Cliff Schecter spots your liberal media at work:
COUNTDOWN
Sunday, July 1, 2007; A02
34 days: The primary panderfest converges in Chicago for the YearlyKos "presidential leadership forum" on Aug. 4. So far, Hillary Clinton is a no-show at the liberal blog-o-rama.
Cliff notes (ha) that there's not been any similar editorializing about the crazyfest that was the CPAC convention -- about which, see Max Blumenthal's take:
Can't find a wingnut panderfest for that all-essential "balance," Mister and Miss Media? Try the Iowa Independent's coverage of the Presidential Candidate Forum sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance at the Hy-Vee Center in Des Moines. That oughta do ya.
Tommy Thompson:
I want to be the president of the United States that nails the 'going out of business' sign on the Internal Revenue Service.
Marriage means one thing and only one thing, one man, one woman. We need to affirm that that's what marriage means. It's easier to change the constituton than to change the word of Almighty God.
Huckabee:
Talks about the need for a Federal Marriage Amendment. Argues with people that say 'we shouldn't tinker with the Constitution'. "It was designed to be changed, that's the genius of it." Amendments gave women the right to vote, free press, etc. "Our constitution was designed to be changed. Maybe we need to clarify what marriage is once and for all. I've never understood why people say it's ok to amend the Bible but not the Constitution. " Huge, HUGE applause.
Brownback:
I will begin each day as president on my knees asking God to bless America. This is a nation that was built on faith, we need to invite it in. ... the motto of our nation is 'in God we trust'. We are a faith based nation and I would start my first day in office doing something that Abraham Lincoln called us to do, ask the country to pray together.
Romney:
He brought his wife and one of his sons, Josh, on stage. Now they're gone. Weird stunt. Says Josh is visiting every county. "I am committed to the Iowa process... the people of Iowa are really doing a service for the people of America." Thanks!
There's something about the values of the heartland." Ends with childhood story about being a boyscout and loving the American Flag.
You get the idea. Don't you?