A biased press is not a free press. The major media should never vett another candidate or conduct another "debate."

The headline is ours. Hugh Hewitt might aggree, however.

by: Hugh Hewitt
Examiner Columnist
November 14, 2010

With all due respect to Nancy Reagan, her proposal that the first Republican debate of the 2012 season be held at the Reagan Library in the spring of 2011 is worse than a nonstarter. The country needs to focus on the hugely important congressional debates this spring, not on made-for-MSM, liberal-dominated GOP wrestling matches.

The idea is itself an insult to conservative activists and new media. A quick rejection by GOP candidates of the presumptuous declaration of inevitability by Politico.com and NBC that they would be in charge would go a long way toward recognizing that these outlets, like most of the Beltway-Manhattan media elite, went in the tank for President Obama in 2008 and won't be allowed to dictate the terms of the 2012 presidential race. . . . READ MORE >>>>

Editor's notes: one of the strategies that simply must go the way of the horse and carriage is this business of being "vetted" by the media. They have proven themselves to be biased beyond belief and have lost their "right" to pose as representatives of the people. They should be treated with the same degree of respect that is extended to the Globe or the National Enquirer.

Obama has refused to take difficult interviews and the press knows it. He has attempted to pick winners and losers as relates to the media, his assault on FoxNews and talk radio are two of his most pronounced failings. Apparently, his example is an acceptable course of action. We should follow suit.

The day is over when a fat Charlie Gibson or a bigoted Chris Matthews should be allowed to interview anyone on the Right.
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