Mrs. Palin makes her children and her family an issue every time she trots them out. And the media never "savaged" the family. Comedians make jokes about politicians' and often their families. Sarah Palin is one of the few who not only fought back, but who fought when there was nothing there to fight. Her talent lies in her ability to filter the truth. Her perceived truth was that Letterman made a sexual joke about her eight year old daughter. The actual truth, plain to every rational thinking person, is that he made a joke about her 18 year old daughter who had a child of her own at age 17. A daughter who is now a legal adult.
Palin understands that perception is everything in politics. It is her true talent. She was not savaged by the press. She was asked simple questions that any politician should be able to answer, but was unable to do so. Her inability to do so was then rightly questioned. Instead she creates the perception that she is being "savaged", that the press is out to get her. They are not. They did the job we expect from them: to tell us when the Emperor has no clothes.
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