Re: Jon Stewart gets it right.
A long time ago the Left arrived at the point where what's inside their heads became far more important than what's real.
Such people begin to believe their own propaganda, even things they originally knew were not true. So it's not surprising that they became convinced that the parallel dimension "Bearded Palin" they'd invented as a political weapon was the reality.
And mistakes were made.
But rewriting reality becomes second nature for such people. They'll have forgotten this fiasco in a week. Unfortunately for them, a lot of other people won't have.