This is truly indicative of Groupthink to extremes -- such that the MSM is to insecure to withstand any questions or scrutiny.
The more this behavior is enabled, the more disturbed these personalities will become. Shouldn't the federal government mandate group therapy? ;)
Meanwhile, New Media is making innumerable end-runs around the MSM, thanks to conservative talk radio, the Fox News Channel and the public Internet. Even George Lucas is feeling the heat of the New Media as he has come under considerable criticism for using Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith to criticize President Bush.
This sort of narcissism and solpisism is the mark of the psychotc and the sociopathic personality and it manifests itself in rage and self serving rationalization.
IT will only get worse.