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Will the press ever turn on Obama…
Legal Insurrection ^ | July 30, 2013 | neo-neocon

Posted on 07/30/2013 1:15:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

…the way much of it has now turned on Weiner? That’s the question asked by a commenter at this post about The New Yorker’s new cover mocking Weiner.

My answer, in a nutshell, is no.

After all, there is no real cost to turning on Weiner. The election is not a national event. No one seemed to like Weiner all that much to begin with; perhaps the only people getting thrills up the leg about him might have been a few of his sext partners. Weiner’s misbehavior was sexual and simple to conceptualize, and most especially it was not political in nature (except for the over-arching issue of lying). Those who supported Weiner earlier and excused his personal failings—once—could rest easy in knowing that had shown them to be personally magnanimous. They had given him another chance, he blew it, and now by turning on him they’re showing they have morals and standards. Win/win.

And besides, his offenses had nothing to do with politics or policy. Abandoning Weiner now threatens no particular political or theoretical belief system of his previous supporters, and helps them look righteous and even-handed. And it doesn’t hurt that his activities lend themselves quite easily to mockery; the double-entendres just keep coming (oops!).

Nor is there any racial angle with Weiner; he’s Jewish, and therefore not of a protected group.

Obama is very different. For him, the press has compromised every ideal it professes to have. His sins are not personal, they are political abuses of power, and the abuses of power are for the most part in furtherance of the agenda of the left. For supporters and press to turn on him now would mean a re-organization of their much more basic belief system and perhaps even their politics. Even worse than that, it could mean saying the right was right about Obama all the time. That would be most threatening of all.

No, the only way the liberal press would ever really turn on Obama would be for not being leftist enough—for joining the conservative enemy, as it were. And although there were moments of that with Obama’s policies on Guantanamo, drones, and NSA spying (all of which involved him appearing, in the eyes of liberals and the left, to be too much like Bush in fighting Islamic terrorism—even though Obama refused to call it that), the Obama-dike of the MSM held.

It’s hard to imagine anything else that could ever threaten it.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: New York
KEYWORDS: anthonyweiner; carlosdanger; media; msm; newyork; newyorkcity; obama; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; weiner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I remember a few months ago reading an article about the large number of White House and campaign staffers who were married to people working for the alphabet networks; big name reporters and on air talent. I thought I had it bookmarked but now I can’t find it, even on the web. It explained how Obama had such an iron grip on the press. These people were not going to jeopardize their spouses jobs.


21 posted on 07/30/2013 1:38:52 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well since the MSM created the myth of Obama it would be like them shooting themselves in the foot and exposing themselves as co-conspirators to the fraud.


22 posted on 07/30/2013 1:42:59 PM PDT by Bullish (Psalm 46)
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To: SMARTY

They would turn on him only if he violated a sacred covenant of the Left (e.g., smoking in public; denying “global warming”). Anything else is of far, far lesser importance (e.g., honesty; leadership; rational thought ...)


23 posted on 07/30/2013 1:43:12 PM PDT by glennaro
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

24 posted on 07/30/2013 1:47:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The press WILL turn on Obama as soon as Hitlery announces her intention to run.


25 posted on 07/30/2013 1:47:56 PM PDT by Teflonic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They seem to be back to wiping his a... as they were last year.

The Media : ‘Please give it to me again Barrack, it hurts so good’


26 posted on 07/30/2013 1:48:14 PM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They might, right before the election when they throw all their support behind Hillary.
But they won't be too harsh, only lament what he couldn't get done, thanks to Republicans obstruction, and how we must elect Hillary to finish the job and carry forth his vision blablablah.
The scandals and illegalities will be forgotten by then.

27 posted on 07/30/2013 1:50:17 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

if they didn’t turn after learning of Eric Holder’s fishing expedition against the AP....they likely never will.


28 posted on 07/30/2013 1:52:05 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It took 40 years for Pete Seeger to turn on Joseph Stalin. Figure about that kind of a timeline for the turn of events.


29 posted on 07/30/2013 1:52:59 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: BitWielder1

The MSM threw the Clintons under the bus in the Spring of 2008. That’s when tongues started to wag and resentment against those corrupt carpetbaggers came out.

Of course, Hillary was a threat to the candidacy of the Golden Child at the time. Now she’s the last great white hope of the Democrat Party.


30 posted on 07/30/2013 1:54:29 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: sickoflibs

They got sober for around 30-60 days, and are now back on the bottle.


31 posted on 07/30/2013 1:56:08 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think it’s the old “No enemies to the left”. Either Hussein would have to tack visibly to the right (ain’t happening) or something would come along that’s markedly to the left of him (ain’t happening either). Failing either of these two things happening, no.


32 posted on 07/30/2013 2:02:05 PM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It turned on Weiner because the alternatives are more to the left than him. He would have been bad, but the other candidates are worse.


33 posted on 07/30/2013 2:11:09 PM PDT by I want the USA back (We live in a fascist dictatorship, thanks to half the public having its head up its a$$.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No.


34 posted on 07/30/2013 2:14:04 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Not if members of the press want to live.
35 posted on 07/30/2013 2:24:22 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nor is there any racial angle with Weiner; he’s Jewish, and therefore not of a protected group.

Another slur by another racist pig in the media.

36 posted on 07/30/2013 2:27:43 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not until AFTER 2014 election. Then Obama Fatigue will be in vogue, because they’ll be busy reporting on Hillary and whoever else is running. AND it’ll give this denizen the opportunity to shove more sh** at us because they won’t be paying ANY type of attention.


37 posted on 07/30/2013 2:59:24 PM PDT by theDentist (FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No.

LLS


38 posted on 07/30/2013 3:11:31 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Diogenesis

That’s a classic...........


39 posted on 07/30/2013 3:25:17 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That is right, they will NEVER turn on him.

They may have ruined America with their slavish devotion to this bad, incompetent, corrupt man.

But they don’t care.


40 posted on 07/30/2013 3:54:53 PM PDT by jocon307
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