State Run Media

For quite a while now, we conservatives have been half jokingly referring to ABC, CNN, MSDNC, er MSNBC, NYT, etc. as the "state run media." Maybe make that quarter jokingly?

Anyways, ABC has finally decided to make it official. The following quote was cut & pasted from the Drudge report:

ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

Highlights on the agenda:

ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.

Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:

Dear Mr. Westin:

As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.

Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.

In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.

Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff

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ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith on Tuesday responded to the RNC complaint, saying it contained 'false premises':

"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue.

"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

This is indeed a sad day for what little remained of the Fourth Estate. Finally, there is no more dissembling, no more mask. ABC is state run media.

Maybe they'll be OK right? Maybe they'll be fair and balanced (hah!):

ABC promises Republicans health care coverage won't be Obama 'infomercial'

I don't believe that crap for a NY minute. Here's a taste of what's to come, again copied from the Drudge Report:

ABC REFUSES OPPOSITION ADS DURING WHITE HOUSE SPECIAL
Wed Jun 17 2009 15:15:00 ET

ABC is refusing to air paid ads during its White House health care presentation, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, including a paid-for alternative viewpoint!

The development comes a day after the network denied a request by the Republican National Committee to feature a representative of the party's views during the Obama special.

Conservatives for Patients Rights requested the rates to buy a 60-second spot immediately preceding 'Prescription for America'.

Statement from Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients Rights:

"It is unfortunate - and unusual - that ABC is refusing to accept paid advertising that would present an alternative viewpoint for the White House health care event. Health care is an issue that touches every American and all potential pieces of legislation have carried a pricetag in excess of $1 trillion of taxpayers' money. The American people deserve a healthy, robust debate on this issue and ABC's decision - as of now - to exclude even paid advertisements that present an alternative view does a disservice to the public. Our organization is more than willing to purchase ad time on ABC to present an alternative viewpoint and our hope is that ABC will reconsider having such viewpoints be part of this crucial debate for the American people. We were surprised to hear that paid advertisements would not be accepted when we inquired and we would certainly be open to purchasing time if ABC would reconsider."

Now to be fair, some say this is overblown and much ado about nothing:

ABC Defends Decision to Broadcast From White House

Well, it would be nice if ABC shows all sides of this story and leads the country into a good, healthy discussion of this important topic. We DO need a good discussion, cuz right now it seems like a lot of bullshit from both sides of the issue.
But I absolutely do NOT trust ABC and their Democrat friends to do this. They WILL present one side over the other. It WILL be an Obama infomercial.
Be cool if I'm wrong, but don't bet against me.

Now these folks say that this is just tit for tat, cuz that awful, evil, lying, ultra conservative, bile spewing, buck tooth, retard Fox News did a special on Bush in the White House (oh man,that opens up a world of crude images):

Crooks and Liars

OK, not exactly the same thing, but I'll go along with accusations of fawning.
Uh, except this brown noser did it every bit as well, better actually, being on Twitter and all:

Follow NBC's Coverage "Inside the Obama White House" on Twitter

Oh, uh, here:

Inside the Obama White House

Oooooh, my leg is just TINGLING.

So, anyone who got all in a Huffington, er huff, about Brett's Bush White House lovefest can go piss up a rope.

Let's face it, these guys in the State Run Media would eat a mile of Obama's feces just to have the honor of getting to where it came from so they can french kiss the glorious area. Repeatedly.

ABC is so far the only one to snuggle right in nice and tight. Officially.

Final word will be from the great Chris Muir:


Get a Room

An Open Letter to The One

No, I didn't write this, but I sure do agree with it. Well, most of it.

This was written by Lou Pritchett, who was a vice president of Proctor & Gamble. Worked there for 36 years, retiring in 1989.
In 1995 he authored a book titled "Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat."

This open letter to The One came to me from The Patriot Depot
, whom I've bought a few little items from.

Here ya go:

Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America, and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.

You scare me because you lack humility and "class," always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the "blame America" crowd and deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer "wind mills" to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.

You scare me because you have begun to use "extortion" tactics against certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Reillys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett

Yep, he sees our future coming right at us like a freight train from Hell.

Global Warming Is Crap VI

Sensor Drift? Probably brought to us by the same ding-dongs that count polar bears.

Underestimated Ice

Renewing My Faith In Stereotypes

This is just sad.

Orchard Park man charged with beheading wife

After all that effort to portray Muslims in a positive light.

I guess sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And nothing more.

Predicting the Future Follow Up

Well so far my predictions regarding the economy have been completely wrong.
Big surprise right?

At the time of this writing, the DOW sits at 7976.25, which is lower than I ever expected it to be at this point. Hell, I honestly thought things would be rebounding now with the advent of Obamamania (or Obamania as I prefer to call it).

The One is doing a mix of pushing way left socialist programs, and paying back some of his benefactors such as ACORN (just take a peek at the so called stimulus package), while doing a few things to piss off the ultra lefties, like the following:

Obama Sides With Bush

Obama Allows Rendition

Of course, when Dems do bad things, they are good, as we see the differing treatment of ECHELON and PATRIOT:

NY Times Blather

One thing I didn't think of in my predictions was that 3 of The One's cabinet picks have serious tax issues. Daschle has already backed out and Killefer has too. But Geithner is in.
Can you imagine how the media would have screamed if one of those stinking criminal baboon Republicans had been caught like this?

But I digress.
My predictive powers have pretty much proven me a putz. I guess I'll drop the whole predicting the Obama presidency thing and focus on single issues here and there.

One last parting shot. I'm copying this from a post I did in a BBS. I really am enjoying watching the Dems be complete scumbags:

Sorry to keep kicking this here dead horse around, but damn this is funny.

Rendition

Oh how the MSM howled when Bush did this. Let's see if there's any howling now that The One is doing it (I'll bet there won't be a peep, I'll even bet that most journalists will suddenly go along with it and defend it).

Lessee, The One goes along with wiretapping, and now rendition. But, he is The One, he is Messiah, he must be good and true and righteous in all things. Could it be that the most evil monster Bush was right in some things? No, No, it cannot be! But, but then, that would mean that The One is doing evil things too. No No, THAT cannot be!

Oh no, you cannot even call upon God for help, since there is no God. Well, other than Clinton, Soros, Streisand, Clooney, and of course, The One. What ever shall you do?

Ah, who am I kidding, y'all will just ignore it. Probably ignore Daschle blowing off $128k in taxes until he got nominated (oh, but that was just an oversight right?).

Actually, this isn't all that funny. It just means that both parties are truly as full of crooks as we all suspected.

But the rendition and wiretapping thing is a riot

BTW, if you think I'm going way overboard with this Messiah and The One stuff. Check these out:

Obamania 1

Obamania 2

Obamania 3

Obamania NIGHTMARE

Not hard to find more.

I say Voltaire was right:

Voltaire quote discussion

Global Warming is Crap V

You know it's crap when a top guy renounces his religion.

I'm a Skeptic Now

Yeah, I fixed the spelling. Hey maybe "sceptic" is how Brits spell it?