WE ALSO HAVE A TALK RADIO MEDIA

I've noted before that the points the right-wing radio gasbags make are part of the GOP, especially Pres. Fredo, and unfortunately are taken seriously by the Senate. Glenn Greenwald points out that all too many in the MSM take these bogus points seriously. Glenn provides us with this sadly typical exchange about PR Petraeus:

[DANA] MILBANK [THE WASHINGTON POST]: Bush had a terrible August down on the ranch and then has explosive Septembers. And I think he's won this battle already.

MATTHEWS: How so?

MILBANK: Petraeus --it's no accident he had a Latin name. It looked like he was the Roman general returning to the republic in his gold and purple toga, and they were celebrating him and slaying white bulls. They could not get enough of this man. And anybody's who's even critical of the war wouldn't dare criticize...

MATTHEWS: Right.

MILBANK: ... except in the most polite way, General Petraeus because then you appear to be criticizing the troops. I think it's game, set and match here.

UPDATE:

Glenn Greenwald exposes Joe Klein (TIME) spouting the same talking points as Hannity.