A GREAT (INDIRECT) EXAMPLE OF MEDIA BIAS

Jonathan Martin is still in the tank for McWAR and unintentionally points out how the rest of the news media is also. Here's part of his offensive column in the Politico:

McCain, by contrast, is something approaching a household name. Voters may not know much beyond the basic sketches of his biography, but that is the point — his personal identity is established.

The real point is that the media have created a false image of McWAR and work hard to perpetuate the McWAR myth. There are tons of examples you could find on MediaMatters (just search for "McCain") but this recent column by Jamison Foser gives one a feel for how bad the media is when it comes to McWAR.

Martin continues:

And McCain wants to run on character. Given his life story and brand, it makes perfect politcal sense.

We've seen this "character" crap before. Remember when Pres. Fredo was lauded as the guy you'd like to have a beer with? That didn't work out to well for us, did it? The mainstream media has also played along with this, perhaps most notably in attacking Al Gore. Bob Somerby has a superb series of columns that document the outrages. (All you have to do is search for "Gore")

Martin writes as if McWAR hasn't flip-flopped on a number of issues, such as taxation, immigration, the Religious Right and torture, to name just a few.