Yesterday the mainstream media had a field day demonizing Barack Obama for refusing to fist bump with a young boy. This just a short time after the right wing media tried to tie Obama's fist bumps to terrorism. CNN has now retracted the story. However
The story is no where to be found on the other mainstream media outlets. It seems very interesting to me that the media finds plenty of time to splash a story all over the front page when they believe you have wronged a young boy. However they don't seem to have the space to retract the story when it is proven untrue. I would like to congratulate CNN for having the guts and the good sense to review the tape and to retract the story.
It appears Tuesday's pool report — widely reported by several media outlets, including CNN — that Obama refused to bump fists with a child in Ohio was incorrect.
A review of the tape shows the child was instead asking Obama to sign his hand, but the presumptive Democratic nominee declined.
John McCain seems to think there is a media bias favoring Obama. Who is he trying to fool?
Checkout the story here.