I was watching some Youtube videos, and came across
this oldie. It interviews Obama voters after the 2008 election, and asks them some questions about the election. At one point, they show Sarah Palin stating, accurately and correctly, that there are some places in Alaska where you can see Russia. Then they showed Tina Fey's parody from SNL where Tina said (in character, imitating Palin) that she could see Russia from her house. Every one of the voters questioned claimed that it was Sarah Palin who said she could see Alaska from her house. When asked which candidate had to withdraw from running for President years earlier for committing plagiarism, they all said "Sarah Palin", even though the correct answer was Joe Biden. The video is full of such examples. And yes, it was prepared by conservatives.
But it illustrates an excellent point. The mainstream media, where most of the great unwashed get their information, is terribly slanted in favor of the politically liberal point-of-view. It goes beyond simply being doctrinaire. Any candidate who looks like he has a good chance of defeating the liberal Democrat candidate is going to have his reputation smeared through selective reporting. The media won't state falsehoods. They'll simply report the things that make the conservative look bad, and ignore everything else.
There has been a similar smear campaign going on against Ted Cruz. Apparently an actress hired to be in one of his commercials did some softcore adult movies. Not porn movies. Just what are commonly called "skin flicks". But the headlines depict her as a "porn star" to make it look like Cruz was personally responsible for not fully vetting every actor and actress who appeared in his commercials.
Trump might not be the best choice to be the next President. But given how hard the political establishment is fighting against him, on both sides, it has to make me think that maybe the establishment is simply afraid of him.
