The mainstream press--working seemingly in tandem with right-wing punditry and the John McCain campaign--has been beating the "divided Democratic Party" drum for months and months. And this week, with the Democratic National Convention underway, the beat has gotten louder.
Left-wing pundits have been downplaying this, which they would probably try to do even if it were true. But many voices, from Thom Hartmann on Air America Radio, Randi Rhodes from Nova M Radio, and John Aravosis from AmericaBlog have been reporting that it is not only overblown, but that this divide isn't even evident at the convention itself. My thought is that it makes a good story, but that it's typical mountain out of a molehill stuff.
As the story below shows, the events taking place at the convention with Hillary Clinton are not at all unusual, in the context of previous Democratic Conventions. In fact, it would be odd if she didn't have a prominent spot.
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Hillary Clinton speaks at convention. The press concocts a story
Within the fast-forward world of campaign journalism, it's not considered cool to examine the recent past in order to provide context for today's events. (We know it's not cool because nobody does it.) Nonetheless, here's a very brief history lesson that the political press prefers to ignore. . .
Read on (it's really good) at: Media Matters for America
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