Sarah Palin mocks Ocasio-Cortez gaffe. Critics point to Palin's own history of errors

William Cummings | USA TODAY

Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is quickly becoming the most recognizable face among Congress' incoming freshman class.

From participating in a climate change protest at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office to being mistaken for an intern and wondering if she can afford an apartment in Washington, the incoming New York representative has been getting a level of media attention that could make veteran lawmakers green with envy.

On Monday, the self-described democratic socialist drew some attention of the negative sort when conservative critics pounced on a video in which she refers to the "three chambers of Congress" and the "three chambers of government," which she says are the "presidency, the Senate and the House."

It was unclear if she meant to refer to the three branches of government, which would be the executive, legislative and judicial. One of the conservatives who piled on Ocasio-Cortez was the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.

"YIKES: Ocasio-Cortez Fumbles Basic Civics TWICE In 1 Statement," the former Alaska governor tweeted, along with a link to a story on her website about Ocasio-Cortez's gaffe.

YIKES: Ocasio-Cortez Fumbles Basic Civics TWICE In 1 Statement https://t.co/5xkWeYjsPP — Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 19, 2018

But Twitter users were quick to say that Palin had little right to be critical given her own well-documented history of mistakes, misstatements and misunderstandings, which includes a claim that she had foreign policy credentials because Russia was near Alaska and a reference to our "North Korean allies."

You have got to be kidding me. You said:



Paul Revere warned the British

Sputnik bankrupted Russia

The Vice President Runs the Senate

The Constitition is based on the Bible

The White House has a ‘department of law’



Should I continue? Because I can... — Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) November 20, 2018

I can see hypocrisy from my house https://t.co/PMpG8gcPe9 — Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) November 19, 2018

Former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has criticized @Ocasio2018 for 'fumbling basic civics'...but Palin has had her own fair share of political blunders as this video shows https://t.co/SJRJEwukL0 pic.twitter.com/IyKzNiFTVp — Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 20, 2018

Here's a list of Social Studies Facts you got wrong, SP. Including "the Vice President runs the Senate," "the Founding Fathers said the Pledge of Allegience" and "the White House has a department of law."



So, ya know, those who live in glass houses, etc.https://t.co/XGk33jMoPT — James Morrison (@JamesPMorrison) November 19, 2018

Umm you didn’t know who we fought during WW2. Take a seat, Sarah. — Molly W (@msmollybygolly) November 20, 2018

In response, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that Republicans should focus on her argument rather than "waiting to chop up word slips that I correct in real-tomd," adding a typo to her woes.

Maybe instead of Republicans drooling over every minute of footage of me in slow-mo, waiting to chop up word slips that I correct in real-tomd, they actually step up enough to make the argument they want to make:



that they don’t believe people deserve a right to healthcare. https://t.co/fMOijEa7tF — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 19, 2018

In another tweet, she said two "fallen GOP Vice Pres candidates" had now gone after her. (She later clarified the other was Al Gore's running mate, Joe Lieberman, whom she considers a Republican.) and she compared Palin's tweet to "grandpa emails" from 2008.

Now that’s *TWO* fallen GOP Vice Pres candidates going after a freshman Congresswoman that’s not even sworn in yet.



Isn’t it a little early to be bringing out the big guns?



Especially when they look like the FWD:RE:FWD:WATCH THIS grandpa emails from the ‘08 election they lost https://t.co/TijjLgJ0MI — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 20, 2018

This weekend, Ocasio-Cortez also drew some more media attention with a tweet proposing to swap the Columbus Day federal holiday for one on Election Day.

On Saturday, the woman is about to become the youngest person serving in Congress at 29 wondered, "How is Columbus Day a holiday but Election Day not?"

How is Columbus Day a holiday but Election Day not? — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 18, 2018

Daily Mail editor David Martosko quipped that Ocasio-Cortez "hasn't even started the job yet and she's already angling for more vacation days."

In response, she tweeted that she disagreed "that Americans get too much vacation time" and said Americans get less time off than people in most other developed nations."

"I am willing to compromise by eliminating Columbus Day to give Election Day off," she said. "See? I can be pliant."

While I would disagree with your complaint that Americans get too much vacation time (we work some of the longest hours of any dev country & have no Fed required paid leave),



I am willing to compromise by eliminating Columbus Day to give Election Day off.



See? I can be pliant. https://t.co/NITFcBSmxw — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 18, 2018

"One of the requirements of public service should be a sense of humor," Martosko tweeted back.

One of the requirements of public service should be a sense of humor. https://t.co/8XTibd0Up3 — David Martosko (@dmartosko) November 18, 2018

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