and was also struck by the "self-fulfilling prophesy" process; some media clowns throws up innuendo and meanigless distraction; they repeat it in a highly-visible forum, forcing the candidate to respond; media headlines focus on the tempest in the teapot to the exclusion of substance; another media clown links the candidate's response to others' historical failures as "proof" of weakness. A perfect media circle-jerk!

We need to understand that we're not just fighting the Republicans themselves; we're also fighting the Corporate Media. Even if they are not absolutely on the side of the Repubs, they are invested in inertia, the status quo, bread and circuses, and have no interest at all in helping to resolve national issues. They are enablers of the worst kind, and they are the Enemy!