Posted on 04/28/2009 4:54:33 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Last week, I asked my journalism and political science students at American University to grade the news media covering the Obama administration for the first 100 days. The consensus fell between a C+ and a B-.
However, if I asked President Barack Obama’s media strategists to grade the press corps covering their boss, I bet they would mark their cards with an A.
Why? With few exceptions, the mainstream news media have been dutifully pushing the Obama message, burnishing his carefully crafted image and offering few challenges when he makes questionable or misleading pronouncements, gestures or policy statements. In short, they seem mesmerized by the glamour of this new and different president. He is keeping them so busy with skillfully staged daily travel, speeches, meetings and photo ops that they hardly have time to ask tough questions or add context to their stories. Whatever Obama says, or doesn’t say, is usually good enough for them.
No comment from the president on pirates taking hostage the captain of a U.S.-flagged ship? No problem.
Get a new dog? Three days of extensive coverage everywhere.
Obama strategists must be giving each other fist bumps as they chortle, “Boy, have we got them eating out of our hands.”
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Media: F
Obama: F
As both march us into dictatorship and render worthless the millions who died preserving freedom I only wish I could give a lower grade.
As a good friend of mine used to say:
“The Democrat Party is the mouthpiece of the Liberal Media”.
And interchangeable.
Actually that is backwards. It should be: "The Liberal Medial is the mouthpiece of the Socialist Dimocratik Party of Amerika." They are simply the propaganda ministry of the Obama and Dimocrat party.
Our media “watchdog” is like a little puppie curling up and urinating on itself whenever it’s exalted master comes-a-callin’. They make me sick.
The dim party has been hijacked by socialists/marxists. They are no longer loyal to the USA, but loyal to their party only. The press is in the same boat. Citizens of the world, doncha know. However, mr. obambi isn’t even loyal to his party. He is loyal to himself. I really hope that some opposition pol makes this a big point in 10. And it is not a hard point to prove. Look at their actions.
No. You missed the joke. And imo, the reality of the situation. The media drives it all - they are the self-appointed 'philosopher kings'.
That actually describes some noted Republicans relationship to the press better :-)
There has been NO serious criticism of BO outside of Fox News—and even FNC has been a bit soft, imo.
Even with that softball coverage, BO is still the 2nd least popular President at the 100-day mark in 40 years.
My local newspaper hasn’t even printed the controversy over releasing the torture memos and upcoming photos. It’s no wonder the public is brainwashed in favor of Obama..
.....I couldn't believe this guy actually teaches in college....then I read his bio....he's retired, so he doesn't have to hew to the Leftist party line that pervades the Academy...how refreshing to read a professor that doesn't buy into Obama’s deification.
Your’s is a true statement.
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