She dared to expose the Palin farce and so she is penalized. That's what they do to journalists who won't play ball. I bet they wouldn't bar Howie Kurtz, would they? He's far too useful to Schmidt and Goldfarb. Why: he'll quote anything they want and won't even fact-check it. He's a busy guy.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/09/maureen-dowd-barred-from-press-plane/210997/
