Obama Upset with the Media.. and I say, "Those who live by the sword.."

So.

I'm watching CNN this morning, and see Barack Obama is upset about the media. That they over-simplify, that they're overly negative, that the media is not doing it's "job" in bringing information to the people.

Is anyone else stating the obvious?

That the significant success of Obama's election was also based upon a simplified and negative media.

Now - let's make sure we're not over-stating the case. The American public had many reasons to not vote for the Republicans after the myriad of errors on the part of George W. Bush over two years in office. Even as a Conservative, I would not presume to suggest that the media were responsible for McCain's loss.

However - the "Campaign of Hope" was a typical 21st century media endeavor, big on hype, low on substance. The speeches of Barack Obama owed more to Nancy Grace than they did to Walter Cronkite.

So, uh, Mr. Obama - spare us the indignation. You took advantage of a superficial media in a manner never seen before in U.S. politics, you had every significant media presence outside of Fox News eating from your hand - to the point that people like John Stewart started to embarrass themselves with the overt public campaign to idolize you and demonize Bush.

So, forget getting your face on Letterman and every other possible news program, and just go to work. Nobody said selling health care or dealing with Afghanistan was going to be easy, so stop with the whining. It doesn't become you.