Stupid Question of the Day

The mainstream media had a field day with Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s incendiary sermons and linking Sen. Barack Obama to ‘60s radical William Ayers. The coverage was non-stop—particularly in the case of the Rev. Wright—yet, the McCain/Palin ticket is getting a free ride on the former’s numerous sketchy associations—including sitting on the board of the racist, ultra right-wing U.S. Council for World Freedom—and Gov. and Todd Palin’s close ties to the secessionist Alaska Independence Party. Why?