Roger Ebert Mocks Sarah Palin for 'Sticking Up for Little Fatsos'

January 3rd, 2011 3:11 PM

Via Patrick Gavin at Politico, we learn longtime Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert is slamming Sarah Palin on Twitter again. But Ebert, famously known as the rotund partner of slimmer Gene Siskel, actually mocks Palin for "sticking up for little fatsos" when she slammed Michelle Obama's remarks on school nutrition.

Palin showin' her vote-gettin' genius by stickin' up for the little fatsos. Patriots have a right to pig out.

This is a little strange, like Ed Schultz mocking Chris Christie's weight, except Sarah Palin is very fit. Ebert also predictably mocked her intelligence: "Facebook's 420-character limit proves doable with @SarahPalinUSA's policy statements."