I’ve been following the attacks all day, and Hot Air has collected a lot of the information in one good post, so I thought I’d link it.

The student association at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada has voted to drop cystic fibrosis research as the recipient of its annual fundraising effort dubbed Shinearama.  The reason?  The disease is racist.  It mostly affects Caucasian men.  The student association feels that if they are asking students from across the campus to donate to a cause, it should be “inclusive.”

What they don’t realize is Caucasian doesn’t just mean white.  It can mean Middle Eastern, South Asian, North African as well as Anglo.  Many of these people don’t have “white” skin, but they are still affected by the disease.  At least the student newspaper sees this for what it is — political correctness run amok.

I’m a firm believer of the adage, “The media giveth and the media taketh away.”  Look at the countless celebrities that are built up only to be pounced upon at the slightest misstep.  And what about people like Joe the Plumber who was thrust into the spotlight after asking a simple question?  Or Ashley Smith, who was torn down after it was learned she gave her captor meth as well as prayer during her hostage ordeal to calm him down.  And we can’t soon forget the excitement of Sarah Palin’s pick as VP nominee followed by the assassination of her and her family’s character. 

This happens to most newly-minted media darlings.  Well, except one.  Barack Obama.  None of the MSM cared to look into his past very thoroughly.  But I think his fall from grace is coming.  First, he appointed numerous throwbacks to the Clinton era to his cabinet.  Then, he said the tax hike on the rich will probably be delayed.  Now, he says that he’s keeping Gatesas SecDef. 

The MSM LOVED Obama precisely for his anti-Iraq war stance.  Keeping ANY remnants from the perceived war-mongering Bush administration is bound to piss them off.  This on top of his going back on the “change” and “tax the rich” mantras with his pronouncements so far has gotten them whispering, “Maybe he isn’t The One.”  Just wait ’til he breaks the news on universal sick care.

I think once we get through this economic meltdown, which is being worsened by governmental actions, we’ll see a gradual flow of anti-Obama stories coming on the scene from the likes of MSNBC and the NY Times.  We’ll see someone dig up his Columbia thesis and grades, or maybe that anti-Israel tape will surface.  If he doesn’t do what he was selected elected to do, I see the MSM unleashing their wrath on him around midterm elections.