I applaud Obama for telling the media "Enough," unlike John Kerry (I don't know how he remained upright since he doesn't have a spine). John McCain and the republican party know very well that the media will bite on whatever bone you throw them and who could blame them. It's the only way they will win the election. Unfortunately too many people watch the cable news giants. They don't report the news anymore, they create it. The formula being, lets report a sound byte, bring in 4 people (see: bloggers) you've never heard of to give their "expert analysis" (see: opinion, biased) and beat a dead horse until the next news cycle. I'm glad most of the media outlets apologized for slamming Obama with the lipstick comment not realizing that it's a phrase John McCain uses to keep people awake when he talks.