…(T)he fatiguing situation we have now with seven semi-announced candidates a year and a half away from the election running around the country Monday morning quarterbacking is also going too far. In my opinion, if the news media would quit trying to create false excitement by covering all potential presidential candidates in terms of a popularity poll, which is meaningless at this stage, they would be taking a giant step forward in journalistic responsibility.
Said by a media member or journalism professor to describe the run-up to next year’s election? Nope. It was future FOX News president Roger Ailes who uttered these words (and many more) back in 1971. Campaign regulation? A desire to eliminate poverty and pollution? Nixon-era Ailes and I probably would have gotten along. If only he could follow some of his own advice…
