“Then what did the reporter say?”
The reporter asked about incest. The reporter was portrayed as a fool.
Exactly. The reporter suggested that Todd Palin committed incest with his daughters. But first you deny that this was suggested, and now you admit that it was suggested. Well, which it it?
It doesn't matter that the reporter was playing the part of the fool. The fool was overly exaggerated. What better way to get every one to let this go by without a challenge? Well, it was the cheapest of a cheap shots, and I am not going to let this go by without a challenge.