<Sigh . . . .>

You’d never know it from the MSM’s coverage, but there are actually ‘08 Democratic candidates besides Clinton, Obama, and Edwards - and they’re not all white.

From The NYT, I learn that Hillary is singlehandedly likely to rule out the possibility of a dark horse candidate emerging. 

From WaPo (oh, goody - Anne Kornblut and Dan Balz!), I also learn that apparently the only other possibility - at least the only one worth mentioning - is in fact . . wait for it . . . Tom Vilsack?!

Oh, ferchrissakes.

Yeah, I now the article’s talking about Iowa, but Tom Vilsack’s chances are right down there in the netherworld with those of Chris Dodd and Joe "Plagiarism Boy" Biden.  The nation’s two major Sunday papers, lots of ‘08 race coverage, and not a single solitary mention of Bill Richardson?!  The single most qualified candidate of the lot?

I can see what the MSM meme is going to be:  They’ve decided that they want to turn this into a Hillary/Obama smackdown, with a little local color to be added by the guy the Rethugs dubbed "Breck Girl."  Anything that gets in the way of that is to be suppressed.  Utterly.

So this is the plot line, folks.  The MSM have established the narrative, just as they did in the ‘04 primaries with their "Howard Dean is a crazy peacenik leftist nutjob" - and they’re going to do everything in their power to ensure that the narrative hews to that line.

Richardson supporters:  Clearly, our work’s cut out for us.  If the MSM won’t do its job, then (as usual) it’s up to us to do it for them.  You know what to do . . . .

The NYT:

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WaPo:

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