In all fairness, the press is still waiting for Obama to the questions about his birth certificate.

I hate my dyslexia.

Incumbent president lays low during primary season, while opponents look like lunatics and idiots.

Dear God. This has never been done throughout the entirety of American history.

So the liberal media is bad because they're spending too much attention on the GOP candidates? LOLWUT?

Santorum is now in #2.

Funny, I always thought #2 was in Santorum...

Lionel Mandrake: IGee, could that be because he's not criss-crossing Iowa trying to get in front of as many cameras as possible? Huh? Ya think?

I read that as "cross-dressing Iowa" and was thoroughly confused for a moment.

Muta: I hate my dyslexia.

I feel ya.

Richard Benedetto is a retired USA Today White House correspondent and columnist. He now teaches for The Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University and politics & journalism at American University.

I hadn't heard of this organization before, but it had that peculiar ring to it that so many right-wing organizations share. Sure enough, it's not actually what you might call "nonpartisan".

This goes a long way in explaining why this article is such a conservative sob-fest.

Guys, there's blood running down from my ears. Is that normal?

Fart_Machine: So the liberal media is bad because they're spending too much attention on the GOP candidates? LOLWUT?

It is rather enjoyable to see the GOP actively regretting their idiotic plan to overexpose their weak candidates through a series of faux-debates.
If they would have just hired me during the planning phase I could have saved them a lot of money and embarrassment.

What kind of retard still supports this loser anyway? Let's face it, he's a snakeoil salesman who hoodwinked and bamboozled a bunch of unthinking idiots who fell for his rhetorical mumbo-jumbo and Nazi-like propaganda. Put that in your hope pipe and smoke it.

Indeed, the GOP hopefuls have been thoroughly queried on a laundry list of issues

...let's see...Libya...no that's the wrong one...

Nishu: He's still the president. He should still be answering tough questions and taking shiat from know it all reporters. That's what presidents are supposed to do. We're not supposed to just give them a free pass once they win the election.

You're right, because if there is one thing Obama has gotten since his election...it's a free pass.

I am definitely going to get outraged about this. It's one of my new year's resolutions.

Muta
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dyslexics of the world untie!

What's become abundantly clear since its inception is that Real Clear Politics is covered with the taint of a dank frothy mix of excrement infused GOP jism. It's like they are desperately trying to stay relevant in a field where Santorum is surging from behind.

just sayin

Nishu: He's still the president. He should still be answering tough questions and taking shiat from know it all reporters. That's what presidents are supposed to do. We're not supposed to just give them a free pass once they win the election.

We know all of his positions, he is after all implementing them.

If the world changes you can bet Obama is going to take a stand and elaborate on something. But we don't need to ask him AGAIN where he stands on health insurance or the war on terror. Especially when you can read any newspaper in the world and see where the US is going.

Agneska: What kind of retard still supports this loser anyway? Let's face it, he's a snakeoil salesman who hoodwinked and bamboozled a bunch of unthinking idiots who fell for his rhetorical mumbo-jumbo and Nazi-like propaganda. Put that in your hope pipe and smoke it.

You forgot Muslin, communist, marxist, socialist and empty suit. Please check the derptroll talking points before posting next time.

Here's the thing, I will not be supporting Obama with my time or money this time around because I strongly disagree with some of the things he has done. I will, however, vote for him because he does things that I agree with 50-75% of the time. Generic Republican candidate will do things that I agree with 0-25% of the time and depending on who it is may be mentally unhinged. I would like a real progressive to challenge Obama but that won't happen and a real progressive isn't electable anyhow. So has Obama been disappointing? Sure. But voting for him as the only grown up candidate is not a hard decision, really.

Nishu: He's still the president. He should still be answering tough questions and taking shiat from know it all reporters. That's what presidents are supposed to do. We're not supposed to just give them a free pass once they win the election.

To be fair, he's had to spend an inordinate amount of time answering silly questions like "where were you born" and taking shiat from know-nothing congresspeople instead. In addition, he's had a pretty predictable relationship with the press corps. No Jeff Gannons apparently.

The irony is that the media only looks liberal to conservatives because conservatives are too far gone to realize that they are now a far-right party. If anything, the media is compulsive about making conservatives look sane, if only from a CYA perspective.

It's all part of the Google, Facebook, Yahoo, NBC conspiracy media.

So is it supposed to be Obummer or the liebral media's fault for not including him on stage during the republican primary debates? Either way, it's certainly couldn't be the GOP's fault, they sent him the invitations.

Anyone who seriously uses the term "liberal media" deserves to develop an intolerable crotch itch until they come to their senses about reality.

Obama has always dodged the tough questions/issues....after the Dims lost big last election, he has moved to the middle.... a move that is more for his political future than for the future of our country country

Diogenes: Aarontology: Diogenes: The piece might be fair, if Obama were running for the GOP or DEM nomination. He's an unchallenged incumbent at the moment.

Like you wouldn't want to see how Obama would explain what he would do if he were the GOP nominee.

Oh, no question I'd love it. But I'm not foolish enough to expect it.

And for what it's worth, I do think he's getting a pass from the media -- all of it - on the NDAA thing. I'm still waiting for a reply to the email I sent to the campaign.

NDAA is why I won't vote Obama in 2012. I don't care if a Republican wins, at least they admit they jack booted fascists.

Question for president Obama from Kenya: Why no war with Mexico? They keep sending them illegals aliens here and chopping off patriotic Americans heads next to Guvenor Jan Brewers house. And what about them illegals spaceships of them illegals? We could use them to harvest moon oil.

Other question for Black guy standing behind the Presidents podium: Israel told me Iran haz nucular weapons of mass destruction. Why we no attack them for Americans to be able to watch the trial and hanging on the TV? I'ze got 3 christian sons ready to be sacrificed for the greater good of all that sweet sweet oil to heat my house for one month of the year and keep the beer truck fleet moving.

Nother question for 1 term President: Mailman said he might not be able to deliver my welfare check anymore on Saturday, cause of too many people using eeemail. I even found out Internet is full of pictures of naked fat ladies, so I had to cancel my glossy magazine prescription, which stopped his daily deliveries and my ten minutes of talking to him to find out what neighbors are getting in their mail. Maybe I has to go back to borrowing their mail to see what blasphemous stuff they get..

Final question Barry: Keystone beer is good, but why you no give them money to build beer pipeline from AlsBerta to Texass?

As is: LIEberal media gives Fartbongo a pass.

In an alternate universe, wherein The Islamic Shock gets as much press attention as the GOP Klown Kar: HUSSEIN spent his whole presidency campaigning.

Either case: *yawn*

Slaves2Darkness: I don't care if a Republican wins

Way to cut off your nose to spite your own face.

Slaves2Darkness: at least they admit they jack booted fascists.

You very well know that they do not. Stop with the histrionics.

I, for one, am terribly disappointed that the president has not commented on the war on lightbulbs and the other super important stuff that the GOP candidates usually talk about.

WHY ISN'T GOPBAMA AT THE GOP LEADERSHIP DEBATES?! What are you hiding, Republibama?!

This is news?

The JournoList scandal made it crystal clear that the media was going to not only treat Obama with kids gloves, but actively engage in libel of his opponents in order to help him win. Even when faced with ethnic cleansing of bl

"If the right forces us all to either defend Wright or tear him down, no matter what we choose, we lose the game they've put upon us. Instead, take one of them - Fred Barnes, Karl Rove, who cares - and call them racists." - Spencer Ackeman - The New Republic

Nishu: Lunchlady: Nishu: He's still the president. He should still be answering tough questions and taking shiat from know it all reporters. That's what presidents are supposed to do. We're not supposed to just give them a free pass once they win the election.

We know all of his positions, he is after all implementing them.

If the world changes you can bet Obama is going to take a stand and elaborate on something. But we don't need to ask him AGAIN where he stands on health insurance or the war on terror. Especially when you can read any newspaper in the world and see where the US is going.

Yeah, like shutting down gitmo and ending the Iraq occupation by 2009? I supported Obama in 2008, and lemme tell you I was pleased as punch to see him get involved in Lybia, follow bushs timeline for Iraq and threaten to veto the NDAA over him not being given enough "flexibility" over detaining American citizens. And why the fark does no one ask him why we have 16000 troops and contractors in Iraq after the 2 years late end to the occupation in Iraq?

I'm not one to cry on about the liberal media, but for farks sake, people. Do you just not give a shiat anymore?

Given that my wife and I are involved with Occupy, NDAA kind of scares the shiat out of us. These are reasonable things that reasonable people would like answers to but are being drowned out by this rightist clownshow because the wingnuts support the same shiat and they don't want these questions being asked either.

None of that changes the fact that the article's premise is idiotic.

Nishu: I'm not one to cry on about the liberal media,
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Nishu: We're not supposed to just give them a free pass once they win the election.

And yet here we are. Why should we trust that you other opinions aren't colored by your internal inconsistency and penchant for hyperbole?

ib_thinkin: Slaves2Darkness: NDAA is why I won't vote Obama in 2012. I don't care if a Republican wins, at least they admit they jack booted fascists.

What exactly was the problem with this year's NDAA?

The whole "the government can lock up anyone indefinitely without charge or trial on any suspicion of terroristic activities" thing. You might have heard about it. Kind of a big farking deal.