Guys,
This is a brilliant read - money quote:
I know that people like me are supposed to try to be fair...and balanced. (The Fox mockery of our sappy professional standards seems more brutally appropriate with each passing year.) In the past, I would achieve a semblance--or an illusion--of balance by criticizing Democrats for not responding effectively when right-wing sludge merchants poisoned our national elections with their filth and lies....But there is no excuse for what the McCain campaign is doing on the "putting America first" front. There is no way to balance it, or explain it other than as evidence of a severe character defect on the part of the candidate who allows it to be used.
Klein gets the media approach to the Presidential elections 100% right and shames many of his colleagues in the process....wish the guy had a tip jar but please go ahead and read it all it is a wonderful post!
THANKS JOE!