Stunner: Media Turns on Maverick

Make no mistake, I'm fully supporting John McCain and will be voting for him come November. But really, I hope he isn't so naive to think the media is on his side. Or ever really was. Let's face it, the only reason they gave him so much attention back in 2000 was because they hated George W. Bush more, and anyone who was contending with Bush was automatically their flavor of the month.

The longtime love affair between John McCain and what he once called his ``base'' -- the national news media -- is on the rocks.

McCain's campaign manager, Steve Schmidt, yesterday lashed out at what he deemed ``offensive'' and ``demeaning'' coverage and questions from reporters after McCain's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, confirmed her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

``It used to be that a lot of those smears and the crap on the Internet stayed out of the newsrooms of serious journalists,'' Schmidt said at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Now, however, the media is the mistress of Barack Obama. It's not even a competition. They've gone so far in the tank for the guy, they'll never again regain credibility.

So here's my advice for McCain, not that he's looking for it: Run against the media as well as The Messiah. A huge majority of the base loathes the media and their approval rating is down there with the Nancy Pelosi Congress. Take them on and people will root for you. Stop sucking up to them. They hate you and want you to lose and they'll do anything to sabotage you and Sarah Palin.

Let them squeal about being cut off from you. It won't matter. Just get your message out to the public and bypass the press.