The “falling for silly things” part is the double standard we live with from the media and those that read on this site that don’t seem to see it. It’s people on conservative sites going, “Well, what-da-ya know! Boy those CNN folks are just great!” That’s the part. Vetting candidates is important. Where was this examination for any Democrat candidate in the last 20 - 30 years, esp. Obama? Where is it for Trump’s very liberal positions, now and in the past? The media’s attacks, (questions designed as “assassin’s bullets” as Rush put it) is what I’m upset about and not even that so much as the way they seem to be able “play” the voters on our side of the aisle. The MSMedia are our enemies. If you believe anything else you can’t be effect in the battle we face and that isn’t silly, it’s a fact. Religious conservative are their favorite. If it comes down to Cruz and Rubio who do you think the media will favor? They’ll hate both but I bet they go after Cruz more than Marco. If that turns out to be true, will folks on the right be aware of it?
The media is left, and supports Democrats; yes, we all know that. Complaining about it makes as much sense as complaining about water being wet or the sun being hot. It's the way things are; it doesn't mean you get to ignore reality.