UPDATE: Palin: how the media playED this out

1) MSM surprise
Check
2) 'Return of the Maverick'
Check
3) 'Heartbeat away'
Check
4) C-in-C test
Check (and check out who's even asking this!)
5) 'Alaska is next to Russia' response
Check (great picture JM)
6) Biden comparison
Seriously: check
Amusingly: check
7) Her nat-sec Veep portfolio is stripped
Check