While examining this non-essential post it brought into the light the issue of race being put into the campaign, I have come to note that on a subliminal level McCain has been playing that card for a little while. McCain has not been alone in his effort. The Mass Media's talking heads (MSM) has aided him in this endeavor. You have people like Pat Buchanan who turn up on practically all of MSNBC news shows (with the exception of Keith Olbermann) asking the question: is Obama "one of us." Who this "us" refers to is always undefined so one can only use their imagination. Does Pat mean: un-human, un-American, un-elitist, un-wealthy, un-unprivileged, un-right-color? Nevertheless, Pat is not alone in this endeavor. You have Tucker who is forever spouting how arrogant Obama is, even while he ascertain that who ever runs for president has to be arrogant. Of course he then counterpoints that with Obama being too arrogant. But Pat nor Tucker is alone. You have other talking heads discussing if Obama is uppity, arrogant, or presumptuous. If you are a Black American those words have a particular meaning and none of them are praising. They inherently mean, to a Black American, that Black people need to learn their place and stop trying to make it to the big house. In the MSM quest to show they are above the fray they have now become insensitive to Black Americans' history of being insulted in this same manner by white slave owners, the KKK and racist. They can forget that any attempts of having a black pundit saying "it is not about race" will change the bulk of Black Americas opinion of their lack of sensitivity. Those descriptors are insulting and demeaning; especially, since Obama has done nothing different than McCain with the exception that he did it better and he is Black.

Granted, I can truly understand why McCain would give no thought to offending Black Americans especially since Obama currently holds over 90% of the black American vote and McCain holds only a single digit percent. McCain has smartly surmised that he does not need to play nice to this group of American people. But that does not excuse the MSM from skewing this race with their constant lack of examination of McCain; but continuous chatter of pushing the image that there is some justification to McCain's (race) baiting and insults towards Obama. The MSM lack of doing their job is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and pandering to every right wing talking point is getting stupid. They are well aware that most of what McCain has either said or done should be examined under the same microscope that they subject Obama to.

Nice job of assembling all the swill. You must have a strong stomach to be able to do this.

And thank God for Rachel Maddow! At least she called B.S. and refused to play along.

It is sad that this is all they have to talk about. I have great empathy for Barack Obama. He has been my choice from day one when he entered the race for President. I am praying that the American people see throught all the crap. I am really disappointed in Harold Ford denying that McCains ad was just like what they pulled on him in Tenn. He is the wus in his allegiance to the Dem party. But it will get worse. I lobe Obama's humor in all of this, but it must be wearing on his psycie.

Oh, that clip gave me a migraine. The breathless pundits salivating while criticizing Obama.

The repetition, the lack of verbal originality by these incompetent people, all spitting out the same words, "arrogant" "presumptive." Especially Scarboro [sic] in whose congressional office an intern...I won't go there this morning.

But up against all the bitter tv buffoons along comes Rachel Madow. Thank the gods for her!

(I am so glad I only get basic cable.)

Shepard Smith is the voice of reason...

God help us all.

Damnit. Replace "petty" above with "spiteful."

I follow political news, but isn't it the job of a political pundit to follow the news? Why is it that I frequently know more about a story than anyone except Rachael? Does no one else but she and I follow the news? Or are these guys ignoring the stories that contradict the pov that they want to present. TPM should run a contest on whether Buchanan or Scarborough is worse about doing that. Perhaps we could even have a "mis-stater of the day" poll on TPM. Should Dana Perino be excluded because it's her job?

well because the media IS racist. when a white man does it, it's ok. but when an aa man does it, he's not minding his place.

What I find REALLY depressing is the Obama forces being thoroughly unable and unwilling to reframe, to turn the camera back onto McCain. This is deadly, as Dudakis, Gore and Kerry learned at their own turns at bat.