McCain, the media and crickets

by BarbinMD
DailyKos
Thu Mar 20, 2008

Imagine the reaction had Democratic presidential candidates' Obama or Clinton falsely claimed that Iran was training al Qaeda to fight in Iraq; screaming headlines, network coverage usually reserved for a missing white woman and and of course head-shaking editorials on their lack of foreign policy experience. But when John McCain, the self and media-decribed expert says it, not once:

But Al Qaeda is there, they are functioning, they are supported in many times, in many ways by the Iranians.

...not twice:

As you know, there are al Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, given training as leaders, and they’re moving back into Iraq.

...but three times:

We continue to be concerned about Iranian -- taking Al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back. We continue to be concerned about Iranian influence and assistance to Hezbollah, as well as Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons.

...what do we hear from the media?

Crickets.

It's amazing what a little dry rub will get ya.