THE PRESS IS A LIE

Years ago, the American press prided itself on its fierce independence and impartiality.  

Hardly anyone who became the focus on an inquisitive press much appreciated these stalwart members of the so-called Fourth Estate, but they did serve the interests of the American people by exposing despicable politicians —forgive the oxymoron.  The press even maintained its independence during wartime—yes, even when military commanders censored information due to the need for operational secrecy.  There was Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, Andy Rooney, Ralph Barnes, Mike Wallace, Douglas Edwards, and Walter Cronkite.

In those days, the press had integrity.  Yes, it’s true that journalists came up with the stories demanded of them by editors —men who had earned their spurs in the trenches— but not without a lot of backtalk.  They knew darn well the editors wouldn’t fire them: they were the best journalists on the planet.  And they were proud to wear the AEF patch on their shoulder that told everyone who they were: American journalists.

But then, the focus of journalism began to shift away from reporting the facts to something entirely different.  Journalists wanted to convince Americans how terrible their country was to be at war with the Vietnamese.  Journalism in Vietnam became shoddy and purpose driven; the stories were as bad as the demands for body counts by military commanders trying to prove we were winning.  Some journalists made up their stories from the comfort of their hotels in downtown Saigon —where they stayed mostly drunk and away from the danger of the battlefield.  But bless their hearts, they always made their deadlines.

Subsequently, journalism took on yet another complexion.  Students fell under the spell of neo-communist professors who told their students, “If you want to be a reporter, then you have to stop being an American.”  There was no room in journalism for anyone felt an allegiance to any country.  We could see this in the press, too.  Journalists stopped wearing American flag lapel pins.  The news desk no longer had an American flag just behind the newsreader.  And then, news no longer cared about the Who, What, Where, When, How, or Why? … it was suddenly all about social engineering and the agenda was poignantly leftist progressive.  How many times has the press claimed that a mass shooter belonged to the Tea Party, or was a right-wing skin head, or a registered republican.  And then, when it was proven to be a lie … stone-dead-silence.  There was never a retraction, no apology, and no display of journalistic integrity.    

Geeez has been writing about this for several years.  Typically, whenever a conservative blog dares to suggest that the “State Run Media” is eating out of Barack Obama’s hand, the loons arise from the swamp, squawking loudly, “It just isn’t true you poopy-head right-wing extremists!”

But the problem is, it is true.  The press is eating out of the hand of Barack Obama and his henchmen.  First to testify about this is New York Times writer Jeremy Peters.  You can read the story [here].   Z and I highly recommend you take a look.

We aren’t so much worried about the print media; it is debatable whether print media is even relevant.  Most Americans don’t read newspapers or news magazines —this is because most Americans can’t read.  The new media almost entirely consists of television news 24/7 (we like to think of it as news until you puke), blogs, and the new social media, Facebook and Twitter: all the news fit to print in sixteen words or less.

Make no mistake … journalists are eating out of the hand of Barack Obama.  Were this not true, then Eric Holder, Nancy Pelosi, and Barney Frank would be in prison, Obama fully exposed for the corrupt thug that he is, and members of congress would be packing their bags looking for another line of work.  And America would be a much better place to live.

--Mustang Sends (Z illustrates!)

Amen to that, Mustang and thanks for this great piece.  I hope people send this to their friends, it needs to be read and digested.  --Z