Excepting Olbermann, I'm declaring war on the MSM.  I hate them.  I think they have no journalistic standards whatsoever.  Their only standards have to do with two things:  Dollar and Sign. 

Before heading into the hospital this morning, I was watching MSNBC's show after Morning Joe.  I was annoyed then to hear Mika Brzezinski say that both campaigns were digging a hole by both going negative.

Say what? 

If I remember correctly, it was Clinton's campaign that decide to throw the kitchen sink at Obama.  He's been just responding to what Clinton's been throwing.  He's only been more forceful about asking her to reveal the truths in her campaign and being more transparent.  He has not personally attacked her character or her gender.  He has not said that McCain would be better than her as a CiC.  It goes on and on.

To say that Obama is half responsible for this is ridiculous.  No doubt that he does shoulder a small part of the blame - by simply responding.  But if someone's sucker punching you for the political prizefight of your life, what are you going to do?  While he can hold her back and let her punch at him hurricane style (you know when your little brother throws a crazy amount of wild punches while you hold his head back and act bored), he needs to land some serious blows of his own.  Which is what he's trying to do.

The funny thing is, the MSM has put Obama in between a rock and a hard place.  If he would have just sat there, then the MSM questions his ability to fight - he's too aloof.  If he fights back, then they say he's just sinking down to Clinton's level and is responsible for this division. 

I heard it on more than one source, so this is not simply just one program.  I find it disturbing and a clear attempt by the MSM to influence the election their way - so they can get ratings up all the way until August.  Are we that gullible?  Based on what happened in Ohio, I guess some of us are.