He's a media darling

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Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - October 30, 2008, 09:09AM

Look out, Joe the Plumber! The media are out to get you!

It’s what the media do. They find a “real person,” give that person undue coverage and then tear him or her apart.

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.