Jed's all right.

However, I can't see why he would raise a word in defence of this lady.
(I once worked as an extra on 'Crossroads - I was 'man in bar'. Actors who work in soaps are really clever. They re-write scenes before your eyes, and five minutes later these actors have committed the script to memory and they are performing word perfect.)
Sarah Palin couldn't be that bright as long as she's got a hole in her ass.

But Jed's all right. More than all right. A fine human being and folksinger.