John Kass: Will the Media Ask For Help Going Through Obama's Illinois State Senate Records?

John Kass of The Chicago Tribune wonders about the MSM:

So I can't imagine major news organizations asking readers to help their reporters dig up political dirt on Obama from his days as a Chicago politician. Yes, I know it's not fashionable to say so, but Obama is a Chicago politician. All you've got to do is see his chief of staff, Billy Daley, crouching in the Oval Office like some gargoyle. But you wouldn't know it from the national media.

So I ask you to imagine reading the following online:

"With all the records being released from Obama's time as a state senator from Chicago — and all of his connections to the convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko — we need help.

"So we're looking for some help from readers to analyze, contextualize and research it all right alongside our reporters over the next several days. … We're limiting this to just 100 spots for people who will work collaboratively in small teams to surface the most important information from the emails. … If you need inspiration before getting started …"

No word yet from the New York Times on this one.