The media doesn't JUST talk about these stories. Rightwingers just obsess over them because their candidate must be free from any disparaging comment while the opponent is allowed to be smeared as an American hating, muslim friend of a terrorist. Yup, that's "fair and balanced".

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008