Dana Milbank has written a very funny yet, I suspect, not quite tongue in check article on the Washington Post Opinion Page:
Media should go easy on Romney — for their own sake
He cries in his beer, saying what we have always suspected about the media; that they were going soft on Romney in order to keep the horse race going, in order to keep the ratings up.
He introduces his article with:
“The media wants to beat up Mitt Romney,” Sean Hannity told his Fox News viewers this week, “which is driving me nuts.”
Me too, Sean. Much as I’d like to see Hannity driven nuts, I agree that we in the media have been far too rough on the Republican presidential nominee. In fact, I send this urgent appeal to my fellow members of the lamestream media: Please go easy on the guy — for our own sake.
Then he lists all of the issues which the 'lamestream media' could no longer ignore: Libya, dicontent in his campaign, David Corn Video's, and then he laments:
At this rate, Romney will surely lose the election — and for journalism, this would be a tragedy.
At these times of declining revenue, we in the media need to stay true to our core interests. As the old saying goes, we should “vote the story.” And the better story in this election is clearly President Romney.
After continuing with all the gaffes that the press had reported on, he concludes, begging the media to take it easy on Romney,
This is exactly the man our industry needs. Be gentle.
I’m from the mainstream media, and I approve this message.
I enjoyed this piece as a bit of fun and fluff amidst all the sturm und drang....
read the article and enjoy a chuckle!