It seems like clockwork. Every time I watch a CNN news report that involves Jack Cafferty, I immediately brace myself for a barrage of negative emails, assuming the topical question involves Bush or McCain. In the case that the question has anything to do with Barack Obama or any of his Democratic buddies or positions I know to prepare for a love-fest. It's disturbing to me that someone who asks a question to the public and publishes its email replies could do so in such an unbalanced manner. Cafferty makes absolutely no attempt to present viewers (or readers on CNNs website) with an even distribution of positive and negative emails, no matter the subject. The latest incident that got under my skin was his online file of responses to this wildly leading and unbalanced question:
"Here’s my question to you: Does John McCain undercut his own message by naming someone even younger and more inexperienced than Barack Obama to be his running mate?"
Only one of the eight emails that he highlights is a positive response to the Palin choice. AGH! Cafferty and so many of his media friends are so blatantly unbalanced that I have difficult time rationalizing turning on CNN or MSNBC (Can one be more brazenly anti-Republican than Keith Olbermann?) and telling anyone that I'm watching the "news". The state of American media is flat out depressing.
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