Reply #23: I agree- I also think people should keep in mind [View All]

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that not all of the media attention Obama is getting is positive. Practically every mention of him comes with the "inexperienced" caveat. Hell, even CSPAN made Obama's experience their question of the morning a couple of days ago ("Is Barack Obama experienced enough to be president?"). You would think Obama was the only person who ever ran for president without decades of experience. I certainly don't recall experience being such an issue when Chimpy ran. Instead, I remember a lot of talk about the Poppy, Barbara, their prized son, family legacy, etc.

And then of course, there are the outright smear attempts on CNN and FOX (and probably other media outlets that I'm not aware of).

Obama's certainly getting plenty of face time, however I don't think he's necessarily being introduced to voters in the manner he might like.

Not to sound like a whiner, because the attention Obama is receiving is definitely better than no media attention at all, which is what some other candidates are dealing with. Still, I hope people keep in mind that all of the attention Obama's getting could be a double-edged sword in some ways.