One unavoidable truth that must be faced regarding the media and 2014 is this: the American media has the conservatives’ number.  They know exactly where the blind spots are, which are the most sensitive points, and how to do the most damage. And they have absolutely no compunction about taking advantage of it. The relationship between conservatives and the media recalls the old skit by Monty Python concerning “the advantages of not being seen.”  A plummy voice calls out, “Will Christine please stand up?” Christine rises from behind a bush, there’s an explosion, and down again she goes. “Will Todd stand up?” Here’s Todd, here’s the explosion, no more Todd. “Cliven, please…” A simple formula, and one that always seems to work, no matter how often it’s attempted.  Christine, after all, was blown up repeatedly by Bill Maher throughout the late 1990s before she even ran for office....(Read Full Article)