Boy, that Sarah Palin sure is a dunce, isn’t she? Just ask “real journalist” Blake Hounshell, who was quite tickled when Palin said this back in 2008:
After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama’s reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russia’s Putin to invade Ukraine next.
Seriously, how stupid could she be? More from Hounshell:
As we’ve said before, this is an extremely far-fetched scenario. And given how Russia has been able to unsettle Ukraine’s pro-Western government without firing a shot, I don’t see why violence would be necessary to bring Kiev to heel.
Worth noting that foreign policy expert Matt Yglesias also dismissed the idea of Russia getting heavily involved in Ukraine:
And Matt Yglesias. http://t.co/8KU8MKjQp7 The man is a genius.
— Sunny (@sunnyright) February 28, 2014
Fast-forward to today, with Russian troops marching into Crimea. Hounshell ought to be a sputtering mess right about now, trying to figure out how he could’ve been so wrong. Palin, on the other hand …
FLASHBACK: Sarah Palin Mocked For Saying Russia Could Invade Ukraine…
Uhhh–she was right.— Jeffrey D. Dickson (@jddickson) February 28, 2014
Damn straight, she was.
remember when Blake made fun of Palin for saying Russia might invade Ukraine? @blakehounshell http://t.co/EYevaG69pb @jammiewf
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 28, 2014
Hey, @blakehounshell: you and your column are becoming famous! (Albeit for your ignorance). @pepper_10 @frankybean @KarlKroshinsky
— That's How I Roll (@RJGatorEsq) February 28, 2014
Good. Hounshell deserves to get called out for his condescending douchiness.
Flashback: Stupid Woman Offers Up ‘Strange’ Scenario of Russia Invading Ukraine http://t.co/UpEFOodg3b
— JWF (@JammieWF) February 28, 2014
Palin herself took a moment to hit back at those who had so gleefully derided her:
Yes, I could see this one from Alaska. I'm usually not one to Told-Ya-So, but I did, despite my accurate… http://t.co/H3H8t6d8hi
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 28, 2014
From Palin’s Facebook page:
Yes, I could see this one from Alaska. I’m usually not one to Told-Ya-So, but I did, despite my accurate prediction being derided as “an extremely far-fetched scenario” by the “high-brow” Foreign Policy magazine. Here’s what this “stupid” “insipid woman” predicted back in 2008: “After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama’s reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russia’s Putin to invade Ukraine next.”
Bam!
@KarlKroshinsky I love how the writer says it's so unlikely! Wonder how they feel now?
— Queen Veritas (@QueenVeritas) February 28, 2014
Logic would dictate that Hounshell and co. feel like tools. But it’s tough for lapdogs to ‘fess up to their mistakes.
I assume @blakehounshell will promptly write another column, giving Sarah his sincere and abject apologies. @MJosephSheppard @Cameron_Gray
— That's How I Roll (@RJGatorEsq) February 28, 2014
That’d be nice … but, well, spinners gotta spin. If Hounshell (or Yglesias) decides to address it at all, the headline will probably be something more like this:
@smokinjoe101 Future @blakehounshell headline: Dumbest Woman Alive Actually Got Something Right
— JWF (@JammieWF) February 28, 2014
(Thanks to Jammie Wearing Fools for the tip!)
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