Apparently John Kerry learned something from the Swift Boat episode:
This is what Democrats need to do. Like all bullies, and the broadcast press is composed primarily of bullies, they back down in the face of determined opposition. Notice the look on her face when he pushes back.
One of the reasons we need to get rid of Hillary now is so that every Democrat in front of any camera anywhere can get on message and start pushing back against these people. They will stop if they are constantly challenged. Right now, the Hillary folks, dead enders that they are, are getting plenty of air time and are feeding this frenzy.
Even Kerry’s approach is only half way there. Just as the Republicans have accused the media of having a “liberal bias”, the Democrats have to accuse the media of bias at every turn. At this point it happens to be true. When these things come up they should be ready to ask why the media is not following John Hagee around, and why they’re not hanging Hagee around McCain’s neck. Stephanopoulos was roundly criticized after the Pennsylvania debate and he felt compelled to confront McCain on that issue the following Sunday. Of course he wasn’t nearly as offensive with McCain as he was with Obama, nor did he press McCain as he would have pressed Obama, but these things take time.
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