Posted on 11/05/2014 6:57:27 AM PST by fredericbastiat1
What if there was a crucial piece of information with potentially election-altering implications that a leading media organization sat on until the final weekend before a presidential election — information contradicting the storyline advanced by the president and parroted ad nauseam by that very same media organization for several weeks?
Emmy Award winning journalist and former CBS News correspondent and anchor Sharyl Attkisson describes just this scenario in her new book, ”Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington.”
In an episode that would “irreparably destroy any confidence in and respect…I [Attkisson] might have had for those at the network who were involved,” Attkisson explains that CBS News made an explicit effort to corroborate the Obama administration narrative that the president had referred to Benghazi as an “act of terror” on Sept. 12, 2012, while sitting on evidence from their own interview with the president on that date confirming that he would not refer to Benghazi as a terrorist attack.
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I’ve seen nothing to indicate otherwise. øbola ran off and hid.
The old media is our enemy. The new media busted their monopoly, but the old media needs to be exterminated. They are the enemy of freedom, the friend of the Marxist tyrant, the arm of the demrat propaganda machine. What more can by said about the old media tyrants?
Millions sat out the election because they were disenchanted with Romney. I doubt this would’ve changed anything.
During the debates, it was Romney's job to press Obama on Benghazi. Heck, Romney could have even asked Obama for a simple explanation as to why he (Obama) won't release his college records.
Bump
Millions sat out the election because they were disenchanted with Romney.
Yes, and look what they wrought: scandal after scandal. No way Romney could have been as bad as Obama. Almost anyone would have been better. Any of the Republican candidates surely would have been better. Now, Obama has done so much damage it may not be possible to fix it.
My point was the Benghazi story on whether it was or wasn’t terrorism wouldn’t have changed their minds. If they sat on information as to what the ambassador’s true mission was, that may have been different.
Government executives, legislators and judges can be impeached, and if convicted, removed from their office.
Most professions have formal means to act against individuals who violate the sacred standards of their profession.
But NOT JOURNALISTS!
There is no way to impeach and/or remove or de-certify a "Journalist" for even the most heinous, treasonous, or corrupt behavior.
They are the ONLY group who are unchecked and they run roughshod over our Constitution.
Any suggestions to remedy this?
The American Press are just paid Democrat liars.
Here is my personal views on the MSM and Emperor Obama.
Obama was and is the creation of the MSM. Without their active and early support Obama would never have advanced beyond the second or third 2008 Presidential primary.
As Obama’s father, in the figurative sense, the MSM has and will continue to do everything within its considerable power for Obama to succeed regardless of its legalities. No parent wants their child to fail.
IMHO when viewed from the parent-child perspective the actions of the MSM for the last several years. When applied tot eh Democratic party you can change years to decades.
The truth about Benghazi would be very negative for Hillary, so expect the media to do its best to ignore the story. The first votes in the 2016 race are just 14 months away.
“Any suggestions to remedy this?”
Buy the media; fire the leftards; hire decent people.
At least Congress could e counted on to oppose a GOP POTUS if they were majority Democrat. At least a media could be counted on to criticize a GOP POTUS where they would give Obama a free pass.
No they don’t . Never letting your child mess up spoils the kid. Never letting your child make mistakes, or not being honest to them about when they messed up, makes them less able to solve problems. The media is the equivalent of an incompetent helicopter parent.
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