Sarah Palin's anti-feminist tweet: What's a 'cackle of rads'?

The former Alaska governor takes a jab at liberal activists using an inventive twist on the English language...

What did Palin mean when she said "cackle of rads?"
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An increasingly active social networker, Sarah Palin has recently tweeted her support of various candidates, her opposition to the mosque in downtown Manhattan and, on the 90th anniversary of women being allowed to vote, her thoughts on the feminist movement. On the latter point, she wrote yesterday: "Who hijacked term: 'feminist'? A cackle of rads who want 2 crucify other women w/whom they disagree on a singular issue: it's ironic (& passé)." Immediately, the unfamiliar term "cackle of rads" went viral, eliciting flurries of speculation over what the Alaskan conservative might have meant. Here, a selection of quick takes on Palin's curious phrase:

"Cackle is a collective noun for hyenas. Do we think @SarahPalinUsa is that clever?"

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