| rocketpig said: I'm not one to cry foul at the media often but some outlets have been completely unfair to Palin. I'm not a big Palin fan but the way they went after her family was almost criminal. |
The online media was pretty bad about it. The TV media stayed mostly above the fray and just reported that her daughter is pregnant and a few casually mentioned the unsubstantiated rumor started ahile ago. Some find the daughter issue objectionable, but probably as many find it relevant to the election.
Obama showed his true colors when he said that her family is off limits, and he expects the same for his family claiming that his wife is also off limits. I agree that issues should always come first before we focus on any candidate's or their families peculiarities.
Its pretty much an impossibility in this day and age for the internet media (full of crazy, crazy people) to not drag someone through the dirt if there is dirt to drag them through. I don't mind it so much if the allegations are actually true, but people who are still perpetuating the Palin's fifth child is her daughter's rumor or the Obama is a Muslim story are taking things too far. Those questions have been answered, so we should move on.
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