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June 24, 2008

Obamyths

Topics: Political News and commentaries

FrontPageMagazine.com has an interesting piece that addresses some of what Obama's friends in the media aren't reporting on. As Robert Knight of the Media Research Center notes (noted in the article), the media are acting like a group of friends saying "we've got you covered" to another friend in need. Barack Hussein Obama is the "Golden Boy" of America's liberal media elite -- and because of that, they have him covered:

Members of the media, by a 4-to-1 ratio, self-identify as political liberals. This does not fully explain why Sen. Barack Obama received preferential treatment in his campaign against Hillary Clinton. However, it could explain why they are ignoring his flaws and untruths.

The term "mainstream media" is really a misnomer. It is unfair to call the news media "mainstream" when you compare them to America. Only 6 percent of journalists identify themselves as conservative compared to over one-third (36 percent) of the public classifying themselves as such. Only 19 percent of the public consider themselves liberal according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism 2008 "State of the Media" report.

Obama is not going through the intense vetting process which candidates usually have experienced by this stage of a national campaign. Consciously or not, the national media are neglecting to shine the spotlight on him when it comes to blunders and mistakes.

His mistakes range from the laughable to the seriously critical.

Posted by Richard at June 24, 2008 9:16 AM

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