That is because the media's targeted audience is middle-aged white males with disposable income who are insecure enough to persuaded to part with their money by sexist snark selling SUVs, Viagra and beer. Why? Because that is the only way the media corporations can survive; pandering to the only moneyed minority stupid enough to led around with their genitalia.

Do you buy anything that you see in the ads on cable news? Ever wonder who does? Republicans are the target demographic and the Republican establishment, the Washington establishment and the Wall Street establishment have been mining it for years and continue to even though the majority of the electorate turned against it ten years ago.

That is when the establishment decided to impeach the President over a blow job at the same time Clinton was targeting bin Laden and Mohammed Atta was learning to fly. The dark heart of fundamentalism of all stripes is absolutism fueled by sexual insecurity. When Republicans talk about stimulus that is what they mean and the media is more than happy to have them repeat it ad nauseam.