Fortune favors the bold. Palin was bold and her political career profited from it. She's made millions in her post-political career too.
But when was Palin putting her foot in her mouth? I cited a very high profile where she was right while the establishment was wrong. Palin was also on the Trump Train very early and was considered a valuable endorsement - not an embarrassment. And right on time Trump wins and the respectable bespectacled were wrong as fuk giving Hillary a 99% chance the day before the election.
Ever give Chris Mathews shite for being wrong as fuk? Or Anderson Cooper grief for putting things that aren't co.ck in his mouth? NOPE.
Palin also once said matter of factly that there are parts of Russia within visible distance from Alaskan soil. It was Tina Fey said "I can see Russia from my house" and people just think that was actually Palin.