Posted on 02/02/2009 9:58:04 AM PST by mojito
Is Barack Obama an insensitive lout who serves $100 per pound steaks to his elite guests and turns up the heat in the White House high enough to grow orchids while a million of his countrymen are without power and dozens are freezing to death? If not, why not?
Solely because that is not the story the media want to tell. Many on the web--but no one in the mainstream media--have commented on the fact that Obama has not even pretended to do anything about the massive ice storm that has disabled much of Kentucky and neighboring states. It took days for FEMA to swing into action. Why is that not a scandal? Days went by before Kentucky's governor called out the National Guard. Why did no one blame Obama for failing to call out the Guard sooner? Probably because he lacks the constitutional power to do so; but the Constitution hasn't changed since 2005.
The Anchoress has an excellent roundup. Glenn Reynolds has been on the story too. One of Glenn's readers writes:
What Katrina taught the media was that they could hurt Bush by lying. What 2008 taught them was that they could help Obama by not reporting at all. What will 2009 teach them? I shudder to think.
A basic reality of our time is that our mass media are monolithic, and what they choose to report (or not report) depends on what fits the narrative they are pushing on the public. If our reporters and editors wanted to portray Obama as clueless and out of touch with ordinary Americans, he has given them ample opportunity to do so. But because they are Democrats and he is a Democrat, they have no desire to tell that story. So "let them eat steak" is not a theme you'll be seeing on the evening news.
Obamah Wants to Kill White People! bump
The MSM is the true enemy...
Commie propaganda bump.
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL WE ALLOW THE MSM/DNC/HOLLYWOOD/ACADEMIA WAR ROOM TO RUN THIS COUNTRY?
Is 40 years not enough already?
Obama dozed, people frozed.
Kentucky: 
Louisiana:
The honeymoon is ending, as many honeymoon sponsors start scratching their heads and realizing “This doesn’t really feel any different than President Bush’s America”. It was bound to happen.
Thanks. I think I get it.
I want the MSM to die. NOW!!
I think this feels a lot different than *President Bush’s America*!
I miss W.
Hey, someone stole my ingenius line!! Seriously, I said that on FR the night they had the party. “Let them eat steak”.
So which Freeper stole my ‘anyonecouldhavecomeupwiththatcheesyline’ anyway???
This is probably THE most succinct and damning response anyone could have to liberals and Kanyes the world over... and yet, we labor to find out what the truth is in regards to our brethren suffering in the ice storms!
JFU
They’re all bitter gun owners clinging to their Bibles and guns. Therefore not deserving of help according to 0bama.
Reporters are ok everyone should own one like a puppy.
Well there went coffee all over my screen. LOL!!
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