A better, and more germane question is: If Obama had been vetted by the media to this point, would he have made it to this point to be attacked?
I am not sure Obama has not been vetted by the media. Many in the media will attack anyone to the right of Stalin. The fact that Obama’s past is open to anyone who can use Google means that the lack of media attacks are very telling, for Obama and for the Media. They can easily be pegged in the information age.