John McCain

Oh, Just Cut The Crapola

This is ridiculous. A guest columnist for ABC News is losing his shpadoinkle.

The sheer bias [against McCain] in the print and television coverage of this election campaign is not just bewildering, but appalling. And over the last few months I've found myself slowly moving from shaking my head at the obvious one-sided reporting, to actually shouting at the screen of my television and my laptop computer.

FACT: McCain selected a complete unknown for his running mate.
FACT: Palin repeatedly embarrassed the campaign on national television.
FACT: Sarah Palin has a laundry list of scandals surrounding her.
FACT: McCain's campaign has been undisciplined and rudderless.
FACT: McCain's campaign is running on outdated tactics.
FACT: McCain's response to the economic meltdown was a stunt that failed.
FACT: There's in-fighting in the McCain campaign.
FACT: The McCain crowds are a small fraction of the size of Obama's crowds.
FACT: McCain is losing.
FACT: The Obama campaign strategy has been steady, disciplined and rock solid.
FACT: The Obama campaign has raised a record amount of money, mostly from small donors.

Those are just a few facts off the top of my head. And if the facts favor Senator Obama, how the crap is that bias? Bias is an ideological tilt that disregards facts. You know, like the thousands of far-right talk radio stations and FOX News Channel. And then there's this: