Good news: White House launches its own news network

HotAir.com ^ | 5/20/09 | allahpundit

[Crazieman]

What could go wrong? Seriously, Tapper’s being a tiny bit paranoid about this in my opinion, but don’t let me stand in the way of a good hand-wringing about Obama starting his own nascent propaganda bureau. Besides, JT’s honest enough to wink at how much the media slobbers over The One:

Read the TV pool report: “Your Pool was not allowed to go over and shoot POTUS with the team shooting hoops. We protested loudly.”

Now we know why: Obama White House officials decided to do their own media report on the visit, complete with cuts, interviews, and chyrons identifying who’s speaking…

Do Obama White House officials think their media coverage isn’t flattering enough?

Is the goal to ultimately replace the pesky photographers who film what they want to and not what they’re told to (not to mention the annoying reporters who ask uncomfortable questions about, say, detainee policy and bank bailouts)?

If that’s the goal, it’s a monster scandal. But, er, this isn’t exactly the smoking gun that proves it. All things considered, for sheer probative news value, this clip falls short of even the Barney video Christmas card . Just further proof of how right — and awesome — James Harrison is.

[TheThinker]

Government-run media, government-run auto companies...Obama shows too many signs of fascism.

[Sir Gawain]

btt

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping...aiding to the ping list.

[Nachum]

You got it Boss :)

[Grampa Dave]

Meanwhile back at the White Lie House in DC With Herr Gibbels and the OBOZOMIESTER:

I/WE KNOW NOTHING!

[Liz]

"My message is all about "reason." We haf ways to deal with people who do not listen to reason."

[Marine_Uncle]

Somehow this move does not surprise me at all.