Politicians try all the time to use popular culture to their tactical advantage, but attempting to tweet their way into the hearts of Americans can invite certain pop-cultural comebacks. Consider this clip from Sunday’s “Family Guy” episode, in which a certain former governor of Alaska is referenced in a rather provocative fashion. –KA

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