Aaron Sorkin Calls Sarah Palin a 'Witless Bully'

By Sarah Crow Posted Dec 8th 2010 12:20PM

Aaron Sorkin is known for his work as a wordsmith, and his latest attack on Sarah Palin keeps with his tradition of clever and cutting remarks.

Sorkin, who authored the acclaimed screenplay for recent box office hit 'The Social Network,' took to The Huffington Post to air his grievances about Palin's recent defense of her on-camera slaughter of a caribou on the most recent episode of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska.'

On Sunday, prior to the airing of the highly-promoted show, Palin tweeted, "Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather chair or eaten meat, save your condemnation of tonight's episode," to which Sorkin replied in a lengthy tirade entitled 'In Her Defense, I'm Sure the Moose Had it Coming.'

Sorkin, a self-proclaimed omnivore, balked at Palin's blanket assertion that no one who has used or eaten animal products has a right to critique the virtually-pornographic nature in which Palin's hunting adventure was portrayed.

"You weren't killing that animal for food or shelter or even fashion," he wrote. "You were killing it for fun. You enjoy killing animals."

Sorkin went on to criticize the former governor's motivation behind the segment, calling the animal "the first moose ever murdered for political gain."

"You knew there'd be a protest from PETA and you knew that would be an opportunity to hate on some people, you witless bully."

After successfully shooting the caribou, Palin said, "I feel a lot better now," and proceeded to pose for cheerful pictures with her kill. Of Palin's unnerving nonchalance, Sorkin wrote, "Like 95% of the people I know, I don't have a visceral (look it up) problem eating meat or wearing a belt. But like absolutely everybody I know, I don't relish the idea of torturing animals. I don't enjoy the fact that they're dead and I certainly don't want to volunteer to be the one to kill them and if I were picked to be the one to kill them in some kind of Lottery-from-Hell, I wouldn't do a little dance of joy while I was slicing the animal apart."

'The West Wing' creator also addressed one of the main criticisms of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' -- that the show is not at all representative of Palin's own experience in the state as she often appears in awe of or learning the things she is supposed to be introducing audiences to. After calling her a "phony pioneer girl," Sorkin said, "I'm in film and television, Cruella, and there was an insert close-up of your manicure while you were roughing it in God's country. I know exactly how many feet off camera your hair and make-up trailer was."

Sorkin went as far as to disclose his 2001 arrest for cocaine possession in his rant, noting his assumption that it would be brought to light by Palin's people in response to his criticism.

Sorkin's final thoughts on the ordeal? "I eat meat, there are leather chairs in my office, Sarah Palin is deranged and The Learning Channel should be ashamed of itself." Read Sorkin's Full Post on HuffPo >>>

Check out Sarah's hunting video below:

► Did You Know? A caribou is just a North American name for a reindeer. A male caribou will try to look his best during mating season by refusing to eat in order to lose most of his body fat. Males will battle other males for the right to a female to mate with. Males are also ladies' men, posssibly having up to 20 partners.

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Wednesday 08 December

By Animal Eater in MN

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Hmmmm.... it's not Ok to shoot an animal but shooting people is?

Sorkin's just peeved that the show wasn't his idea.

Here's a hint for those of you that don't like what you see on the show, DON'T watch it! Go have another Tufo burger.

By Bonbon

Good grief, here is another stupid article about the daily headline of what some dumb hollywood liberal said about Sarah Palin or her family, get a grip liberals, your frothing at the mouths or something, like your rabid.

By Grant

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This is what is wrong with our current political climate. We're grouping everyone. The Liberal believe this..the Conservatives think that...it is the new accepted bigotry!

I'm guessing Sorkin couldn't take it anymore..He had to say something against this "false-sense-of-inflated self" named Sarah Palin. She does have the right to hunt, but her joyous attitude about the kill I don't get either....

Thursday 09 December

By burtonrocks57

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It isn't YOUR rabid....it is YOU'RE...as in YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!
Another dumb right wing idiot!

By pjmqone05

Palin loves to make herself the victum. She kills a harmless animal and then takes the high road. Its almost psycopathic- Like a wife beater saying look what you made me do.
I think John McCain should retire from the senate and go live in the jungle away from everyone for bring this dim wit to national attention.

By Jack

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Agreed, but, unfortunately, this country is full of white trash -- and white trash loves white trash.

By Lori walker

Are you new here You sickening human being Your attack on Sarah is stupid Just another forum to slam this wonderful woman Hunting has been around for centuries you moron This is a Let's get Sarah again She could be feeding kittens and You'd smear her with filth This is getting real , real old

By colleen d

Please learn to punctuate. I doubt very much that anyone would have a problem with SP playing with kittens. Can you learn to discriminate? Is that so difficult? He is saying there is nothing in his mind wrong with eating meat, but killing an animal and doing a little dance in front of cameras and pretending to be so rough and tough is disgusting. SP is not our savior. Please try to open your mind (and use punctuation).

By cordell

Sarah Palin is not a wonderful woman as you state. She is not even a nice human being. Open your eyes. You are obviously blinded by a wink and a deceitful smile.

By Dr. Joseph Hamilton

Lori, please go read books for a while. Non fiction. Work those brain muscles poor thing.

LORI...
AND, I CAN SEE RUSSIA FROM MY HOUSE!!! LOL LOL

By jeanemgraham

I aree with you Lori , it is ridiculous to be so critical of other people when it would appear they have done nothing wrong. I feel exactly this way about people who continue to critisize our Preident.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

By Lin

Lori Walker, Palin DESERVES every single attack on her! She is horrible, cruel, and stupid!! She thinks killing is FUN and laughs about it. She and her equally stupid daughter were LAUGHING while they held a fish's still beating heart in their hands after whacking it to death! Palin is the worst kind of "hunter." If it took five shots to kill that animal and it didn't run after the first shot, something is very wrong. Palin is a proven liar for one thing and will do anything for publicity and the almighty dollar that she worships...next to herself of course! I am a Republican who abhors Sarah Palin!

By Shirley Hodge

Well now I know the difference between Palin and all the other bubble headed, cookie cutter, baubles who are today's so-called celebrities. Palin kills mooses or is it meese. Not to put too fine a point on it but in today's political atmosphere perhaps by 2012 being able to shoot other living things will be a plus for anyone runing for President of the US of A.

By royacarpenter

It's not mooses or meese. It's caribou.

By Ann

Aaron Sorkin is right on. Finally somebody had the balls to say it. Palin is a murdering nitwit and I sincerely hope one of her "huntees" turn on her some day and give her a taste of her own "fun".

By csailsbury

I agree that Ms. Palin taped the hunt to appeal to her political base.

Besides the fact that she's not a very good shot, I do have one question . . .

Since when does any animal stand still while you take shot after shot at them? Whole episode seems a bit fishy to me.

By NYGFAN

Obvious you do not hunt.

By kh

You are absolutely right, the caribou would not have just stood there after the first shot. It took 5 shots before she hit the animal. Not to mention the fact that she did not look all that at ease with the rifle, as an experienced hunter would.

By kentm

If youre gonna make through life fooling people into believing there's a Brain in that Bowling Ball head of yours maybe a minute of research will help you with retraint of Pen and Tounge. If you know NOTHING about Hunting , dont show your ignorance by speaking on the subject.

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