governor? some media dilemmas to ponder. hank williams jr. s offensive comments about president obama. should monday night football have given the singer the boot? those wall street protests now spreading across the country. has the press been too slow to recognize their importance? plus, the passing of steve jobs. the visionary who was so brilliant at manipulating a news business that served as his cheering section. i m howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. back in may, i wrote a newsweek headline, is sarah palin over? it seemed there was no way the fox commentator was going to mount a white house campaign. it was just as clear when reporters were chasing the bus trips she took over the summer. but the press somehow kept up the pretense until this week when palin pulled the plug with a statement and a radio interview, not like chris christie, at a news conference. to tell you the truth, i made my announcement today in the format that i did because that wa