We're not talking about the wire services. AP's already noted that U.S. House Rep. Ron Paul won 52% of the vote and Reuters has added that the poll was in person and online and "Each voter was required to make a $5 contribution to the Illinois Republican Party to cover costs of the straw poll and to support state and local Republican candidates." And, of course, Chicago, Illinois is one of the few big cities that can still boast that they have two daily papers. Rick Pearson covered the straw poll for The Chicago Tribune but The Chicago Sun Times decided AP was the way to go on a story that they should have been putting their own stamp on.
We're more worried about when Monday rolls around. Will it make the morning chat & chews? Or will they have moved on?
If it would help, should we insist we know someone who said Ron Paul had a big penis? And that she even had pictures of it?
If we hinted she might (or might not) come forward after a week of non-stop coverage, would the press go into overdrive and talk about Ron Paul non-stop?
That does seem to be what the press specializes in these days, doesn't it?
