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The Internet Reacts to Sarah Palin’s Insane “Stump for Trump” Speech

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Clad in a jangle-y, fringe-y sweater, Sarah Palin grabbed a gooseneck microphone Tuesday night, beamed and said, “This is gonna be so much fun.” And boy, was she right.

Palin, second only perhaps to Donald Trump himself, understands the spectacle of the media–after all, the two have both starred in their own reality television shows. During her endorsement speech, Sarah Palin announced that Trump wouldn’t “pussyfoot around” and would “kick ISIS’ ass.” Remember when she was almost the Vice President of the United States? And we thought that was the height of lunacy.

That sweater, by the way, has now sold-out from Saks Fifth Avenue at its original $695 price. For a cheaper option, coat a magician’s cape in clear glue, stand in your kitchen, and detonate a firework in your silverware drawer.

As soon as Sarah Palin’s frantic, wholly non-sequitur speech went online, various internet communities quickly created send-ups.

Vine only has six seconds to lampoon Palin, but thankfully she packed as much material as possible into that short time, with this unintelligible description of “Trumpeters”–Trump’s most ardent supporters.

In turn, this moment has been blended with other popular Vine trends, such as poking fun at Iggy Azalea’s rapping abilities:

And of course, a mashup, which is the only time you’ll ever see “Ciara, and Missy Elliot feat. Sarah Palin.”

One personal favorite quote from the speech is:

Trump’s candidacy has exposed, not just that tragic — that ramifications of the betrayal of a transformation of our country, but, two, he has exposed the complicity on both sides of the aisle that has enabled it, OK?

Here Palin demonstrates that she has heard several multisyllabic words before, but never took the time to read up on what they meant, or how they fit into a sentence. Twitter users chimed in on her seemingly endless tirade:

And finally, some repurposed poetry. The candidates’ debate performances have also been given the poetic treatment.

If you’re in the mood to feel your brain melt inside your skull like ice cream in the Gobi desert, endure the full 20-minute speech at your own risk.

Sean Simon
Sean Simon
Sean Simon is an Editorial News Senior Fellow at Law Street, and a senior at The George Washington University, studying Communications and Psychology. In his spare time, he loves exploring D.C. restaurants, solving crossword puzzles, and watching sad foreign films. Contact Sean at SSimon@LawStreetMedia.com.
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