Posted on 03/24/2009 5:29:08 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
At a time when his Washington honeymoon is turning into a hazing, President Barack Obama and his team are launched on a strategy to sail above the traditional White House press corps by reaching out to liberal commentators, local reporters and ethnic media.
The highest-profile moments in the new approach have been well-noted, such as the president giving an interview to progressive radio host Ed Schultz and Obama calling on a reporter from the liberal-leaning Huffington Post at his first news conference.
But those moves are only part of a much larger strategy aimed at communicating directly with audiences the White House believes are more sympathetic to the president’s agenda — and one in which much of the work is being done by Obama’s top advisers.
On the day Obama released his ambitious spending plan, the administration put White House budget director Peter Orszag on a conference call with liberal-leaning writers. Senior administration aides have followed up by promoting the budget to local radio talk shows during morning drive time.
Jared Bernstein, Vice President Joe Biden’s economic adviser and a favorite of the labor-liberal wing of the Democratic Party, also held a conference call with friendly reporters.
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has done conference calls with black and Hispanic media outlets.
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Didn’t Walter Williams get attacked for doing just this?
They think we are ALL stupid, when it’s just THEIR voters who are.
It won’t be long and we will hear about the nomination of a new Propaganda Minister.
Flipping off the MSM is a good idea (similar to blowing off the Gridiron Dinner).
Dr. Goebbson.
>>It won’t be long and we will hear about the nomination of a new Propaganda Minister.
You are unfamiliar with rahm emmanuel?
We’re talking about 35 percent of the population if they even reach that amount.
This will not make the remaining media any more likely to give him a pass on anything.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
The Bush Admin. paid a PR firm, which then paid Armstrong to promote Bush's plan. Only difference is the dems are more skilled at corruption.
LOLOL....it is not woooorrrrkkkkiiinnnngggg.
Nothing Bush didn’t do. And Clinton.
More likely an Information Czar. Wait till Obama starts to seize newspapers and appoint his own editorial staffs.
Yes, because Bush had such a succesful propaganda machine and the media in his tank!/sarc
“Yes, because Bush had such a succesful propaganda machine and the media in his tank!/sarc”
Successful or not, he routinely went to friendly venues. It’s become standard procedure.
Too bad Obama wouldn’t even CONSIDER letting a CONSERVATIVE spokesperson in the White House Pressroom... As if the MSM isn’t liberal enough already? What a crock.
This is all a grand play being put on for the satisfaction of Obama’s sycophants. Oh, how I wish he would get rid of the pleasantries and be honest for a change — but I know he probably doesn’t have it in him...
Wait till Obama starts to seize newspapers and appoint his own editorial staffs....”
He won’t seize them. They are dieing now, he will bail them out, you know like AIG. Then he can demand they print what they are told.
Yep, Rahm Emmanuel has a daily morning meeting with his buddies in the media, including George Stephanapolous.. I can’t remember the names of the other two he reportedly speaks “all the time” with...
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