Posted on Sep 25, 2008
Enough with the Liberal Media
During this campaign I've probably heard "liberal media" more times than I could conceivably count. Especially in regards to Sarah Palin.
We've seen the nonsense about keeping her away from the evil media and there's no one that can tell me with any honesty that they've really learned enough about her to be confident she would be a good president.
Give me a break. The media asks questions, they screw points toward their agenda -- so what? The point is you're there. If the media is constantly saying things that you feel don't represent your positions correctly, then what is the solution? Do nothing? Boycott the media?
No, the only way to be sure your position is being represented correctly is to represent it yourself. If Sarah Palin was the sophisticated foreign and economic strategist her campaign keeps telling us she is, then she should be outraged. One would assume that outrage would motivate her to do more and more press conferences, to speak to the press whenever possible, to actually answer questions.
I've never been a huge fan of CNN's Campbell Brown, but she did do a great job of holding the McCain campaign's feet to the fire. I'm always a fan of rants (I've been known to go on a few myself), so any ranting is always fun to watch.
"Tonight I call on the McCain campaign to stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower that will wilt at any moment. [...] Sarah Palin has just as much a right to be a real candidate in this race as the men do. So let her act like one."
My Grandmother (a huge advocate for male-female equality) accurately expressed the same concerns when the VP pick was new and fresh. She would say, "Sarah Palin wants to do a traditionally male job; she should have to deal with the same pressure during the campaign." adding "You can't have it both ways."
I completely agree, as I usually do, with my Nana. Come on people, stop using the evil media ploy as an excuse to protect your candidates from the standard discourse that everyone who seeks positions of power must go through. If you actually think there is a bias, you should be putting yourself out there more, not less.
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