Palin 'Nerd Prom' Tweet Sets Off Online Political Debate

Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin lashed out via Twitter over the weekend, calling the members of the media who attended Saturday's White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner "DC a—clowns."

Though Palin has never attended the event, both her husband and her daughter Bristol have been guests in the past, and Palin herself has made appearances at some of the dinner's after-parties in the past.

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But that didn’t stop Palin from calling the dinner a "nerd prom."

That #WHCD was pathetic. The rest of America is out there working our asses off while these DC assclowns throw themselves a #nerdprom

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) April 28, 2013

Yuk it up media and pols. While America is buried in taxes and a fight for our rights, the permanent political... fb.me/2k9uYFQ5j

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) April 28, 2013

Members of the media, celebrities, and Twitter users immediately jumped on Palin's comments.

"If @sarahpalinusa had won in 2008, she'd now be one of those 'assclowns' yukking it up at WHCD." - @andrewkirell ~ bit.ly/18a0lRP

— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) April 28, 2013

#WHCD @sarahpalinusa Speaking of PATHETIC - how's your career doing Sarah? Nobody invited you to #NerdProm? Don't worry - #DumbProm is soon!

— Debra Clinton (@Ameribugger) April 29, 2013

.@sarahpalinusa sour grapes, you old cow.

— NoDeuces (@nodeuces) April 28, 2013

Former DC assclown mad at "DC assclowns" for throwing themselves a #nerdprom, or Sarah Palin And Irony, A Love Story: politico.com/story/2013/04/…

— Jared T. Miller (@jaredtmiller) April 29, 2013

Unforgettable meeting you at #nerdprom party, @sarahpalinusa. I walked away thinking, "Wow, not smart. Thank God her 15 minutes are up."

— Alec Ross (@AlecJRoss) April 28, 2013

You QUIT your job.@sarahpalinusa

— Jeffrey Ross (@realjeffreyross) April 28, 2013

Some, however, applauded her blunt opinion of the celebrity event.

Sarah! you are amazing! Saying what we all want to @sarahpalinusa ... LOVE you girl!

— Reid McLain (@colocelt) April 28, 2013

@sarahpalinusa I love you for always standing up to these #ASSCLOWNS in DCyou are what makes America great

— Phillip (@PhillipG76) April 28, 2013

Palin isn’t the only one to speak out against the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw criticized the dinner last year, saying the star-studded event sends a message of, "We're Versailles. The rest of you eat cake."

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