Magicpaddler wrote on Apr 21^st, 2020 at 2:49pm:

solotripper wrote on Apr 21st, 2020 at 2:18pm: BillConner wrote on Apr 21st, 2020 at 2:08pm: I wish there was a good choice - not the lesser of two poor choices - like last time.   I'll hold my nose and vote for the lesser of two evils. I've done it before in 50 yrs of voting. Says a lot about the primary process and how we wind-up with some candidates. I think the media plays a HUGE role in why some really good people DON'T want to run for office.   I can't think of ONE President since I first voted that would withstand the MEDIA scrutiny people get now. Add in social media and I can see why many people wouldn't want to put themselves OR their families thru it.   JFK was revered by many but today he wouldn't even make it into the debate stage because of his womanizing.   I've NEVER met a human no matter how good they were that didn't have some serious flaws. Somehow the GOTCHA media thinks whoever wants to be President should be without flaws. That just isn't realistic. I disagree that you can’t be a womanizer and not be harassed as a president. We recently had a president that had been reported by something like 7 woman of rape (at the time of the incident not humpteen years later) and the only thing the press did to him was enhance his package.

  Reported yes, proven NO. JFK was bringing them into the WH and we all know now about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedy bros.

  The press is SELECTIVE about who/what they are outraged about.

  I wish Joe Friday was the nation's JOURNALISM editor in chief!  Just the FACT'S ma'am is what I want to hear/read. I'll MAKE my own conclusions from there.  ;)