MSM: Just Another Administration Department

One of the themes that I keep coming back to is the one where the Main Stream Media has willingly allowed the Obama Administration to use it as its own tool to reshape truth and reality. There are deniers in my audience, which is curious because the fact is not hidden anymore by the media, itself. Anyone who continues to deny this is most likely practicing an extremely high degree of personal censorship, choosing only to access media that stays within the confines of the approved party-think . So much for freedom.

What is great about these times is that no sooner do I post my concerns about something than something happens out there that documents it better than I ever could. Such is the case here. Doubly so.

First is the case of Helen Thomas. She is the Grand Old Dame of the Washington Press Corp that goes all the way back to the Nixon years. Her seniority with this group has been something that has been honored for decades by Democrat and Republicans alike. She is the one who signals the end of the Press Conferences by saying “Thank-you, Mr. President.” Obama changed the event format by selecting a planted blog reporter who was armed with a known question. Then, when he grew weary of answering questions, obviously skipping over Helen Thomas, one of his own staffers rose and said, “Thank-you Mr. President.” I hope this is a wake-up call for her. With past Presidents she was known for asking the question that he didn't want to be asked. Wouldn't that be a change for President Obama?

Second, we have the Buy Your Influence Right Here event fully sponsored by the Washington Post. Powerline gets to the essence of the matter. WAPO, upon discovering that its slip was showing, has done some serious back-tracking since they broadcasted the flier for the event. It is so blatant in its unabashed effort to formalize and galvanize a WAPO/lobbiest/Administration group for the purpose of policy making that its own Editors were shocked and horrified. I am impressed that some in their organizatoin are still fighting for a remnant of intgertiy. Why bother? Just change your name to PRAVDA and go with it.

A couple of interesting observations about the WAPO fiasco. First, it was an "evil " lobbiest who recognized the ethics problem and broke the story, not newsmen or Administration people. Second, apparently the New York Times has made it a front page story. Wow, so much for professional courtesy. That means it might even get to the networks. Do I detect cracks in the armor?