The Press Can't Handle the Truth (and neither can Sarah Palin)

The press (main stream media) has a fairly well documented problem with telling the truth these days, and frankly it's had this issue for quite a while now.

Instead of reporting the facts, you know truth, the MSM prefers to offer both sides of the argument so instead of saying John McCain is lying to the American people, the press tells you that some Democrats feel that McCain is being less than straightforward. Or some other such bs.

So far the McCain - Palin team has felt free to lie their asses off, although now there is at least a glimmer of light in the tunnel, yes the press is actually doing a little reporting and telling people the truth.

From TPM:

We've now had a week of blaring headlines and one-liners about Sarah Palin as the mavericky, pork-busting reformer from Alaska. But we seem to be witnessing the first stirrings of a backlash and a dawning realization that the 'Sarah Palin' we've heard so much about over the last few days is a fraud of truly comical dimensions.

Steve Benen at Political Animal has had a bit to say about this recently and he's said it quite well at that...

Now, it's obvious she's lying. She knows she's lying. She knows that we know she's lying. But she just doesn't give a damn. At this point, it's bordering on pathological...

So, why repeat a lie that's already been exposed? Who knows? The McCain campaign clearly doesn't respect voters very much. McCain, Palin, & Co. also probably don't respect reporters, and assume that if they repeat the same lie over and over again, eventually the media will stop pointing it out. The campaign also doesn't have much respect for Palin's record, or the team would point to her actual accomplishments, instead of obvious lies.

Political Animal also pointed out the following video today and the obvious problems that it entails. Paul Begala makes an impassioned argument for the truth and the facts and the CNN anchor (John Roberts) decides that someone (the Republicans, represented here by Alex Castellanos) should provide some spin for the truth. CNN won't tell you the truth because the truth, and reality, favor the Democrats and that would imperil the balance that the press seeks to provide in order to avoid being attacked by the rightwingers.

Good for Begala, someone finally called out the press and told the truth on TV. Shame on CNN, they couldn't handle it.