A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media

Bernard Goldberg

Jan 2008 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In 2008, the mainstream media crossed a line. It's not the same old liberal bias we've seen for years; the media deified Obama, making conservatives blasphemers and liberals gullible fools. What did it mean, and what will the consequences be?

Ratings and reviews

The US presidential election of 2009 was historic in many respects - the first black presidential candidate by one of the major parties, the first female VP candidate on the Republican ticket, and probably a host of other "firsts" that only news pundits and political junkies care about. The election was also unprecedented in the following regard: never before has the media been so blatantly and unapologetically in the pocket of one candidate. The overwhelming media bias in favor of Democrats and liberals is well documented, but this time around it reached the fever pitch that went far beyond all decorum and pretense of objectivity. News anchors and newspaper columnist were competing with each other for the most fawning coverage of The One. The level of adulation was more appropriate for a teenage love novel, than for the professional news coverage by supposed grownups. This state of affairs prompted Bernie Goldberg to write another book, documenting and analyzing some of the most outrageous instances of this media misbehavior. The result is an entertaining read, the kind that we've come to expect from Goldberg, that amuses you and makes your eyes roll at the same time. The only problem that I have with the book is its length - it is much too short, and one gets the sense that Goldberg was pushing even to reach the existing page count. The book is a page turner, and one only wishes that the end didn't come so soon. This lack of length is understandable in the light of the fact that the book needed to come out in print while the topic was still very fresh and relevant. However, I certainly hope that Goldberg's next work will be much more filling. We cannot expect to subsist on appetizers for too long.

About the author

Bernard Golberg is an American writer, journalist, and political pundit. He has won twelve Emmy Awards during his career and is currently a commentator for Fox News and a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.