The Ten Things McCain Will Never Be Asked By The Mainstream Press
Apr 18th, 2008 by director
Perrspectives offers a great insight into the corporate dysfuntion of the most powerful news media in America.
“The so-called “maverick” John McCain has never been subjected to the inquisitorial equivalent of the rectal probes Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton received last night… Here are 10 debate questions John McCain will never be asked.”
The 10 topics that John McCain will never be called upon in a presidential debate to answer for:
1. The apocalyptic violence of John Hagee, a televangelist associate of John McCain who is helping his campaign
2. McCain’s legendary temper
3. The confusion John McCain has demonstrated about basic facts about Iran and Iraq
4. McCain’s history of extramarital affairs
5. The flip flop on whether Jerry Falwell was an “agent of intolerance”
6. Elitism from John McCain’s wealth
7. Why the flip-flopping by McCain on his religious identity?
8. McCain’s vote in favor of torture as a Senator on multiple occasions
9. Flip flop on Bush’s tax cuts
10. McCain’s own admission that he doesn’t understand economics well
Mind you, I don’t think that all these questions would be appropriate - the question about religion, and the question about extramarital affairs. Still, given that Barack Obama has had to endure of this sort of question, it’s valid to question why the news media has refused to give John McCain the same kind of scrutiny. Thanks to Perrspective for pointing that out.
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