1. Being a racist, and calling conservatives racist.

2. Having the media on your side.

3. If there are rumors that you are involved in a  scandle, you are able to claim it was a right wing conspiracy spreading the rumors.

4. If the rumors are proved to be true, you are able to say your a target of the right wing conspiracy.

5. If you are involved in a scandal, you can claim to be a victim.

6. You can say what you want, act as stupid as you want, and still be portrayed as a smart intelligent person by the media.

7. You can be a hate monger, and call those who aren’t hate mongers.