They should have said something a lot sooner about the media’s biased coverage. It is simply ridiculous, especially given McKinnon’s own definition of “working the refs,” that Hillary and her campaign were doing that. They mentioned a few times that there seemed to be biased coverage. That is nowhere near “endless and bitter complaints about your opponents’ supposed advantages… Aggressively contesting every foul and infraction… [an] unmitigated barrage…”

And, contrary to what we hear from the commentariat sheep and the blind followers of Obama, he is the one who has been using Rovian tactics against Hillary for months. Just because he SAYS he’s staying above the frey doesn’t mean that he is doing so (a Rovian/Republican tactic all by itself). From his personal, dismissive and arrogant treatment of Hillary (”She’s likable enough” — just ONE example), to all of the half-truths and outright lies he uses against her, often delivered with similar arrogance, he is displaying his careful study and adaptation of the Republican/Rovian Method. The media have totally given him a pass on these actions.

McKinnon uses the “attack” language about Hillary that a lot of the blind followers are using, when in reality, Hillary hasn’t criticized Obama ENOUGH. What is laughable is McKinnon’s characterization of the Clinton campaign’s few mild comments about press bias and justified criticisms of a political opponent as “aggressive complaints against the media, coupled with negative attacks on her opponent…” I’m guessing that McKinnon’s assessments come from the prevailing attitude that turns any assertiveness, strategic action, or political savvy on the part of a woman into bithchiness, meanness, and conniving. That, and he has apparently swallowed all the Republican spin and real attacks over the years about the Clintons.

Senator Clinton’s campaign was right to point out the media bias with which she has had to contend. I have not found the Clinton campaign any more negative than that of the Obama campaign. Many of the worst accusations re negative campaigning are based on false interpretations of racism, as the most potent example.

And, by the way, Hillary Clinton is NOT Bill Clinton.