This is a few days old but is evidence in a discussion of news bias in the election. Having nothing better to do than prove how much MSNBC gets warn feelings up its collective legs over Barack Obama, the network devotes seven minutes to trying to make a issue of John McCain saying that he confused the Steeler and Packers in an anecdote about his Vietnam captivity.
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Chris Matthews — who has been downright spiteful in his coverage of Hillary Clinton — reports that she is attacking back. But David Shuster, the correspondent, explains it all away: “Attacking the media is not new. Presidents and politicians have been doing it for a long time, usually to deflect their own problems, often to tap into a perceived voter hostility towards journalists. The problem for Hillary Clinton is that her charges may reinforce concerns about her credibility.” His illogic: Clinton says that some in the media want her to quit. Shuster says that though they have declared her campaign over, nobody asked for her to quit. He then goes on to declare himself, “She will not win.”
