Media Parody

It has been both interesting and disturbing to see the main stream media cover the Obama campaign and election. Obama has a great many gifts and more than a few weaknesses, yet the press found it within its professional mandate to emphasize the good while largely ignoring the not so attractive.

This cheerleading by writers, editors, correspondents and producers made NBC's self parody on Saturday Night Live glowingly obvious. CNBC contributed with Chris Matthews' leg and nightly anti-conservative screeds from Keith Olbermann.

ABC and CBS pitched in with overwhelmingly positive coverage of Obama and negative coverage of McCain. As an example, uncorroborated whispers of an extramarital McCain affair became major news fodder while Obama's suspected dalliances were beneath interest. Sarah Palin's inexperience was more important for a GOP vice presidential candidate than was the inexperience of Obama's for a Democratic presidency.

All of which, and much, much more, make this cartoon deserved.


h/t Power Line