By Alex Berger
To get his audience's attention when he was a presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson said, “It is my job to speak. It is your job to listen. If you finish your job before I finish mine, you're free to leave.”
I would have enjoyed a departing audience, too, if only some group had invited me to speak.
I know presidential candidates have one thing in common: a belief that the press is biased against them. Yes, I am a victim, too. If you think I am wrong, consider this: Although I have been in the presidential race since July 2007, did my name ever appear in the New York Post, Boston Post, Washington Post or Saturday Evening Post? No!
Did Hillary, Barack or John ever slam me in print or on TV or the Internet? No! Did the far left, far right or independents oppose me? No, no and no! The media is biased and, with my omission, is out to get me.
Is it right I be deprived of tossing a few vitriolic and “fleeting expletives” at the other candidates as they are doing? Maybe I am fortunate to not be part of the free-for-all. Some are beyond the pale. Read a few at your peril: