This essay is about the past faults made by George Washington which in his time were not explored by media outlets but today would be made a big deal of.

In the 1700's, the main source of news was either newspapers or talk amongst neighbors. Today, we have the internet, television, newspapers, and radio. The past life of the public officials is nipped and picked at, and examined with a fine toothed comb. When George Washington was elected president, he was never questioned on anything in his past on the public stage. Modern media today looks for any imperfection in a public figure, and attacks …

…captured, a Indian chief who was with Washington and his troops, split open the head of the diplomat with his ax, and then preceded to wash his hands with the brains of his victim. Washington's refusal to admit he could not read French had basically started the whole war, by causing a liability for Britain. To conclude, there were several things in Washington's past for which he would be scrutinized for today by the media.