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Barack Obama has received glowing press coverage. But now, some people on the left and right are slamming the media for giving the Democratic presidential candidate what they see as a free ride. On Tuesday (February 26) arch-rival Hillary Clinton let out her frustration at a debate in Cleveland. She said, "In the last several debates, I seem to get the fist question all the time? And I don't mind. You know I'll be happy to field them, but I do find it curious. And if anybody saw "Saturday Night Live," you know, maybe we should ask Barack if he's comfortable and needs another pillow." On the same day, while at a rally for Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, conservative talk show host Bill Cunningham sharply accused the media of bias. He said, "At some point, the media will quit taking sides in this thing and maybe start covering Barack Hussein Obama the same way they cover Bush, the same way they cover Cheney and the same way they cover every republican." And even some people in the media are turning sceptical. New York Times' columnist David Brooks attacked Obama as a "trophy messiah." Time magazine's Joe Klein says he feels something "creepy" about the "mass messianism." And online, this blog mockingly questions whether he is the chosen one. Andrew Rasiej, co-founder of TechPresident.com, monitors campaigns on the Internet. He says, "There's always, you know, those who feel like they've discovered the insurgent, and it's their guy or person. And they don't ...