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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Are the media giving John McCain a free ride?
The authors of a new book seem to think so. David Brock and Paul Waldman have written FREE RIDE - John McCain and the Media (Anchor Books).
They are attempting to make the case that many members of the press are totally enamored with John McCain - that they really, really like him a lot.
This doesn’t bode well for the prospect of balanced coverage of his presidential campaign does it? McCain is trying to act presidential these days. He just went to Iraq. That is a luxury that the remaining Democratic contenders, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama simply cannot afford at the moment.
Clinton and Obama are savaging each other like a couple of Michael Vick’s pit bulls. Not pretty. When the dust settles, will there be anything left? Are the Democrats destroying their chances of regaining the White House?
Did you notice that the photo on the cover of this book has McCain’s head framed perfectly with a dome above him that makes it look like he has a halo? Has this halo effect seeped into the journalism about the candidate?
And are the media giving McCain a free ride?
Vick Mickunas
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