From In One Ear ... Out the Other

Want proof of how tacit and friendly the media is with Senator John McCain? Take a look at how the media treats both candidates leading military men; Colonel George ‘Bud’ Day and General Wesley Clark. Both are highly decorated officers, Bud Day is generally thought to be the most decorated officer since Douglas MacArthur, being a medal of honor recipient and a roomie of John McCain at the Hanoi Hilton. Wesley Clark is also a many times award winner and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was the NATO commander during the war in Kosovo. Both were wounded in Vietnam, both have been politically active since their retirement. When comparing two great and decorated American patriots like Day and Clark it is useless to try to compare the magnitude of their sacrifices or service, so do not take the following as criticisms of either man so much as it is a criticism of the media to provide a fair and even coverage of the news.

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The bigger sin here is not really the actions of Wes Clark, Bud Day, Barack Obama or John McCain, but the media's inability to give balanced coverage of this issue. There has been barely a peep out of the main stream media on the fact that McCain is employing a former swift boater to defend his military record.

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Now we all know that the state of our national media has been spiraling down, down down for quite some time; and its not just a liberal or a conservative spin thats happening but a total lack of quality and context. Whats wrong is that the media has forgotten how to challenge the assertions of politics and be he sane voice in this political circus, instead they are more than happy to become a part of the dog and pony show.