The Incompetent Press, Still Batting 1000

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I went to the Obama Campaign Rally in Green Bay, WI the other day (something I plan on writing about sometime). One of the many reporters there overheard me talking to an older woman about her grandson in Iraq. As part of the conversation, I told the woman that I am a retired NCO. The reporter asked me a few questions about my service and such, then she asked me if I'm supporting Obama. When I told her that I'm not an Obama supporter, her face fell. Her professional demeanor became cold, but not quite hostile. I guess she wasn't interested in me unless she could get some kind of "anti Iraq" statement from a retired Army NCO. I've been interviewed by members of the press a dozen or so times, each time I was either misquoted or taken out of context. I've been on scene when journalists reported about situations from simple ambulance calls to major disasters. In every case, we wondered what situation the 'reporter' was talking about. And people wonder why I usually put the word "incompetent" first when I say the word "press".