The sad truth is, just as the the pundits and anchors tore down Hillary in a more forceful manner than her opponant, Obama is now getting a dose of the same medicine. Call it Clinton Blow-Back. The media, guilty over it's mistreatment of Hillary during the Democratic primary, is giving Sarah Palin a pass on tough questions or scrutiny.
In fact, almost all of the fact-checking and background checks have been performed by new-journalists and ordinary citizens. This information trickles up to the mainstream media where it is either debunked or incorporated into the soaring narrative of a tough-talking, moose-burger eating, baby-having, bee-hive wearing, lady-maverick.