This is as much an indictment of the mainstream media as it is of bloggers. What it tells us is that the mainstream media is no more reliable than bloggers are. Hopefully it will cause them to be more careful in the future. (Probably won't, though... )

I don't see any difference between people saying Palin is dumb, and people saying Bush is dumb. It's not because of their gender in either case, but because they come across as inarticulate and not very intelligent.