Maybe you still swoon at the site of him. Or maybe, like Chris Matthews, you still get chills up your leg when you hear the “Great One” speak. But perhaps, what he’s been doing recently has caused you to pause.
No, he is not consulting with the very same generals he charged with exploring what to do next in Afghanistan. Nor is he addressing the real concerns of our health care system like tort reform, allowing health care insurance companies to compete fairly across all 50 states, and ending support for illegal aliens. No, he is not attending to serious work worthy of the Office of the White House.
Instead, he is trying to strong arm the the news outlets to print and report what he wants. That is petty and unworthy of the President of the United States. As I described earlier this week, Obama has sent a message to all news media when he and his administraiton attacked Fox News over the last couple of weeks. The message was: disagree with me at your own risk.
But wow was I impressed this week when the media stood up to the White House. It’s not been heavily reported on, but you can learn about it on Fox News’ Website. Obama’s “Compensation Czar”, Kenneth Feinberg, attmepted to exclude Fox News from using the network pool during an interview. This particular network pool has been used by the five networks for years. Well, good for them for standing up to Obama!
Why did they do it? I think it’s obvious. These other networks realized that once Fox News falls, they would be next. And that’s when Obama would have the control over the Press he craves.
Yet another interesting piece of info, keep em coming!