MIA

As I watching Meet the Press today, an interesting point was brought up. The panelists were discussing the presidential candidates, and Tim Russert commented on the fact that these presidential candidates seem to be shying away from the media. None of the candidates have really made appearances at anything that wasn't sponsored specifically by their campaign (other than debates). There really haven't been any appearances on Meet the Press, The Today Show, Face the Nation, etc. The only the shows that the candidates have appeared on have been ones that would favor their specific political leanings. Barack Obama appeared on the Daily Show and the some of the Republican candidates have gone on Sean Hannity's show. It seems that they all seem to be shying away from the hard hitting questions. This makes me wonder if we will be allowed to hear what these candidates really think before time for the primaries or if we will only hear what their campaigns want us to hear. Hopefully, the debates will give us enough chances to hear the candidates' political platforms since none of them really want to put themselves out there otherwise.