If someone on the "left" (dem/lib/prog/pop) made such a gaffe, they would be castigated severely and for a very long time by those on the "right" (rep/conserv/rino).
However, if someone on the "right" makes such a gaffe, they are given a "free pass" by those on the right...or their gaffe is excused as being irrelevant.
Moreover, should anyone on the "left" take note of the gaffe and make fun of the one making it, then those on the "right" have the responsibility to belittle and castigate those on the "left" for even hinting that the original "gaffer" is anything but perfect.
Am I close??
NO. My posting dealt your your apparent need to be "fair" relative to Biden...
There is no "fair" when it comes to principles and being fair is not logical. Gaffes are irrelevant as far as the issues. e.g. FR does not let leftists promote their agenda here (how unfair) -in my opinion, there is no doctrine of "fairness" that negates principle. We need real people, gaffes and all, to take back the government NOT more of the same anointed polished establishment puppets...
Why is Biden even relevant was my point... You wish to ridicule or disparage Palin then just do it -no need to hide behind "fairness" as an excuse. Take responsibility for what you do..