Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (AP/Charlie Neibergall) Palin slams Obama's "shuck and jive" The former vice-presidential nominee weighs in on Libya -- and slips in some not-so-casual racism

Sarah Palin has weighed in on the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack through Facebook, an online venue where both former half-term governors and everyone else can air their opinions:

…Why the dissembling about the cause of the murder of our ambassador on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil? We deserve answers to this. President Obama's shuck and jive shtick with these Benghazi lies must end.

Now the investigation can proceed. Or maybe we can spend a day talking about her. The Romney campaign must be thrilled.

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Palin has a built-in advantage when she deploys loaded language: She can always plausibly plead ignorance. In case she didn’t know what “shuck and jive” means, this is from Urban Dictionary’s definition: