[catpuppy]

Question: Is it even possible to have a Republic when the media is this bad?

Headline from NBCNews New York via Drudge:
Bamalot: Obama Drafts Star-Studded Short List for Cabinet

Although this does not answer your question, it does confirm that "the media is this bad." And it's only gonna get worse.

[Lakeshark]

I prefer the tabloids, they have much better headlines:

Alien Brain Suckers Invade Earth! Obama discovered to be one.........

[sweetliberty]

"Question: Is it even possible to have a Republic when the media is this bad?"

The term "media" implies purveyors of factual information. They stopped being that long ago. They've become nothing more than a sick form of entertainment for mashochists and the delusional that might be equated to the Romans' feeding of Christians to the lions.