Let's learn the lesson of Dean and Kerry

[jpgray]

There are two things the media love to do. They love to kingmake a pauper, and they love to pauperize a king. They did the former to Howard Dean and the latter to John Kerry at the beginning of the race. Then they switched gears and helped to ruin Dean while they helped to build up Kerry. They love this. Of course they ignored and ridiculed Sharpton, Kucinich and Clark.

So watch out for the same thing this year. Bush will be brought low while a lot of people still could care less about the election. Then a few months out he will start to get very favorable coverage and SCORES of personality faults will be found with our nominee, and they will pounded daily into everyone's head until voting time. This scenario doesn't require any progress in the economy or in the "war on terror", but either of those is quite possible, and even the slightest hint of such progress will be trumpeted as nothing else has been before.

So let's be ready for it. DON'T be surprised that Kerry's intern thing isn't being sprayed all over the place now. If it is true and Kerry is the nominee, it will come out and they will try to define him with it once the campaign is going. If it is false, or involves no sex or harrassment, it will fade away with half-hearted coverage.

But whoever the nominee is, the only candidates who have been reasonably vetted for personality issues are Kerry, Dean and possibly Sharpton. Edwards and Kucinich have not been taken to task on DU for personality issues, probably because neither was the frontrunner and therefore innuendo wasn't necessary to denigrate them.

Just don't be surprised when it happens.

[countmyvote4real]

1. You are SO right about the Press.

They are no longer the fourth estate. They are here only to preserve their corporate masters. Thank you, Michael Powell for consolidating their voice and limiting dissent.

If there was ever a time to be "mad as hell and not going to take it anymore," Now is the time to turn them off.

For those that might be unfamiliar with this reference, it's from the film, NETWORK. Go to the IMDB for further information.

[Barad Simith]

2. kick (nt)

[jpgray]

3. 'Nother kick (nt)