Dear Barack:
I need you to win. My family needs you to win. The country needs you to win. We can afford to have another four years of GOP control in the White House. But in order to win the american public you need to start hitting back at the Tim Russert's of this world.
For example, next time that some of these hacks ask you something about some far-fetch hypothetical situation, a "What if?", you reply:
"Tim, we are talking about serious matters here, matters of real life and death situations. If you like hypothetical situations, maybe you should try a second career, like write a script for a Bruce Willis movie, or apply for an internship in Fox's "24". Leave the real word to me, when as a President of the greatest country on the earth, I will have the wisdom and judgment to look at every situation with a clear sense of pragmatism and open mindness."
Next time that he asks you about Louis Farrakhan, you reply:
"Tim, you are a very good friend of that ignorant racist known as Don Imus. Are you a racist, too? Do you reject or denounce "the cleaning lady" statement when referring to an award winning african american journalist? Why are you still going on to his show? Why did you choose to promote your latest book in his program?"
Next time he relentlessly goes after you looking for a "gotcha' moment, you reply:
"Dear Tim, I will respond to any of your questions, but let me tell you first, you would have done a great service to this country if you had had the same kind of courage when interviewing Donald Rumsfeld and all the other neocons during the run up to the Irak war. Remember your question about where the WMD were...? "
Barack, after you do this, they will go back to being real journalists.
YES WE CAN!