In the past 48 hours the following has happened.
- John McCain spoke at a company which unlawfully and intentionally failed to pay its workers the prevailing minimum wage.
- John McCain admits he doesn't know the price of gas.
- John McCain puts up an ad which has a price almost $2 a gallon below the national average.
- One of McCain's top fundraisers, John Lindner, supports unrepentant terrorists.
- John McCain's camp swiftboats Wesley Clark by claiming Clark said things he never said all while having his surrogates and talk radio show minions attack Clark's service.
But where's are the networks and major newspapers?
David Broder of the Washington Post writes, "Throughout the primary Obama had trouble with white, rural, blue collar voters yet today he speaks at the anti-union, anti-worker, Worth Company. This was a major tactical error by the Obama campaign, indicative of naivity that questions his experience and readiness as president."
Rupert Murdoch's NY Post's headline reads "Obama Gives Middle Finger To Workers."
Sean Hannity - Barack Obama is associated with an unrepetant terrorist John Lindner. He's a phony, he lacks judgment, he can't be trusted. (Repeat some version thereof for next 3 hours)
Charlie Gibson - Obama and elitism. A major presidential candidate doesn't know the price of gas. Good evening, I'm Charlie Gibson. We begin tonight with a major blunder by the Obama campaign and I bring in George Stephanopolous. George, Doesn't Obama's failure to know the price of gas play into the elitism charges?
Katie Couric - Another Obama scandal, another lobbyist, and terrorism. Welcome to the Evening News with Katie Couric.
Bill Schneider - Obama not knowing the price of gas is really going to hurt him with working class voters, voters he had trouble winning in the primaries.
New York Times - "Gas Price Gate" Obama doesn't know the price of gas. Page 2 - "Obama and the Terrorist, An Inside Look."
Rush Limbaugh - You know uh this guy just, doesn't have a clue. Doesn't know the price of gas?
Brian Williams - Obama and workers. More trouble for Obama. We begin tonight in Pipersville, Pennsylvania ...
But what will the corporate shills talk about today? Probably anything but the truth on McCain.