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Former governor Sarah Palin, struggling on Sunday to walk back her controversial demand that Muslims "refudiate" a community center in downtown Manhattan, compared herself to William Shakespeare. Her point is that both she and the greatest playwright in English-language history both make up new words and that English is a "living language." Unsurprisingly, Palin's many critics are having a bit of fun with this unusual claim. What if Sarah Palin's life was written as a play by Shakespeare?


"Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?" "Truly, sir, to get some good b-roll, to get myself onto Fox News." #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via webDara
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The Much Ado About Nothing Hour (with Megyn Kelly) #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJulian Sanchez
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The Merchant of Venom #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJulian Sanchez
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Wow. RT @chriscesq: "Two households, both totally devoid of dignity, in fair Wasilla where we lay our scene." #Shakespalinless than a minute ago via SeesmicChris Geidner
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All's Well That Ends By Quitting #Shakespalinless than a minute ago via twidroiddelrayser
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I Can See Two Gentlemen of Verona from My House! #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJulian Sanchez
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Twelfth Night I Had To Watch Bristol and Make Sure Levi Didn't Spend the Night #Shakespalinless than a minute ago via SeesmicChris Geidner
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And so, because I cannot prove a governor to entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a pundit. #shakespalinless than a minute ago via webDara
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Trig's Labors Lost #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJulian Sanchez
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The Comedy of Errors #ShakesPalinless than a minute ago via TweetDeckGreg Frayser
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To suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous liberals, or to quit halfterm, and by opposing, rake in speaking fees #shakespalinless than a minute ago via TwittelatorJulian Sanchez
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Urgent to @SarahPalinUSA: Shakespeare would rather have died than "coin" the meaningless non-word "misunderestimate."less than a minute ago via webRoger Ebert
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