Whining isn't limited to Phil Gramm

The pathetic ad above is the McCain campaign's idea of being witty, and this time his handlers are Phil Gramming about all of the favorable press coverage that Barack Obama is allegedly receiving.

First off, the video above is very poorly produced - are interns doing campaign videos now?

Secondly, I guess I must be living in an parallel universe, because in the pathetic corporate media that masquerades as a free press, I've seen lots of favorable McCain coverage, Here, Here, Here, Here and even Here. Probably the best roundup of all is Here, a collection of bullshit we've been spoon-fed about McCain for months on end now. And speaking of press and freedom of expression, McCain has disdain for people who don't share his views, which is beyond outrageous for a presidential candidate; Click Here and Here for some blatant examples.

(And I haven't even mentioned CBS's despicable doctoring of McCain footage yesterday - I'll get to that in a minute - it demands and requires a post of its own.)

Conversely, I've seen plenty of disgraceful coverage of Barack Obama & his supporters.

The Swiftboating of Gen. Wesley Clark Here, Here and Here.

Remember Jeremiah Wright? Well, the media wouldn't forget him, for weeks on end. I think I'd call that unfavorable coverage. Samples are Here, and Here.

And during his current trip abroad? Some media outlets have gone out of their way to nitpick Obama to death, most notably NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who's pretty much a disgrace of a journalist. Click Here. (More on Mitchell later.)

Yea, the press sure is in love with Barack Obama!

My guess is that the McCain campaign is jealous (and a bit peeved) that their candidate is getting some long neglected scrutiny in the press. After all, McCain had the nomination sewn up long before Obama did, and the press was busy with that horse race. Now that the media McCain isn't ceaselessly fawning over the GOP war hero, his handlers don't like it. And it has got to be adding to the campaign's frustration that every time McCain opens his mouth, he turns into a gaffe machine (when he's not flashing that creepy, plastic smile).

End of story.