Media Matters' Jamison Foser has written extensively about the media's hostile treatment of Al Gore during the 2000 election -- noting that too often the press simply privileged lies painting the former Vice President as a serial exaggerator.

Taking that along with Eric Boehlert's writing about Fox News contributor Sarah Palin's snubbing of the mainstream media with little blowback -- “Gore would have been absolutely crucified in the press for dodging questions from professional reporters” -- and the special treatment Alaska's former half-term governor receives from the press becomes all the more clear, especially when you consider the following nugget from Huffington Post's Jason Linkins:

Additionally, the appearance wasn't completely devoid of Palin's penchant for playing fast and loose with the facts:

Palin recalled her youth when her father set pins in Idaho. “My Dad was on a Thursday night bowling league,” she said. “He bonded with his buddies. I have memories of that point of my life which mean very, very much to me.”

As Andrew Sullivan notes, “Palin was three months old when she left Idaho.” Maybe the bowling just left a really strong impression?

Now, perhaps Palin is unique. I can't personally remember much of anything before I was a few years old -- but maybe I'm the exception rather than the rule.

So, I did some digging and found an enlightening report from The DANA Foundation titled “Babies are Forgetful: With Memories Like Sieves, It's No Wonder We Can't Remember Our Infancy.” The findings seem to back up my inability to remember my early days – i.e. I'm not some strange outlier. The entire report is a pretty fascinating read but not really the point I'm trying to make here.

If the “lamestream media” were, in fact, out to get Palin because of some evil “liberal bias” wouldn't it be beating her over the head with this just like it did to Gore with the lie that he said he invented the internet?