Steve "A**#$@" Schmidt : Media is easy to manipulate

I've been trying to push the only effective criticism of Palin/McCain unsuccesfully here -- that the vetting should have led to a Press Release about the Pregnant Child, and that not doing so fed the so-called OUTRAGE the pussy Right is having right now, and which is getting them a free pass.

My hypothesis was weak because I didn't have anything to back it up, but its clearer now ... look at the article and line below

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/07/america/schmidt.php?page=2
This new environment, he has told friends, is easily manipulated because of round-the-clock thirst for news, increased competition, lowered standards created by the proliferation of outlets and hunger for the outrageous.

THEY KNEW NOT ANNOUCNING THE PREGNANCY WOULD LEAD TO THIS. THEY CREATED THIS MESS.

This is what every "analyst" or press person for the Dems should have been saying since Monday. They lost all of this precious time and could HAVE KILLED ANY BUMP IN THE POLL.

Convention bounces after 2nd convention tend to stick...

I think we lost alot of time there.

I want answers why no one saw this...

So, there is no taking the spotlight back.

The MSM, all of it, is working to put McAin't in the White House.
Everything they do in connection with the election is to that end.