Report “Our Way” or else …
Today I am flying the Navy Union Jack. I fly this flag when an action by the government threatens liberty and freedom. Today, its the First Amendment (Freedom of the Press). If you differ from the views of the government and report those views, your ‘access’ to the White House will be threatened and limited.
1st Amendment Threatened
Basically, if you are not “loyal” to the administration’s point of view, then you are treated as an enemy of the administration, losing your access to the White House news. Need proof? Read John Semmen’s article below …
By John Semmens: Semi-News — A Satirical Look at Recent News
CBS News skepticism regarding the number of jobs saved by the Obama Administration’s stimulus legislation raised ire at the White House. CBS News reporter Chip Reid aired a report revealing that many of the Administration’s claimed “job saved or created” totals were either exaggerated or false.Separately, CBS investigative reporter Stephen Stock worked undercover to expose a pattern of fraud at medical clinics operating in South Florida. This is part of an estimated annual $60 billion worth of fraud perpetrated in the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs.
- “We’re putting CBS on notice,” said Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. “It’s basically a question of loyalty. We expect this kind of nonsense from Fox News. By imitating Fox, though, CBS is undermining its credibility with the Administration. They need to know that no good can come of such behavior.”
Emanuel indicated that CBS, like Fox, might be put off limits for Administration officials. “Access to those inside the Obama Administration is by invitation and permission only,” Emanuel reminded. “We can’t stop our enemies from attending events open to the public, but we don’t have to let them into our own house.”
CBS, along with other recognized news outlets, recently thwarted Administration efforts to exclude Fox News from participating in a “pooled-media” interview with Obama’s “pay czar,” Kenneth Feinberg.
The Bottom Line
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Maybe this is good news for CBS. And perhaps Emanuel is actually doing CBS a big favor suggesting they not use the White House propaganda, but go out and get the real news. You see, the news from “inside” the White House is all the same … and so all the “loyal” news organizations have that SAME news … which is actually boring, predictable and not worth watching or hearing … hence the ratings of the media outlets reporting this “propaganda” as “news.” People know the difference … and the ratings prove the point.
Propaganda: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect
Propaganda vs News: The “news” as reported by the Main Stream Media is basically the same “news” that is written on the President’s teleprompter every day. You don’t have to go out and “find” such news, its always written for you right HERE. It is not “news” it is what the administration wants the “sheeple” to believe. Hopefully media outlets are not going to continue to act like lemmings, going over the cliff because they are being told it is the “loyal” thing to do. Fox understands it, is CBS awakening? If CBS doesn’t use the White House [false] news source, and if they go out and find the real “news” and report it, then they will once again becomes a “news source” not simply another media outlet for the administration’s propaganda. Ratings will rise, and with it profits and job security. But even more important, their credibility and self-pride will rise too … those little things that make a job and life itself worthwhile.
Truth is in the ratings: The greater the perception of “truth” the higher the ratings. Why is Fox News #1, and why is CBS way down the page? It is the public’s perception of truth that drives the numbers. People want “news,” not propaganda. The ratings prove this … if you want propaganda, simply go read the White House news briefings and ask for copies of what the President is reading from the teleprompters (they have copies available). But if you are a “news” organization and want ratings, you’re going to have to report “news.” Fox does this, and that’s why people watch them and not CBS. If they get “kicked out” of the White House … this may be the best thing that ever happened to them!
Hello Democrats? Is this what you voted for?
An administration telling a news service to either report as they like or else?
