One sign of the media's bias was the obviously disproportionate attention given to the gaffes of Palin and McCain as compared to the gaffes of Obama and Biden.  Biden, of course, could have been trashed continuously throughout the presidential campaign, if the media had a mind to.  Between his gaffes and downright fabrications SNL, for example, could have had a field day with Biden, if it thought there was anything humorous in the incompetence of its favored candidates. 

    Obama's performance yesterday, at his first post-election press conference, was far more human than would have been predicted, if you had relied only on the fawning praise that the media heaped on his extemporaeous speaking skills.  However, if you paid attention during the debates, the silver-tongued Obama never made an appearance.  Obama's press conference was consistent with that.  I can only imagine what the press would have done had George Bush unleashed a witticism about the dead JFK and his iconic widow.  I don't mean to exaggerate the significance of Obama's slip-up.  It's difficult to be funny without sometimes going too far, even if Obama understood the need for care in his first press conference, which was supposed to focus on a highly sensitive issue, the country's disastrous financial condition. I merely point out that Obama does not speak nearly as well off-the-cuff as the media has claimed and that the media can be expected to continue to treat him with kid gloves.  Now that Obama has become president, I want him to succeed, but I will not forget the way the press joined his campaign.