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1) Hand-wringing: my GAWD, what is she trying to do? Is she mad? Is she this disconnected? ***Nutshell: they get to look down their noses at her, and the media love to look down their noses at people who are smarter, more powerful, and wealthier than they (see Gore 2000). 2) Race-games: Oh, gee, why did Obama lose by such a big margin here? Oh yeah, because these are working-class whites. Gee (more hand wringing), will this be a problem in the General? I mean, what's wrong with these voters? And why does Clinton stoke these flames? ***Nutshell: we the media are educated whites and can, once again, show our enlightened status by looking down our noses at yet another voting bloc. Double-bonus: we get to project our holier-than-thou-ness by wondering aloud if all the rest of America is as enlightened as we are not to be bothered by a black candidate. 3) We are just big, fucking ass-faces who are paid too much for creating stupid fucking narratives that the all-too-eager hungrily lap up. ***Nutshell: the media have really sold their souls. They all make too much money, attend to many cocktail parties, and consume too much of their own circle-jerk narratives. Unfortunately, telling from the inane emails I receive on a daily basis from family and friends, they have an enthusiastic audience. 4) Faux news is the top cable channel, and Billy Orally is the highest rated cable news show. ***Nutshell: God hates us. Kill me.
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