Yes, he has the bully pulpit. He can address the nation on TV in prime time and has. He holds televised press conferences. He gives his weekly radio address. He can arrange for televised interviews. It is far too easy to blame the MSM, which is definitely biased. There are other ways to communicate using the new media. The old media is declining in the number of viewers and readers. Its influence is on the wane.
The DBM are cutting off his message to the people. He may hold press conferences but only 10 to 15 seconds of it, if any, gets on the air, and it's the sound bite that the DBM chooses. If he asks for prime time access now I think it's clear the DBM will turn him down. After all, he's not one of the top 100 most influential people. Time said so.
But there are alternative media and the old media's influence is on the wane. His video visit with the milbloggers this week was an excellent example. He needs to reach out to the new media in a big way in the next 18 months.
Tony would be a great conduit to do that, IMHO.
Even after a State of the Union address where he gets a 10-15% bounce by the time PravdABDNC gets through with him it is down 5-10%. They know that if they carry the same negative news it will eventually go their way.
95% of the press is 60’s baby boomers who hate war no matter how noble the cause. That goes double if a Repub is in office.
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Press conferences are just one of the vehicles he has. The idea that the President of the United States cannot get out his message because the MSM filters and censors him is just nonsense. If that were the case, how the hell did he get elected in the first place? The MSM controls everything. Reagan got out his message, Bush can get out his. You ascribe too much power and control to the MSM.