what Jonathan Alter said on MSNBC this afternoon about Gore

[illinoisprogressive]

He confirmed everything we have known but, still needed proof.
He was on early in the afternoon or later in the morning. He was talking about the gore article to the anchor.
He launched into how the press set out to destroy Gore. He said they painted him as a cartoon of him self and distorted everything he said and called him a liar with the distortions they used. And they laughed at him when he would talk about the issues which they said was wrong. The Washington Conventional Wisdom.
He said it later turned out Gore's stands were right and true like global warming.
Alter also said the media ignored the warning signs about Bush and did not do their job with him.
Alter trashed his own profession for what they did to Gore and how they did not do their job in vetting Bush and giving him a free pass because they were obsessed with the idea of having a beer with him.
Yesterday, Chuck Todd on the air said the media was not doing their job this time around. they are doing things the same as they did in the 99 primaries. He said the press is not picking up on stories and not discussing them though they are important in regards to the candidates. That the press is playing favorites.
So, it seems we all were right about how the press is being totally irresponsible, picking out our candidates and trying to destroy those that do not fit in with their ideas or storyline.

Just thought I would tell you the incredible thing I've seen the past two days. Some journalists seem to be very troubled by what the press has been doing and how they are misusing their positions for their own agenda rather than present the facts and the truth.