Media’s Mea Culpa and Other Predictions

Despite of the screams of many terrified Cassandras (one of which I’ve been for a month), warnings didn’t work and Odysseus is set to move inside the white walls of happy Troy. All right, this analogy may be too far-fetched, but many of the celebrating Trojans will eventually have to face the grim reality. And since predicting the future sometimes helps to shape it (just ask CNN and NBC) I’m putting a Nostradamus’s hat on and revealing some predictions. While many smart and much better informed people are predicting now the next Obama’s moves and GOP’s reaction, my premonitions are based only on common sense. And so it goes, in no particular order:

1. Mainstream media (MSM) will go into a “mea culpa” mode. And it would have nothing to do with consciousness. During this election, the MSM figured that winning was more important that keeping the gloves on and so it went a tad too far.

So someone thinks the media has a conscience which will compel them toward more "honest journalism". Have I got news for this fellow!

Chris Matthews is already on record as saying now it is the media's job to make sure Obama "succeeds" as President. According to Chrissy, any criticism at all (even a mild wonderment as to why the Chief of Staff selection wasn't ironed out beforehand) is unfair and irresponsible because Obama has a "hard job" now.

Anyone who thinks the MSM will change its stripes is crazy. At some point during the last several years, we reached sort of a tipping point. The MSM decided the stakes were so high that even the semblance of an even handed approach would be irresponsible. Morality, patriotism, love of freedom, and all that is holy demanded that every "journalist" take up the sword and vanquish the evil Booosh and save the world before it is too late. They could no longer afford to pretend to be mere reporters of the news, they had to openly manufacture the news and become advocates for truth, justice and the American way -- you know, gay marriage, full constitutional rights for captured enemy combatants, and recognizing the hero status of illegal immigrants and stuff like that.

It was only permitted to humbly and respectfully speak the name of The Anointed One in the context of a fawning report of his latest miracle or super human accomplishment. There was certainly no interest in inquiring about his ties to Black racists or White terrorists or his constitutional eligibility for the office. After all, what did it matter if the manger was in Hawaii or Kenya-- he's here to save us now, and that's what really counts. Besides there is only so much time for investigation, there are really some important scandals out there like Sarah Palin's wardrobe.

I grudgingly admit they were more effective than I ever thought possible in destroying one President and inventing another. You and I thought the MSM had been severely damaged by the "new" media, but we were wrong. They are as powerful as ever among the less well informed, and that's just about everybody when you think about it.

Now that such power has come to fruition, should it be assumed the MSM will give a mea culpa and become actual journalists? Or is it more likely the new power will be used to protect gains and expand influence? The answer is already in. Those brazen few who had the gall to oppose The One Whose Middle Name We Dare Not Speak have been instructed as to the necessary pennance.

McCain has been told to repent, admit his mistakes, and re-assume his role as the maverick who screws conservatives on each major network on a rotating weekly basis. I have no doubt he will comply.

Palin has a tougher road. According to the compassionate journalists, she must retire to Alaska, secure time on national TV and tearfully apologize for setting back the conservative cause, the liberal cause, and general cause of mankind by projecting womanhood in such a despicable fashion. She must acknowledge the "universal scientific consensus" that she has surpassed Global Warming as the greatest threat to human survival by her mere existence. I doubt she will comply.

The surf board carrying the left wing media has hit the crest of the wave and this is the best part of the ride, They ain't getting off now, brother.

2. President-elect Obama’s staff will work hard to lower expectations.

They already are. He even stated so in his "speech" where he "um" said that "um" he'd also be the "um" President for those who "um" didn't "um" vote for "um" him. He also said he may not be able to accomplish everything in a year or two or even eight.

Like this dumbama thinks he'll win again in 2012? Not unless he kills half of the electorate. The half with the brains.

The Fairness Doctrine is not going to be signed because the Internet makes it obsolete. Nyah, Nyah, Told You So.

He lied just to get votes. People are slowly waking up to that and they're saying "Oh, God, what did we just do?" And Obamessiah is answering "Were you addressing me?"

I just hate to think about what they'll do to the White House. DC will never be the same.

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