Bristol Palin Calls Tina Fey's Impression of her Mother's Accent "Nails on a Chalkboard"

Bristol Palin is speaking out in defense of her mother. The 25-year-old has taken issue with comedienne Tina Fey for her impression of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. The opening sketch of last week's episode mocked the former Alaskan governor's endorsement of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.  The younger Palin had plenty to say about the impression, including that Fey's fake accent sounded like "nails on a chalkboard."

The former Dancing with the Stars contestant shared her disapproval by blogging "I'm sure many of you saw Tina Fey, who sounds nothing like my mom, do a skit based on my Mom's endorsement of Donald Trump."  Palin continued, "I don't know about you, but hearing her fake accent is like nails on a chalkboard for me! I may be biased, but I think my mom trumps her in the looks department. (Especially for having three more kids and seven more years on Tina!)"   She further added, "Saturday Night Live and Fey have been clinging to this impersonation a little too long. It's getting pathetic. It's been 7 years! Are they desperate for content? Or just desperate for viewers?"

Of course judging from the laughter and tweets the show received, the audience felt differently.  Actor Steve Carrell, a close friend of the 45-year-old Fey, called her performance "transcendent".

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impression was always great, but on last week's SNL it was transcendent.

— Steve Carell (@SteveCarell) January 25, 2016

In addition, the sketch has received over 5.6 million hits on YouTube. Although the younger Palin did compliment SNL's recreation of the beaded jacket her mom wore on the stage in Iowa, she did say that, "I still think my mom wore it better." A digital poll, which allowed her readers to vote, weighed in Fey's favor by 76 percent.  Considering the media attention this is getting, one has to wonder how many voters were those trolling and how many were serious.  Ironically, the metallic tasseled top is now sold out.

Interestingly, the Palin family has been making headlines all month. In an interview with ET several weeks ago, the former VP candidate defended her daughter against ex-fiancé Dakota Myers who is seeking joint custody of the Bristol's newborn daughter, Sailor Grace. Then, just a day before the Trump endorsement, the 51-year old politician's son, Track Palin, was arrested for domestic violence.