I remember when "elite" meant you had an extra hit point

Sep 05, 2008 23:55

It's only now starting to dawn on me that the main reason the RNC focused so heavily on how "elite" and untrustworthy the media are isn't that they make a fun arbitrary target for a bit of the ol' Two Minutes Hate; it's more hope that people (besides their friends in the crazy 29) will stop listening to the news, and therefore miss all the stories about any of the candidates written by people who are not full-time McCain handlers. Because these stories have been pulling out some awfully curious things lately, haven't they.

Expect the McCain campaign, now that it's revealed its true shape, to follow the GWB model of absolutely minimizing any direct exposure its key people have with the press. The only new twist they offer is spiking access-denials with open mockery:

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politics, the 2008 election, rage, poop

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