[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Look at the whole statement in context. The NYT guy actually wrote some good things about Palin:

"In the press galleries at the convention, journalists wrinkled their noses in disgust when Piper, Ms. Palin’s youngest daughter, was filmed kitty-licking her baby brother’s hair into place. But to many Americans — including some I talked to in the convention hall — that looked like family church on Sunday, evidence of good breeding and sibling regard."

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Agreed. I wasn’t criticizing him, I was passing along is reporting on the reaction of the other journalists.