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McCain vs. the Media, Again
The Stump —
Joe Klein theorizes that one reason Steve Schmidt would cartoonishly hyperventilate about press bias is to such the press into process and away from real issues. The timing is interesting, if you think about it. The McCain team first came after the media hard in the early-mid summer, sneering about Obama Love in the press corps. You'll recall how, back then, Obama had all the momentum in the race and McCain was looking for a way to change the dynamic. Sound familiar? --Michael Crowley
No More Mister Nice Blog —
THE SECOND TIME AS FARCE? On the subject of the McCain campaign's new attack on the media, Michael Crowley of The New Republic makes this fairly obvious point: The timing is interesting, if you think about it. The McCain team first came after the media hard in the early-mid summer, sneering about Obama Love in the press corps. You'll recall how, back then, Obama had all the momentum in the race and McCain was looking for a way to change the dynamic. Sound familiar? Here's the difference, though: Obama actually was getting some pretty good press when the McCain campaign produced the Frankie Valli ...
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