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January 30, 2008 4:10 PM by Abigail Pesta | 100 Views, COMMENTS

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I'm getting a little sick of the media's blatantly hyped bias toward Obama. Sure, he's buzzy, but give us a break. Case in point: The other night on Nightline, they flashed shot after shot of a beaming, triumphant-looking Obama, with the glowing title: "SON OF CAMELOT." Then they went on to show endless footage of a very noble-looking President Kennedy interspersed with the Obama shots. When a dour shot of Hillary finally hit the screen, it was with the negative title, "IS BILL TO BLAME?" Pretty lame. I like Obama just fine, but let's face it: If a woman with his same credentials were running for office, she'd be laughed off the planet. The Obama hype-machine needs to take it down a notch.

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Posted by Abigail Pesta

Abigail Pesta is a journalist who has lived and worked around the world, from London to Hong Kong. A highlight from her travels: bar-hopping in Shanghai with a minor-league Mafioso in his hearse-like limo. A lowlight: getting attacked in Cambodia by swarms of flying cockroaches, each one the size of your thumb. She writes short-short stories for her website, Fine Words Butter No Parsnips (http://butternoparsnips.com/).

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