PBS Journalist Tavis Smiley Says It's His Job to Make Obama a "Great President" - Video 1/9/09

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | January 9, 2009 | BrianinMO

[Federalist Patriot]

If the liberal media ever had any pretense of objectivity regarding Barack Obama, it is crumbling as the Inauguration of the 44th President draws near. This is vide of PBS's Tavis Smiley, who regards himself as a journalist, appearing on Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough today. Smiley blatantly says that he sees it as his job to "help make Obama a great President." Smiley begins talking about Obama at the 2:58 mark of the video.

It is one thing, as an American, to want the nation's President to do what is best for America, and to want him/her to do a great job. It is quite another thing to say, as a national journalist, that it is your job to make him great. What that translates into is: "It's my job to make Obama look good." What happened to a free and independent press, the watchdog for the American people? I guess that only applies when a Republican is in the White House. When did you EVER hear ANY journalist say it was his/her job to make George. W. Bush, or Ronald Reagan, or Richard Nixon a great President?

We've known this for a long time. I guess it is still shocking when a nationally known journalist just comes right out and says it - without even a blush of trying to conceal their unmitigated bias. How many journalists will follow this course? Will there be some who stay true to their profession? Let's hope there is a remnant who will be. . . . (watch video)

[Crazieman]

Rush Limbaugh months ago: Obama is too big to fail. The media won’t let him.

[Doctor Raoul]

bump for later

[Blood of Tyrants]

Even when the economy is in ruins and the Mid East is descending into chaos and Europe is taken over by Islam and there is a mushroom cloud over a US city, the media will
STILL portray Obama as or “last best hope”.

[WellyP]

I was a regular sponsor for about 10 years. I stopped supporting PBS years ago becuse they were way over the top with idiots like this guy!

[I'm ALL Right!]

Am I wrong, or did Chrissy Matthews say the same thing a couple of months ago?

[tbpiper]

It's His Job to Make Obama a "Great President"

He could be right. God knows Obama doesn't have the stuff to do it himself.

[skeeter]

Tavis is more honest than he intends to be.

Obama is entirely a media creation, even more than Clinton was.

[SECURE AMERICA]

PBS Journalist Tavis Smiley Says It’s His Job to Make Obama a “Great President”

Should it not be Obamas job to make himself a great President?
Is Smiley admitting that he does not think Obama capable on his own?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I agree that this clown is a media creation. However, he does not portend the arrival of a brilliant future but is a symbol of the end. I agree, in part, with the ‘Ruskie.’

[blueplum]

Dear Tavis Smiley and Chris Matthews:

Please describe in detail the individual steps you each took to ‘ease the transition’ and help make President Bush the most successful president ever.

Thank you. Joe Citizen.

[BluH2o]

PBS Journalist Tavis Smiley Says It’s His Job to Make Obama a “Great President”

Hitler had a female film producer (don't recall her name) who turned out to be the Nazi's leading propagandist. She attached herself to the Nazi regime early on and they used her talent all the way thru WWII. Her technique, as a forerunner, is still in use today ...