To me, the issue is not that she said "shove it"   Politicians have said far worse.    The issue was that she was caught in a lie denying what she clearly said.    That is not uncommon either.    All you have to do is watch Meet the Press.    Tim Russert is so well prepared.   He asks a question.   The politician denys it.   Russert goes to a video tape proving the politician to be a liar.    The politician pretends the video never existed.

In the words of the immortal Groucho Marx "who are you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?"

Of course the rules are different for republicans.    When Bush landed on the aircraft carrier it was a cheap publicity stunt.   What will the liberals say about Bush taking the water taxi accross Boston Harbor with his viet nam ship mates to reenact his swift boat viet nam experience?    Why do liberals praise Kerry as a war hero and condem Bush as a deserter when they supported Clinton against Dole?

This convention has gotten the lowest tv rating since the Thomas Jefferson convention.   Of course in those days, They didn't have TV.