http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/foxnews 2008-07-10T00:27:28Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32946-media-s-double-standard-on-mccain-s-bigotry 2008-07-10T00:27:28Z jessehaff <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9izhjnaLa3M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9izhjnaLa3M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/32946-media-s-double-standard-on-mccain-s-bigotry"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/35892" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>From <a href="http://www.jedreport.com/">JedReport</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Last fall, John McCain said that he wanted a Christian to be president because he felt that the Christian faith was a better guide than other faiths. He also said that his faith was an important part of his qualification to lead, adding that the United States Constitution established America as a Christian nation.</p><p>Leave aside for the moment whether John McCain&#39;s religious bigotry is acceptable in modern America. </p><p>Instead, ask yourself what the media would have done if Jeremiah Wright had uttered those words, especially if he had been talking about race instead of religion?</p></blockquote></p> </div> <a href="/blog/32946-media-s-double-standard-on-mccain-s-bigotry">Continue reading</a>