Two things they're trying to accomplish with this:

1) Fire up the base by attacking the liberal media.

2) Work the refs to go to the other extreme. Hillary Clinton did this remarkably well. A lot of journalists admitted feeling "guilty" after she (and SNL) hit them on this.

Of course, they're confusing media bias towards COVERING Obama with media bias towards Obama.

If John McCain received all the attention and scrutiny Obama's getting, his whopping gaffes would have ended the campaign by now.

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And McCain's point is what? Dumb way to draw even more attention to your opponent's strengths. Why can't he highlight why he McCain should be covered more. This makes him a jealous loser. And he thinks that by complaining they will quickly turn from obama to loooooooooove him (which in my opinion they do, since they don't scrutinize his policies or terrible mistakes). Sounds just as envious as Rove. Kinda like a version of "penis envy." Silly.

Ah, Phil Gram was partially right, this is a nation of whiners. A nation of Republican whiners, to be exact.

You forgot to mention McCain's new campaign slogan:

"If I can't have the Media, no one else can!"

Ok, here's my New Rule: when a candidate starts whining about the press,( and McLame isn't the first in this campaign to do that and the other candidate who did that lost, too,) that is a clear sign that the candidate is in trouble.

It's rather like the old law school adage: if you can't argue the law, argue the evidence; if you can't argue the evidence, argue public policy; if you can't argue public policy, throw your client on the mercy of the court.

This is McLame trying to throw himself onto the mercy of the voters for being mistreated.

It hasn't worked yet. Kerry tried to point out the bias against him and he lost. Clinton complained about bias against her, and she lost.

I think I sense a pattern here -

If the media truly loved Obama we would not have had the incessant coverage of (1) Jeremiah Wright (I and II), (2) Bittergate, (3) his supposed problems with (A) women, (B) white men, (C) Hardworking white Americans, (D) Jews, (E) Latinos, (F) Seniors over 65, (4) flip-flop allegations. All of these events were explored ad nauseum because he is being COVERED by the media.

McCain gets the same coverage, but the media does not drone on or exploit all of the gaffes, inconsistencies, flip-flops and the general CRAPPINESS of his campaign thus far. One could say that his base has continued to support him DESPITE these frequent challenges.

Bunch of bullshit if you ask me.

Greg - the vids really are funny. I must admit McLame's people did a good job on them.

I have to agree with you about that.

I don't know what kind of difference they might make - are they going out to the public, or are they just being sent to reporters?

And these seem to be really an attack on Chris Matthews and less on the media in general.

I think this BEGS for a response vid - and there is plenty 'o material - demonstrating the long- term-committed-you-hang-up-no-you-hang-up-love-you-no, I love YOU-relationship McCain has had with the media....

You know who else the press fell in love with on the campaign trail? The Big Dawg. I remember reading a whole editorial about that in Dallas paper - I wish I could remember who wrote it, but he went on and on about how the press had fallen in love with Clinton and how much most of the press on his campaign bus/plane enjoyed being there.http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm_siteimages/button_send.gif

McCain is just working the refs right before the three Network talking heads prepare to interview Obama in the next three days. They are feeling alot of pressure to rip him up one side and down the other. Gibson will be especially nasty on Thursday. And Obama will handle it.

Their real goal is to have the media arrive at a damning conventional wisdom regarding Obama that will carry McCain all the way to November like the terms flip-flopper and elitist were attached to Kerry. Nothing has stuck to Obama yet.

But the real question is if this election will resemble 04 or 06. In 04 the conventional wisdom of the media held down the enthusiasm for Kerry enough for Bush to make it close. In 06 the media couldn't contain the tide of anti-Iraq war sentiment.

But these ads will backfire, they just make McCain look like a whiner and a victim.

At least half of these commentators are jackasses infamous for their right-wing or right-wing-favoring commentary--Chris Matthews, Lou Dobbs, Joe Scarborough, Tucker Carlson--and a bunch more are Democrat Lite conventional-wisdom whores appearing on right-wing shows on FoxNews (and a couple mediocre conventional-wisdom fests elsewhere). Are people supposed to take the ravings of these morons as anything like the truth?

I had the misfortune to catch the Lou Dobbs comment when he originally made it. I was switching back and forth between channels and I caught this gem of stupidity. Lou Dobbs doesn't even try to report the news or to reflect the truth. He's just another sleazy right-winger with a childlike mentality who thinks that if he can decree things they magically become the truth.

While the McCain ad people owe the "thrill running up your leg" line to the twaddle that Tweety was spouting, I think it's weirdly suggestive. Isn't that one of those lines or behaviors that used to be OK decades ago and now nobody says it or does it anymore and it seems somewhat obscene? Like the corny 60-plus high-school teacher from the sticks who keeps winking at everybody?

Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask the McCain campaign if they have something running down their leg? Maybe a colostomy bag?

Echo chamber.

They are showing us anchors/opinion "journalists" mouthing the rightwing whining about bias, spliced with a few goofy comments from opinion "journalists" and a lot of bashing from Hillary and/or McCain operatives.

Nice music though.

Dear John, I prefer the second ad for some reason. But here's the thing, it's not just the media, we all feel that way! I mean, you're likeable enough, almost. But Barack, well, we all long to touch the hem of his garment. I vunder vye.

Politico has posted this vid that you simply have to see to believe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0iHOk0mEQ

Sorta blows the biased media claim out of the water doesn't it. Imagine if Obama had a vid like this...

and these seem to be really an attack on chris matthews and less on the media in general.

yeah, that's what i thought. it's really chris matthews' love for obama, and while that's icky, it's nothing to get your depends in a bunch over, granpa. i mean, mccain.