Reply #6: Considering how much he gave them, maybe yes... [View All]

[FormerDittoHead]

I agree that the Clintons put themselves first on the political bus, however, Bill gave the media:

Media consolidation out the butt.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which turned the FBI into the MP3 police...
(and to those who own and control the media)
Offshore outsourcing.
GATT, NAFTA... etc., etc.

In all fairness...

Natalie Maines faced a systematic campaign against her group started because of her obscure criticism of George Bush...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Maines#Iraq_War_criticism_and_fallout

John Kerry misspoke ONE SINGLE WORD in a speech about getting stuck in Iraq, and the media cycled all over it until he ended up apologizing for it at least twice, and it all but killed any chance he had running, going into this election...
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/10/kerry_says_he_b.html

But what Mrs. Obama said wasn't a slip of the tongue, and was quite intentional...

I only hope that the "good will" which borders on the free ride John Kennedy got from the media, won't come to disappoint the true believers too much when the rug's pulled out from under them...