CHARLIE MARTIN IS dissecting the Palin rumor mill. Notice how the press in general isn’t as interested in exploring or debunking these as it was with the Obama rumors? Martin: “In my new and unexpected role as the Pajamas Media answer to Hedda Hopper, I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the rumors about Sarah Palin that have appeared in the weeks since John McCain announced her nomination. (The new list is up to 91 and still growing.) Its given me a whole new insight into rumors and how the press responds to them. It seems to be very predictable — and very artificial.”