Ari Fleischer actually said...

There's no crime in seeking publicity. There's nothing wrong with that if you're a public figure, and it comes with Sarah Palin.

I do think it's possible that that's what she is doing. And if she did do it on purpose, who cares? So what? Politics is like that.

I think it's impossible to be Sarah Palin today without getting publicity for virtually anything she does in the public arena.

I think Sarah Palin has always had a twisted relationship with the press.