Sarah Palin used what some consider a racially derogatory term in a posting on Facebook on Wednesday that said President Barack Obama’s “shuck and jive shtick” lies must end regarding last month’s attack at a U.S. post in Benghazi, Libya...

...According to Urban Dictionary: “To shuck and jive originally referred to the intentionally misleading words and actions that African-Americans would employ in order to deceive racist Euro-Americans in power, both during the period of slavery and afterwards. The expression was documented as being in wide usage in the 1920s, but may have originated much earlier.”...

On Twitter, liberal commentator Keith Olbermann to The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz and others criticized Palin for her word choice:

Ms. Palin, do you have any clue that this is a racially demeaning phrase? RT @sarahpalinusa Obama’s Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 24, 2012

In fairness to Sarah Palin, “shuck” and “jive” are just two of the many thousands of words she doesn’t know the meaning of. — Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) October 24, 2012