So why isn’t Obama romping? The obvious answer — and both the excessively genteel Obama campaign and a too-compliant press bear responsibility for it — is that the public doesn’t know who on earth John McCain is. The most revealing poll this month by far is the Pew Research Center survey finding that 48 percent of Americans feel they’re “hearing too much” about Obama. Pew found that only 26 percent feel that way about McCain, and that nearly 4 in 10 Americans feel they hear too little about him. It’s past time for that pressing educational need to be met.
So... when? When will the barbecue media report things like McCain calling Saakashvili "his good friend" while repeatedly mispronouncing his name in a speech? When will the corporate media report that McCain cheated in Saturday night's CNN religious test? When will we hear about McCain's exotic background?
Stupid questions. They won't report this stuff because they've been bought off with dirty jokes, war stories and tasty burgers.