Wait a second. Who exactly decides those rules, and why on earth can't they be changed?
Who says "we can't get it, ever"? Isn't that what the "Death Watch" is all about? Now that so many more Americans are seeing this kind of bias plainly, isn't there a greater chance that to ensure their survival, they (the MSM) adapt?
I think it's defeatist and in direct opposition to everything this campaign stands for to say that we will never have unbiased news. It seems to me that McCain/Palin have already had the affect of starting reform on the media as well.
Given that a large section of Americans no longer rely on the television for their news, and that the number is only likely to grow (since younger people live on the net), it may be that we are seeing the last gasps of a dying institution. I can only hope so.
“Who exactly decides those rules”
The people asking the questions.
“and why on earth can’t they be changed?”
Oh they can be. Fairness doctrine anyone?