Charles Mahtesian, national politics editor for Politico, said he was sympathetic to critics who said the news media went into unnecessary overdrive on anything Palin-related. “I think there’s some truth in what the critics on the right say about a double standard for Sarah Palin,” he said. “Having said that, she is an incredibly compelling character. And anything she says or does will have a bearing on the 2012 presidential election cycle. So it’s a pretty easy call as a news story.”
She’s a “character”. If this nit called any other politician of her stature a character he’d be apoligizing tomorrow.
Character is not a bad word. Look it up.
The last two presidential candidate I heard called characters by the MSM were Lyndon La Rouche and Ross Perot. Hell, they don't even hang it on Ron Paul today.