Reply #5: Yes, but they aren't always victims

[Radical Activist]

I think its horrible that the media controls the process to the extent that it does. I just think if people are going to complain about the media tearing down Dean at the end, they should also admit the degree to which Dean was promoted by the corporate media earlier in the primary.

I saw an endless succession of fluff stories about Dean’s internet campaign, even when he wasn't the only one doing it. I saw the media constantly portray Dean as the only anti-war progressive in the race, even though he wasn't really progressive and there were other candidates against the war. What interest does the corporate media have in promoting a moderate on economic issues to liberals? I’m glad Dean came out against media consolidation problems, but Kucinich did it months earlier at the first primary debate; and we see how the media responded. Dean got much of his early support because people found out about him from the corporate media that routinely portrayed him as more liberal than he was.