Chris Matthews calls Sarah Palin 'profoundly stupid' as he dismisses her White House chances



MSNBC mouthpiece Chris Matthews sparked an uproar after a fiery tirade against former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.



The talk host unleashed the rant in Los Angeles last night in front of a live audience during 'Hardball with Chris Matthews.'



During a debate about Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and her chances of running on the Republican ticket, Matthews turned his sights on 'Mama Grizzly.'

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'Profoundly stupid': MSNBC host Chris Matthews rants about former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on his live TV program

“I think Sarah Palin proved herself to be — I think she’s proven herself to be profoundly stupid,” Matthews said as the audience cheered.

Palin in 2012? Former Alaska governor has not yet revealed her political plans

The former Alaska governor is coy about whether she’d run for president, but a recent poll shows she’s at the top of the Republican field, Politico.com reported.

Palin's star power has gotten a boost now that Republican favourite Mike Huckabee and media mogul Donald Trump have bowed out of the race.



Matthews, however thinks she should stay away from the White House.

“She has shown no effort to doing any homework or understanding issues about the economy or science or the world,” Matthews said.



“No effort and she’s running for president? I don’t believe she would be at all helpful to our republic.”

Though Palin often takes to Twitter to vent about political happenings, she has not mentioned Matthews' comments.

Julianne Moore will play Palin later this year in 'Game Change,' a film about the 2008 election.



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