A blog about television by TIME’s TV critic James Poniewozik.

Lipstick Vogue

Eight days ago—that's about a decade in campaign years—I did a post titled "The Palin Media-Sexism Debate: A Preview." Sharp readers of Tuned In may have suspected, correctly, that I did so in part so that, when a bogus controversy like this one blew up, I could simply, lazily link to it and say: see?

So: See?

Scroll down for Section VII, Codicil XIX: "Katie Couric will be expected to comment on the issue." She has, at least, been drafted via the magic of video, for the faux-outraged insta-ad.

[Standard disclosure: I'm an Obama supporter, so take this for what it's worth. Also, I love bacon.]

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