I am simply fascinated by the love-hate relationship that Sen. Clinton and the MSM have had over this campaign season. The Clintons have a long rocky history with media stretching back to Bill's Monica Lewinsky scandal. As a result of the investigation's that followed, they both went us far as to lump the MSM together with the Republicans as a Right Wing conspiracy.
MSNBC's Dan Abrams will also be happy to point out how the MSM has been incredibly infatuated with Hillary's chief Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama. He will also point out their rush to - on several occasions- declare her White House campaign dead after every Obama success. Part of this is comes from Obama's extraoridinary background but the real reason, as Abrams would say - is the rough treatment the press corps have received from the Clintonista. David Shuster and Chris Matthews have recently attested to that.
But what makes me amused most is how carefully the media now treads in covering Obama's perceived momentum. They were burned once prior to the New Hampshire primary by gleefuly proclaiming that the race was now over. Now, they tentatively cover every Obama's success with a qualifier - dont' count out the Clintons, after all they are the powerful comeback kids!
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