Take a look here for another example of the media's Fred Thompson-is-lazy meme. Without much else to criticize about him, many are taking his slow approach to announce and anything else they can to label him as lazy, such as using a golf cart instead of walking at the fair. Notice how it is pointed out that he is the "only presidential candidate" to do this. Do these petty things really matter?
I think going after the designer shoes was a definite cheap shot. You tell me, do the shoes make the man? Is this Fox News Channel's idea of "fair and balanced?"