Through all of the horrible press that Obama has gotten, he hasn't whined about unfair coverage once. Through Rev. Wright, "Bittergate", hand-wringing over polls, "shame on you!", the racist attacks, all of it, he hasn't complained once. The only time he does call the press out for it's obviously (to anyone really paying attention) unfair reporting is when it has to do with Michelle. When they attack Michelle, they aren't attacking on policy, they are personally attacking her, and it's understandable that Obama will have a problem with that..
When it comes to the press, Obama does not spent his time trying to convince/bribe them to love him. He doesn't have BBQs, he doesn't try to force them to report favorably on him for access:
McCain senior aide Mark Salter quipped this morning that "only the good reporters" would get to sit in the specially-configured section for interviews. "You'll have to earn it," he said.
Even with the FISA dust-up, he never lost his cool. He listened to the opposition, and stated in clear terms why he was voting the way he was. We may not all agree with his reasoning, but he talked to us like ADULTS.
And now McCain has an ad out where he outright LIES about Obama supporting the troops, it's really quite disgusting to see, and Obama isn't complaining. He's showing us all that you don't have to be an asshole to win. I like it. After McCain basically called him a traitor, he didn't whine and complain, he said it was disappointing, and still gave McCain props by saying that he believed McCain wanted to keep this country safe (even though it's becoming increasingly obvious to me that McCain doesn't give a crap about most of the people in this country). Just look at how McCain treats reporters that don't kiss his ass:
Obama takes it all in stride. His opponents constantly whine about press coverage, and the press (I guess trying to be fair) only ramps up the negative attacks on Obama. They lie about his positions and his personal life, and he tries to laugh/brush it off.
