaden her education.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— Roger A Wilbanks (@Roger A Wilbanks) 1631206479
Sarah Palin's trailer for her new comedy show on Fox.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— Sabine Savvidis (@Sabine Savvidis) 1631210381
She\u2019s giving https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/Qz0bLRKBOQ— angle\ud83e\udd92 (@angle\ud83e\udd92) 1631202798
They were especially skeptical of Palin's claim to be a "real feminist".
"She's milking the whole female thing" is... not something I think feminists say? I don't think?https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal) 1631208601
Renown feminist Sarah Palin, who was Mayor of Wasilla when police attempted to charge rape victims for their own rape kit + cries victim when asked what she reads, calls @AOC \u201cfake feminist.\u201dhttps://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— Sarah Reese Jones (@Sarah Reese Jones) 1631207299
Sarah Palin calling herself a real feministpic.twitter.com/MsxE4d3wkt— \ud83d\udc7b (@\ud83d\udc7b) 1631217488
forced pregnancy is diametrically opposed to feminism. palin et al cant be real feminists by definition.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1435986151177953281\u00a0\u2026— Bowen the Bear (@Bowen the Bear) 1631218457
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