Gosh, golly and goodness gracious, it is time for the media to stop focusing on Sarah Palin.

Palin’s One Nation bus tour is an entertaining bit of reality TV, but it is taking away from the real political stances offered to the general public from the potential threats to the Obama throne.

Yes, the field of fighters verbally sparring to take down our resident president is rather lackluster, but that is no reason to not pay attention to the most relevant election this country has.

Palin is to blame for diverting attention from actual candidates. She is equally to blame for showing up and expounding upon her skewed views of what the U.S. should be. Her antics are damaging the already limited attention span Americans have for political discourse.

If a heavy dose of mindless entertainment is required to force people follow the presidential race, CNN has certainly set the bar with their daunting “This or That” questions during Monday’s Republican presidential debate. Questions posed included “Johnny Cash or Elvis?” and “Thick crust or deep dish?” At least that utter joke of a program showed some actual presidential wannabes demonstrating what misguided leaders they would be.

But from the examination of her 27,000 emails to the bus tour that has no merit, this Palin coverage is denying the American people the coverage of the politicians actually running — and dragging America further toward idiocracy. Neither journalists nor their audience should perpetuate it.