The rear-guard action

'The first thing we do, let's kill the leftist media'.

(Act IV, Scene II)

I think even the dullest of us - and I include myself - have figured out what's happening to Fred Thompson.  He's getting the same treatment Hillary's involvement in the biggest criminal fundraising operation in American history received.  That is to say, complete silence. The media have effectively co-opted the Republican's nominating process by championing the two people who are most certain to lose  in the general election, Huckaboo and McCain, and ignoring Fred's candidacy altogether. More broadly, Jed Babbin figured it out too, and talks about it in Human Events, as discussed here, on NewsBusters. “ The Associated Press -- once the gold standard of fast and accurate reporting -- changed during the Bush presidency. What was liberal bias has reshaped the wire service into one of the most politically activist media outlets. This is a cautionary tale for every Republican candidate. What AP tried to do to Fred Thompson is going to be repeated against any conservative candidate who exudes a whiff of conservatism in the primaries and whichever Republican gains the presidential nomination. Babbin doesn't just make claims, either. He gives some very specific examples of AP's left leaning political activism. From their help given the John Kerry campaign to their tip ins for Hillary, Babbin gives us example after example of the APs bias against Republican and conservatives. ”