Yesterday on Meet the Press, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called Newt Gingrich an embarrassment to the GOP, and today he continued in this vein, describing Gingrich as an “influence peddler.”

Sarah Palin, with her usual taste and class, responded by accusing Christie of getting his “panties in a wad.”

“Poor Chris, this is a rookie mistake. He played right into the media’s hands,” Fmr. Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) said about NJ Gov. Chris Christie calling Newt Gingrich an “embarrassment” to the party.

“Sometimes, if your candidate loses in just one step along this path, as was the case when Romney lost to Newt the other night. And of course, Romney is Chris Christie’s guy, well you kind of get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later and I think that is what Chris Christie did,” Palin added.