Imagine the reaction of Newsweek or Time had moose-hunting mom Sarah Palin claimed FDR went on television to address the nation as President in 1929, or warned America that our enemies abroad would test John McCain and that his response would result in a radical loss of his popularity at home.
Imagine the reaction of CNN or NBC had John McCain’s pastor and spiritual advisor of 20 years been revealed as a white supremacist who damned a multiracial United States, or had he been a close acquaintance until 2005 of an unrepentant terrorist bomber of abortion clinics, or had McCain himself sued to eliminate congressional opponents by challenging the validity of African-American voters who signed petitions, or had both his primary and general election senatorial rivals imploded once their sealed divorce records were mysteriously leaked.
Imagine the reaction of NPR and PBS had John McCain advocated something like abolishing all capital gains taxes, or repealing incomes taxes in favor of a national retail sales tax Or suggested the bankrupting of an entire coal industry or even misspoke about the accurate number of states in the union or had a relatively unknown aunt illegally in this country who even donated to the campaign...how many other illegals donated to your campaign and you didn't bother to vet them or return their money? How convenient.
We have never quite seen anything like the current media infatuation with Barry Obama, and its collective desire not to raise key issues of concern to the American people. Journalism in the hip pocket of a candidate or agenda is no longer journalism. That's servitude. (click on the bold link above for the entire story)
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