Media - Go ahead, and continue to fail at impressing me.

Crooks and Liars: (with video)

One of the larger frustrations of this primary season has been how the media, in their collective need to create a dramatic narrative, have consistently overstated outcomes of the primaries. For example, Obama may get more delegates than Clinton in Texas, but all of the mainstream media talked about Clinton’s big victory stopping the Obama momentum juggernaut. Very dramatic, but hardly reflective of the reality. At different times, they’ve predicted the impending death of both candidates’ campaigns and floated the idea that one or the other should drop out for the sake of party unity. And all of them have been making John McCain’s snoozer campaign (did any of you watch his speech when he secured the nomination? *yawn*) to be far more credible than it is (he loses against either one in head to head match ups). On Wednesday’s Countdown, in the midst of their post-primary analysis, Richard Wolffe admits to Keith Olbermann that the media coverage leaves much to be desired, if you’re looking for honest reportage.

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Yeah this isn't a political matter, this is a hype and spin for the sake of ratings and viewership.
It is akin to the giddy salivating of Matthews (have you seen him when he is thinking about a sustained fight for him to stand over - it is just creepy) and others at the idea the race isn't over. They go from the race is over, watch the wrap up tonight, and tune in tomorrow as the horse race revs up again and goes on into the Summer...or does it.

This is about governance. It would be nice if we could rely on the media to actually...um, be helpful in getting informed and active in the duties of citizenship? Wouldn't that be nice. But what fun would that be for Matthews and Russert, and it would definitely be against the corporate policy of FOX News.

It is not a game, MSM. Sorry to ruin the fantasy for you.