Why Our Media Sucks (Still)

In fact, most of the political press, as Josh says, are incorrigible morons. Unfortunately, a too large portion of the American electorate still relies on these morons.

For the McCain campaign to put out a memo to reporters claiming that Obama has adopted McCain's policy only shows that his advisors believe that a sizable percentage of the political press is made up of incorrigible morons. And it's hard to disagree with the judgment.

The simple truth is that this campaign offers a very clear cut choice on Iraq. One candidate believes that the US occupation of Iraq is the solution; the other thinks it's the problem. John McCain supports the permanent deployment of US troops in Iraq. That is why his hundred years remark isn't some gotcha line. It's a clear statement of his policy. Obama supports a deliberate and orderly withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. It's a completely different view of America's role in the world and future in the Middle East. Reporters who can't grasp what Obama is saying seem simply to have been permanently befuddled by George W. Bush's game-playing over delegating policy to commanders.

I really can't think of a better way to describe them. It does make me sad though, that we don't have reporters with brains. Are they all really that desperate to get invite to St. John McCain's barbeques?

Why Our Media Sucks (Still)