Badgered questions and gutteral instinct

Is it a sign* that our public discourse is growing slightly less insane that an hour-long interview Sarah "Resigning because I'm not a quitter" Palin gave to Bill O'Reilly in November went pretty much unnoticed?

There are a number of gems, but this one is especially illustrative.

O'REILLY: You're a populist.

PALIN: A populist, yes.

O'REILLY: Do you know what they're calling you now?

PALIN: No.

O'REILLY: Evita.

PALIN: Well.

O'REILLY: Eva Peron.

PALIN: Uh-huh.

O'REILLY: That's who they're calling you now.

* No, not likely.