McCain held to different standard by media

Seattle Post Intelligencer by Joel Connelly | Feb. 20, 2008 (Opinion)

"The press loves McCain. We're his base," MSNBC loudmouth Chris Matthews declared during the 2006 elections.

A new book, "Free Ride: John McCain and the Media" by David Brock and Paul Waldman, identifies Matthews as "the head of the McCain fan club among the establishment press" but says he has plenty of company. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The opinion piece does a respectable job of showing the adorations of the big corporate press for one of the most intemperate, militaristic, and facile candidates for president in recent history, and the need for the press to fulfill its responsibility to subject all candidates to critical scrutiny.

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