It’s not just local readers who are offended by LA Weekly blogger Simone Wilson‘s coverage of the horrific assault on CBS reporter Lara Logan. On Saturday, Maureen Dowd of the NY Times included Wilson in her criticism of “vile bodies online” that “began beating up on the brave war correspondent” soon after news of the attack broke:

On her LA Weekly blog, Simone Wilson dredged up Logan’s romantic exploits and quoted a Feb. 3 snipe from the conservative blog Mofo Politics, after Logan was detained by the Egyptian police: “OMG if I were her captors and there were no sanctions for doing so, I would totally rape her.”

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It used to be a problem that reporters and others in the liberal media elite were being refused access to Republican Veep Candidate Sarah Palin. They even gave Maureen Dowd the boot.

But now there’s InterviewPalin.com. Where you can ask basic broad questions and instead of coherency get a Sarah Palin answer. You can even re-ask the question (for clarity) and get yet another Sarah Palin answer. Such as:

Q: Why should the US elect Senator McCain?

A: John McCain has a great plan to get caught up in this nation, at this time. It is that we expect of them. But here again, government has got to stop. Spending that, investing that, not using the prudence that we send those out to make sure that this happens. We’ve got to get caught up in this evil, in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia. And, you’re in Alaska. We have trade missions back and forth. We we do it’s very important when you consider even national security issues. Let me speak specifically about a credential that I just gave you.

Perfect! Remember when she invited people to a game of Stump the Candidate? Who knew how fun that game actually is.

Well, the Fall television schedule has yet to debut. The Olympics are over. The hurricane was a dud. The DNC is over. And well, now it’s Republican week. And, Republicans are pretty boring unless their secret gay affairs become public. So, that’s why the press is all aflutter with all things Sarah Palin.

Here’s a couple of our favorites:

Is it a coincidence that Erica Jong’s page at HuffPost is sponsored by Ambien CR? She asks:

Why is it assumed everything HRC does is scripted? Why is she seen as bloody Lady Macbeth while Obama is seen as darling Cordelia?

FBLA figures you can answer those questions on your own, but if you’re up all night, worrying about Hillary Clinton’s tears, you probably need to call your doctor.

Maureen Dowd, on the other hand, must sleep like a baby.