{"id":654925,"date":"2013-04-29T09:46:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=227119"},"modified":"2013-04-29T09:46:04","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:46:04","slug":"palin-nerd-prom-hashtag-aimed-at-correspondents-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654925","title":{"rendered":"Palin: \u2018Nerd Prom\u2019 Hashtag Aimed at Correspondents Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alaska governor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/sarah-palin\">Sarah Palin<\/a> continued her bid for attention this week by attempting to insult the press via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The former vice presidential candidate Tweeted that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/house-of-cards-spoof-kicks-off-white-house-correspondents-dinner-2013-04\">White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner<\/a> was &#8220;pathetic&#8221; and stated that those attending are &#8220;assclowns.&#8221;  She also referred to the event using the &#8216;nerd prom&#8217; hashtag.  She also expounded upon her tweet on Facebook, saying, &#8220;Yuk it up media and pols.  While America is buried in taxes and a fight for our rights, the permanent political class in DC dresses up and has a prom to make fun of themselves.  No need for that, we get the real joke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto328346466567479296 { background: #5383B3 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/847475978\/f2686c4e67890cda3e5a30e85f772586.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto328346466567479296 a { color: #18438C; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto328346466567479296\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto328346466567479296\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @SarahPalinUSA <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3545504004\/5e7504c1a6c0319fed45d676f599b1ff_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Sarah Palin <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\" class=\"at-name\">@SarahPalinUSA<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> That <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23WHCD\">#WHCD<\/a> was pathetic. The rest of America is out there working our asses off while these DC assclowns throw themselves a <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23nerdprom\">#nerdprom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=328346466567479296\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=328346466567479296\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=328346466567479296\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SarahPalinUSA\/status\/328346466567479296\" title=\"Sun Apr 28 03:14:32 +0000 2013\">1 day ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Palin is currently &#8220;working hard&#8221; in the media herself after quitting her job as the governor of Alaska.  She provides political commentary on cable TV news channel Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, Palin considers the word &#8216;nerd&#8217; an insult.  Though the White House Press Corps is unlikely to take Palin&#8217;s insult to heart, real nerds may take offense at having the word &#8216;nerd&#8217; expanded to include White House journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Palin had taken a poorly-informed jab at car company Tesla, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/sarah-palin-tesla-ceo-trade-social-media-jabs-2013-04\">got called on it<\/a> by Tesla&#8217;s CEO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=G9UjnGp2QOU:lIXdMfcuzvg:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/G9UjnGp2QOU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin continued her bid for attention this week by attempting to insult the press via Twitter. The former vice presidential candidate Tweeted that the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner was &#8220;pathetic&#8221; and stated that those attending are &#8220;assclowns.&#8221; She also referred to the event using the &#8216;nerd prom&#8217; hashtag. 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