Posted on 01/19/2014 7:19:01 PM PST by Hojczyk
In another revelation in David Remnick’s epic New Yorker profile of President Barack Obama, the president admits to trying to control media coverage of his administration.
In the interview Obama soft pedals his team’s Maoist-style approach to the media, which includes spying on and threatening reporters and their families as well as coordinating campaigns targeting perceived opponents in talk radio and the media, specifically the Fox News Channel.
Fox News Channel host ’ Greta Van Susteren wrote at Gretawire this week that the Obama administration tried to block the network’s reporting on the September 11, 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans.
While the Obama-protecting media accused Woodward of exaggerating, it is worth noting that the White House official, Gene Sperling, used similar language as to that reported by Van Susteren in a similar threat.
Van Susteren:
“I remembered a disturbing phone call from a good friend in the Obama Administration. I have known this friend for years. The call was a short time after 9/11 (maybe Oct. 2012?) In the call, my friend told me that my colleague Jennifer Griffin, who was aggressively reporting on Benghazi, was wrong and that, as a favor to me, my friend in the Administration was telling me so that I could tell Jennifer so that she did not ruin her career. My friend was telling me to tell Jennifer to stop her reporting. Ruin her career?”
Obama’s ‘everybody does it’ claim is belied by Van Susteren: “In 20 plus years, I have never received a call to try and shut down a colleague – not that I even could – this was a first. “
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Trying to control? All he has to do is wave his little finger, and 99% of the MSM bows down to kiss it.
One more.
Ping.
Here’s the three stories all ready to email to the SUCKAS who support this adminsitration...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/01/obama-admits-trying-to-control-media-in-new-yorker-profile/
So reporters were Palinized?
Why is zero admitting this now? Has he lost his "lying" touch?
‘Why is zero admitting this now?’
Because fiat is not a car in Italy.
First of all, who is Woodward?
Second, to Greta: Do you still consider this person who asked you to threaten a colleague a friend?
tomorrow
“.......the president admits to trying to control media coverage of his administration.”...........
Not only coverage of his administration but the entire country. He wants to be dictator for life instead of just 8 years.
“.......the president admits to trying to control media coverage of his administration.”...........
Not only coverage of his administration but the entire country. He wants to be dictator for life instead of just 8 years.
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