I had a giggle at Eric Boehlert's temper tantrum at Media Matters today. The problem? John McCain and Sarah Palin are ignoring the press!
During the past week, virtually every major news outlet has produced welcomed, hard-edged fact-checking pieces about how the Republican ticket goes far beyond bending the truth and just plain snaps it out on the campaign trail.
In the past, that kind of truth-telling would have embarrassed campaigns and likely caused a dramatic change in the rhetoric. But what do McCain and Palin do in response? They pretty much ignore the press and its critiques.
Boehlert's piece is popcorn-worthy,but he suspiciously leaves out the main reason McCain and Palin can ignore the shrieks from the press: Americans know the press wants Obama to win.
If the press wants anyone to take their whinging about "lies" seriously, then they need to start applying the same standard to the Obama campaign, which constantly complains that Republicans are racists and playing on your fears.
Of course, Boehlert has no problem with the press when it was fawning all over Obama during his Grand Tour. But then, Media Matters is a joke to begin with.
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