Media Sonic

     believe things have been pretty fair up to this point. Clinton has been rightfully scrutinized and so has Obama. Once the Clinton campaign leaked a photo of Obama wearing traditional garb during a visit to Africa, it was all over the news solidly for days, and is still commonly brought up. The idea that Obama should be scrutinized over the photo is nothing short of ridiculous, seeing as how there wasn’t anything wrong with it to begin with. The media made an issue out of a non-issue, something they are very good at.

     The biased right-wing media that always claims the media is so liberal, has many of talking heads such as Bill Cunningham and Rush Limbaugh that are leading the “conservative movement” by bashing Obama for his Muslim middle-name every single day. Their voices carry a lot of weight in the world of conservative loons and are heard loudly and clearly every single day. I wouldn’t call this a free ride by any means.

     For all of the fair and balanced news coverage, there is an equally powerful source of conservative propaganda. The existence of Fox News proves this. The negative tone introduced to the Democratic primary process by Hillary Clinton has also had its own influence on the media. Dan Abrams cries foul in Clinton’s defense every single weeknight on his MSNBC show. Shots have been taken at Obama from both the right-wing fanatics and the bitterly pathetic Clinton campaign. read more »