Was going back-and-forth with a friend over the increasing numbers of campaign staffers saying -- often rightfully -- that their candidate isn't getting a fair shake. And yet you never hear any staffers lauding the press's favorable treatment of their boss.
The media's treated in rather the opposite way that God is in sports. A player, at the end of a successful game, will turn to the camera, lift his eyes, and thanks the heavenly father for helping his team put more balls in baskets than their opponents were able to manage. You'll never hear his opponents turn and say, "well, I guess Jesus really had it in for us today."
Conversely, no winning candidate mounts the stage on election night and says, "I'd like to thank the media, whose affection for my candidacy proved so crucial in turning public opinion against my opponent." But they should!
On a slightly more informative note, David Plotz has an interesting article on how and why evangelical ministers target athletes.
