I agree that the idea of President Zero departing office before his time is up is very appealing. However, the downside to such a scenario is that the idiot Joe “Hey you in that wheelchair, stand up!” Biden would ascend to the Presidency. That would truly be a disaster of monumental proportions. Biden can’t put three words together without making a fool of himself. Isn’t it interesting that for eight years, the MSM never missed a chance to point out the gaffes and misspeaks by GWB. Biden provides them an endless supply of such tidbits, but we hear nothing from the talking-head morons in the media.

Thanks for the kind words but when it comes to the MSM it’s not hard to find examples of malfeasance that’s leading them to irrelevance.

Exactly the point, Northlander. Exactly the point.

I don’t intend to demean anyone’s observation or example, but it is in fact alarmingly easy to find such examples, to the point where the whole thing is nigh axiomatic.

Thanks for the kind words but when it comes to the MSM it’s not hard to find examples of malfeasance that’s leading them to irrelevance.

“The networks were calling the state for Gore before the Panhandle–a predominantly Republican stronghold had closed its polls. And they’ve never apologized; instead they keep doing this every election.”

..they did that with Reagan/Carter too long ago and they pissed off a lot of California Dems because that dumb little peanut farmer through in the towell at 5:01 PM PST (8:01 PM PDT), costing all the CA voters to stay home.

I was annoyed because I wanted to see that Jerk from Georgia get beat like a drum and I wanted the agony to stretch out over the entire evening.

You can bet your sweet little buns that they’ll keep their mouths shut in 2012 — even if it’s a landslide for the Republican challenger — because they will want their darling little Boy King to have every chance he can possibly get.

Frankly, I hope he gets driven down so far in the polls that he weirds out and takes a hike before he’s up for re-election. Would not put it past the Clown-in chief to cut and run when his administration unravels.

And they’ve never apologized; instead they keep doing this every election.

I don’t see how the LA Times can denigrate either blogs or TMZ when the most patently fake story was put out there by a fellow newspaper.

The only reason we’re shopping for a replacement is that football starts next month.

To the rest of you: What Northlander said.

I’m sure we can come up with added examples of such. As I said, the Jackson thing is part of a pattern.

In fact, tell you what… Since I wrote this one, I don’t feel shy about playing ring leader. Let’s hear *your* examples, folks.

This sentence, and most of this story, really doesn’t make sense. I agree that the MSM is becoming increasingly marginal, but the coverage of Michael Jackson’s death doesn’t prove anything.

Of itself perhaps not. But as a part of a pattern, it seems to me we have something different.

To add fuel to the fire, wasn’t it the National Enquirer that revealed John Edwards’ affair?

Well, yes, but as I pointed out at the time, the paper is owned by Hillary Clinton loyalists. Remember, that came up in the primary, when Clinton still had a shot at defeating Obama. Not quite the same scenario.

Why does it matter how quickly his death was reported?

Of itself, perhaps not. But if it took this long to get facts on a simple story like this.. where else is the MSM letting us down?

First, anyone who waited for confirmation was doing the right thing. It is not fair to criticize someone for doing the right thing just because they don’t do it enough

Let’s be clear about this. TMZ had such confirmation, sufficient to get the story both fast and correctly. They, apparently, were out there doing news gathering, whereas the MSM, clearly, was not. Doesn’t that raise at least a little concern as to their fact collection/reporting ability on matters of greater import?