It’s not the stumble that’s noteworthy. It’s the fact that the media, again, go above and beyond the call of duty to ‘perfect’ her.
True, and that sort of editing has been going on for a long time. Back in 2000, there was a "Behind the Music" VH1 documentary released on AC/DC - and some comments and questions were made about the senate hearings on music packaging, lyrics content and labeling. The band members had some pretty blunt descriptions of Tipper Gore - but by the first replay of the show, that had already been snipped out.