Save for the few dissenters

Under normal circumstances, a president presiding over the number of failures and scandals on par (or surpassing) the Carter and Nixon administrations combined, as well as the power-grabs of an FDR or LBJ, would in no way be capable of escaping the scrutiny of a free and fair press. Unfortunately, we are living in anything but normal circumstances these days with daily attacks on the Rule of Law; nor does the press remain free or fair. On the contrary, ever since Obama's collective immaculation by the current cast of misfit politicians that form today's Democratic Party and the dominant media sources, composed of the same calibre of liberally statist-minded comrades, they now serve conjunctively as Obama's propaganda machine. But for these sycophants, such a so-called leader would be finished. However, as we've bore witness to through Obama's first term, and as we're certain to experience over the next four, the mainstream media forces have not only shielded their president from scrutiny, but evermore fervently serve alongside the party and president to attack those who might dare to criticize. One by one fall in line, except for a few mentioned by the President over the weekend: FoxNews and Rush Limbaugh.

"I think if you talk privately to Democrats and Republicans, particularly those who have been around for a while, they long for the days when they could socialize and introduce bipartisan legislation and feel productive. ... One of the biggest factors is going to be how the media shapes debates. If a Republican member of Congress is not punished on Fox News or by Rush Limbaugh for working with a Democrat on a bill of common interest, then you'll see more of them doing it. ... The same dynamic happens on the Democratic side. I think the difference is just that the more left-leaning media outlets recognize that compromise is not a dirty word. And I think at least leaders like myself—and I include Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in this—are willing to buck the more absolutist-wing elements in our party to try to get stuff done."

The bully attacks any opposition, while defending his team. I can't begin to go over how many preposterous statements are included in just these few quotes...for every finger pointing, there are three pointing back. But it's extraordinary how far Obama will go to eliminate any and all dissenting voices, utilizing the rest of the bought-and-paid-for media to carry out his directives...and far too many, rather than provide their due diligence as journalists, reciprocate with loyalty to a single man...save for the few dissenters...

I've had serious problems with FoxNews' fair and balanced internal struggles; but out of all the broadcast media, they seem to be the only one attempting to live up to any notion of the motto. And among the respectable reporters from that group, Greta Van Susteren was the first to quickly come to the network's defense...

Mediaite: “President Obama names Fox? And what does President Obama think happens when Democrat works with Republicans? What happens to that Democrat in the left leaning press?” Van Susteren named the post.

In his TNR interview, Obama blamed Fox and Limbaugh for Republican reluctance to work with Democrats; but, conversely, he said that “left-leaning media outlets recognize that compromise is not a dirty word.”

Van Susteren called the president out for what she sees as a one-sided analysis. “Some Democrats have told me that they want to come on Fox to discuss issues but they get heat from their Leadership for appearing on Fox. Does President Obama know that? So which Party is intimidating its members?” she wrote.

The On the Record host continued: “And to say Senator Harry Reid is willing to compromise is just wrong. He has not allowed a budget to get to the Senate Floor for years to even begin a discussion. The budget process is where all compromise begins and ends and ended it before it even got started.”

“Apparently President Obama wants his usual media pass and Fox challenges his policies – which happens to be the media’s job,” she added.

Then on Monday, the great-and-all-knowing Maha Rushie, who I agree with 99.7% of the time, expanded on the ridiculousness of it all...

"So in an interview with TheNewRepublic, rather than be focused on the employment situation or the debt circumstance or whatever other problem...the big problems that Obama has are FoxNews and me."



Say, didn't he begin his first term with similar attacks? The timing here is interesting: It mimics the way he started his first term, which provided a constructive tool to ram through key components of his legislative agenda...first it was stimulus spending and ObamaCare through an overwhelming Democratic vote; now it's gun control and amnesty through overwhelming pressure for a defeated Republican Party that still holds some power to fall in line.

"The rest of the media's in the tank. Everybody else has fallen in line. There is no opposition other than Fox News and Limbaugh."



"I look at Barack Obama as attempting to eliminate any viable opposition."



That's exactly what he's trying to do. Sounds like any number of tinhorn dictators, doesn't it? Except in Obama's case, rather than a more direct means of tyranny, he employs tactics of empathy, manipulation and subversion to garner support from a low-informed constituency. On the one hand, Obama whines that Republicans won't cave to his every endeavor, although they unfortunately are to much of it; while on the other, blaming his dictatorial behavior on the same opposition simply because they don't agree with his every whim. He desires total authoritarian control by fiat, and the multitude of subordinates want to give it to him...save for the few dissenters.