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 Doug

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It amazes me how petrified the left is of Sarah Palin. They trip all over themselves just trying to criticize her every time she does something. Lighten up you losers!

Thursday 09 December

By Dr. Joseph Hamilton

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Not "the left" - it's smart people who know she isn't fit to lead. Politics have nothing to do with it - that is, if you are smart enough to not defend someone just because of their political affiliation. Sorry.

By charlie baker

Sharah Palin is Teddy Roosevelt reincarnate in a super hot new body. No one is sorry he was president nor should anyone speak negatively about Sarah.

George Bush helped Mohamar Kadaffi find religion. Sarah will be a like minded missionary for our ongoing war against the infidel. Let them bomb a bus load of schoolchildren when she's president. Poof...she'll blow their houses down.

By Bon

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I guess no one has heard of the Circle of Life...I'm sure Sarah eats what she hunts for or fishes for...if we never hunted or fished we would be OVER RUN with things....PETA sucks....GO SARAH...she's got my vote if she runs in 2012 she would be better than what we have now in the white(?)house

By maude

Well I agree and people here are too stupid to realize the the current state of the economy has to do with the Federal Reserve and most people don't realize its not part of the government.... We have no clue how much interest we've paid them over the years I think when people can get their heads out of their you know whats and read on the QE,QE2 and possible QE3 and how that directly affects us as a nation and us globally they will be less likely to blame Republicans and start looking around and realizing that we are in deep doo doo and it really doesn't matter we are in way too deep. And as far as Sarah Palin hunting when the dollar drops and we are broke as a nation and the economy collapse we all will need to hunt she is smart she just has a head start.

By vix

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You give this writer way too much credit with words like "wordsmith". Any reporter who uses the F-word in the first paragraph has no business being published. Cheap trick to cover up an utter lack of logic.

By Hello Doctor

If Palin gets elected President of these United States of America, I will absolutely move to Canada. I don't think 50% of our population could be that stupid...please no.

By amazon1967

If she gets elected, The USA will be the biggest laughing stock in the world if we arent already what with the Bush years and all.

By usmc32yrs

you're a liar

Sunday 12 December

By mrblabbermouth

i hope you keep your word

By gbar879

Half of our population is stupid, you elected Obama!

By Gary

If she get elected she will do what she has done in every job she has had...QUIT...That what she is a quitter. There is not enough money in it to serve her needs. Check out her employment record. She needs to go home and HOLD IT......Where is her other half??? and the family???? Has she quit them also?????

By Adam Smith

Does anyone really care what this cokehead says? Has he ever had a job? Shot a deer? Served the country in any capacity?

Hi. He actually has served the country. His play (and subsequent movie), A FEW GOOD MEN, was based on true events in the military. He helped filter out some corruption. He went after it with tireless fact finding. No matter what your politics are, Sarah Palin so far hasn't proven that she engages in tireless fact finding. She does however, twitter and instigate drama.

By kh

Hey KentM,
Don't show your ignorance by writing, when it is quite obvious you can't.

Monday 20 December

By europe milopoulos

Sarah Palin already prove she is one ignored women why being any different now,her idea of having fun is killing that bountiful animal,like i say she is (IGNORED).

By Bonnie

She's nauseating.

By Coz

Sorkin is dead on about Palin. She tries to create this "Self-sufficient, wilderness woman" personna that is total fiction. It doesn't look to me like she has much experience handling a gun ("Dad, does it kick?") That was something Levi Johnson accused her of. Next time she goes hunting she should leave the nail polish & make-up at home and bring a machine gun or grenades. She wouldn't have to worry so much about acuracy. PS- I wonder how much bait/lures they used to keep the cariboufrom running off.

By dd

She kills animals for food etc.so did saints so what, libs kill their own children in abortion. MIllions and millions of senseless murders. Hypocrites.

By JOHN EDWARDS

I did'nt realize that the creator of The Social Network is drug addicted, It's a shame.

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