Lord have mercy!

ABC has done what even Fox News failed to do....discuss the Palin story by using a NAMED SOURCE. Oh the humanity!

"Stapleton says that during a briefing session, someone asked Palin to explain the McCain-Palin stance on an issue, and as she was responding, “in the middle, she said, ‘country of Africa’ and somebody instantly wrote it down, and said, ‘Oh, my God, she thinks it’s a country.’”

But Stapleton insists, “She knows it’s a continent. It was just a human mistake, just like Obama saying 57 states. I don’t think anyone ever doubted that Obama knows there are 50 states.”

Stapleton adds that a McCain-Palin campaign speechwriter was flown in to write a speech for Governor Palin to deliver Tuesday night after the election results were in. But after a discussion, aides decided Palin would not give a speech that evening — only McCain would speak.

Stapleton says Palin didn’t understand why they would bring in a speechwriter and then not use the speech they wrote for her which was complimentary of McCain."

As you'll recall, the anonymous stories coming out of Newsweek and Fox News discussed how Palin "thought 'Africa' was a country" and became a diva upon learning she wouldn't be giving a speech on Tuesday night.

Amazing what using a source does, eh?