It used to be that Freepers and others could create enough buzz about certain issues to shame the MSM into not only reporting but also investigating the story. Those days are gone. Fox doesn’t do much investigative reporting, relying more on commentary and the rest of the MSM simply ignores most potential issues left of center until such time, if ever, that thy have no choice. Even magazines like the Weekly Standard are more ideological commentary than hard-nosed journalism. Two blatant examples of this are--- having to rely on the National Enquirer for the John Edwards affair and baby story...