You have to be real stupid not to see it.
I wonder about the following types of things here:
Does the news media have too much power? Do they use their power to influence events and people’s perceptions?
Are we too sheep like and lap up whatever the MSM puts out there? Hardly anybody here has anything good to say about Obama in spite of all the great coverage he has gotten. Maybe people at Free Republic actually think for themselves, or can see through the media created aura that surrounds Obama, and aren’t influenced by it?
Does the media have an obligation to be more fair and balanced?
Does the MSM get too invested in their templates and story lines? For example, Obama’s win in Iowa showed that he could win in a largely white state, and also punctured Hillary’s balloon of inevitability. These are media perceptions; after Iowa and New Hampshire, only 1% of the nation’s voters had weighed in with their votes or caucus attendance. Maybe we all get too influenced by early primaries and the MSM narrative.
bottom line - everybody think for yourself. I know everyone here does, but it’s good to remind ourselves that God gave us our brains, and we should use them.