Quote from Maverick74:
I would be interested in seeing that. I thought maybe you had one off the top of your head. I've been involved in politics a little bit at the local level, both US House and US Senate races and I've seen what goes on behind the scenes both in terms of the media and the party structure and the thing is, politics is a lot like sports. It's really competitive. The process is actually pretty efficient and it does a good job of weeding out those that just don't have the goods. Then it's all about networking and alliances. It's very cut throat. But at the end of the day, the right guys usually make it to the finals just as in sports.
I've been paying attention to the media for some time, politics, only the last 10 years or so. When I served in the USMC (90's) the media was considered the enemy of the government. During some of the anti terrorism courses I taught, the media was a detriment to the mission, and a boon to terrorists. It was a common theme in much of the course material I provided.
Of course, this was all during the 90's and oh how times have changed. After 9/11/2001, the (traditional) media practically fused with government, exemplified by the run up to the Iraq war. I guess this is my queue, I have a mission.