The Democratic candidate for President, whoever it may be, along with the Democratic National Committee and evey single Demoicratic party talking head in the media, print and online has got to go after the Traditional Media hard every time they suck up to John McCain.
I am talking about starting a "McCain suck up watch" for the media. Everytime they do a puff piece on McCain, or let him get away with shit no other candidate would be allowed to do, the media entity or personality who did it should be blasted from every direction by Democrats everywhere.
Look at how MSNBC and Chris Matthews got pummeled over the anti-HIllary bias they wer showing. That's the kind of pummeling we should deliver.
Even if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee, we all know the media will still tilt toward McCain. They love the guy. And if the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton, we are in for a long campaign. One that will make the pathetic pro-Bush and anti-Gore bias of the 2000 campaign (bias that has become the stuff of legend) pale by comparison.
So, we have to do everything we can to help our nominee out. It will help if the Democrats nominate Obama, because he is more liked by the media and tehy will bemore likely to take criticism of tehir McCain bias seriously.
It will be a harder job is Hillary is the nominee, but that just means we have to be that much more vigilant and agressive about it.
So, let's not just rebut anti-Democratic stories. But also punish media members and outlets that suck up to McCain and let him get away with things they will not let our candidate get away with.
UPDATE: I plan on creating a "Media's McCain Suckup Watch" periodic diary to document the atrocities and provide you avenues of taregetted protest.