The creators of television's brilliant, “Family Guy,” have proven yet again their animated series is more intelligent and wittier than former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin.

In last Sunday’s Valentine’s Day episode, Peter Griffin’s awkward son, Chris, goes on a date with a girl with Down syndrome. When asked what her parents do for a living, the girl responds, “My dad’s an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska.”

The joke, which even the show’s dimwitted, Peter Griffin, could see, is a jab at Palin herself rather than Trig, her son with Down syndrome. The fact that the episode has sparked as much controversy with Palin and her minions as it has only speaks to creator Seth MacFarlane’s creativity as a writer.

It is jokes like these that fuel shows such as “Family Guy” and “South Park.” They are designed to be controversial, witty and culturally relevant. Contrary to what Palin and countless other humorless Americans believe, these shows are not created simply to spout crude, hateful comments.

Once again, Palin has set herself up for even more jokes. If you want to avoid controversy, ignore it. This is a fundamental life lesson our parents teach us in elementary school. Palin, 46, may have benefited from this very useful grade-school information.

The former governor paraded herself all over "The O’Reilly Factor" and said, “When is enough enough? And when are we going to be willing to say, you know, some things just aren’t really funny.”

She is right, enough is enough. This country has had enough of Palin and her whining. I am not sure how she expects anyone to take her seriously as a politician if she cannot even shrug off a “Family Guy” episode. She forgets that nobody in America is going to stop watching these shows just because a fictional cartoon character made a jab at her witlessness. I would even expect a spike in "Family Guy's" popularity.

The real sucker punch in the situation is that the girl with Down syndrome in the episode was played by Andrea Friedman, an actress with Down syndrome. In an e-mail written to The New York Times, Friedman responded to the controversy saying, “My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes.”

And just like that, the pimp hand of reason comes out to slap Palin back into place until the next faux controversy starts her up again. Congratulations to Friedman, who, with a single comment, manages to expose everything that is wrong with Palin and her endless quest for media attention.

Friedman may even be on to something when she claims Trig is merely a prop for Palin’s sympathy vote. If she really cares about him, she should not parade him in the media over idiotic controversies.

Whatever MacFarlane meant by the joke, one thing is for sure – as long as Palin cries herself to sleep at night, he will be laughing all the way to the bank.