Ethics

Palin Invents a Word

By Ed Brayton

Sarah Palin decided to jump into the fray over the ground zero mosque and, as usual, made a fool of herself in the process. In the perfect combination of hyper-emotional demagoguery and rank ignorance, she tweeted:

Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate

The word, of course, is repudiate. Remember, this woman has a degree in communications -- and English is her native language. At least now we know she writes her own tweets.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 19, 2010 (boomark / email).