[hecticskeptic]

The media blackout of 1998 is in striking contrast to the wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's "gaffe". Two decades back, the media loved McCain because he was their kind of Republican: that's to say, he spent more time attacking other Republicans than he ever did Democrats. And they wanted him to keep on doing that, so they closed ranks around him. Whereas no one wants what Trump wants to talk about to be part of the 2016 election conversation, so anything must be seized on to disqualify him from participation. And, if nothing else is to hand, a sneer at John McCain will have to do.

Steyn couldn’t have nailed it better. One doesn’t normally think of the media supporting Republicans but yes they do….. particularly Fox News which supports ‘their kind of Republicans’. I am beginning to like Trump more and more…. I’ve watched his McCain comments numerous times and don’t actually see a problem there at all when viewed in their totality including context. On top of that, Trump appears to be going down a checklist of ticking off items that nobody in politics wants to talk about but are crucial to the nation, every RINO is now on notice that Trump will expose and ridicule them for who and what they are….. and he is just big enough, he doesn’t have to worry about pissing anyone off in the media, exposing them and for that matter, completely neutralizing them. I’m a Cruz fan all the way and while there will be some pain and problems, I see nothing but good coming from Trump bombing all these sacrosanct issues, phony RINOs and misguided and self-important media types.

[Always A Marine]

...Trump appears to be going down a checklist of ticking off items that nobody in politics wants to talk about but are crucial to the nation, every RINO is now on notice that Trump will expose and ridicule them for who and what they are….. and he is just big enough, he doesn’t have to worry about pissing anyone off in the media, exposing them and for that matter, completely neutralizing them. I’m a Cruz fan all the way and while there will be some pain and problems, I see nothing but good coming from Trump bombing all these sacrosanct issues, phony RINOs and misguided and self-important media types.

This Cruz fan agrees. You hit the nail on the head.