[Sols]

"And like whimpering puppies the media do not protest, complain or demand access."

I completely missed this line the first time around. This is absolutely disgusting. DEMAND access to an old woman living a quiet life in Hawaii just because her son is a presidential candidate? That's so gross and self-righteous I don't know what to say.

What's next, hunting down and harassing his white cousins? Second cousins? Great third aunt 12 times removed?

[trappedinnj]

hmmmm..

So the mother abandons Barry for some stint in Indonesia and the father takes off for Harvard.

I can say I'm not going to vote for him, but for him not to be 100% really screwed up, getting a decent education, becoming a US Senator, you can give him some credit.
But it does explain the cocaine thing.

[ElkGroveDan]

This is absolutely disgusting. DEMAND access to an old woman living a quiet life in Hawaii just because her son is a presidential candidate?

You have never followed Presidential campaigns before have you? or the press in general? That's how they act. His point was that they are remarkably subdued in this case.