Oh good grief - what is this? 'denigration under the guise of soft praise"?
Or you were living on another planet when West was in Congress and on the news most every day -
Do some resear5ch - watch the plethora of videos on West - He fears no press, no politicians, no muzzies, and does not speak PC. He takes 'em all on and no holds barred.
The MSM are not stupid-- during the primaries they savaged Romney's opponents so that the most preferred "establishment" candidate would win the nomination and lose the election.
That's why Rubio or Jeb Bush are being feted right now as "serious" candidates.