Posted on 05/23/2011 5:52:47 PM PDT by Nachum
The White House is stepping up its rapid response media operation, creating a communications position to respond to unfavorable stories on the Web, the Huffington Post reports.
HuffPo’s Sam Stein writes that Jesse Lee, a member of the Obama administration’s new media department, will take on a new role in replying — at times aggressively — to stories that paint the administration in a bad light.
In a preview of what his duties may be, Lee blasted Fox News commentator Glenn Beck in a White House blog post, accusing Beck of lying and engaging in a “partisan attack to boost ratings.”
“This week, Jesse Lee will move from the new media department into a role in the communications department as Director of Progressive Media & Online Response,” said Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer in an internal memo obtained by the Huffington Post.
“For the last two years, Jesse has often worn two hats working in new media and serving as the White House’s liaison with the progressive media and online community,” the memo read. “Starting this week, Jesse will take on the second role full time working on outreach, strategy and response.”
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“Ministry of Truth”
One thing about communist regimes is that they can’t take the heat and the truth really hurts them. They have to “combat” the truth or they’re toast.
An online Troll-in-Chief!
Is this an admission that the press secretary [can’t even think of his name] is flopping miserably?
Good luck with that Obummer. The Lamestream media is already kissing your a$$. The new media isn’t going to care that you go after on things you don’t like. They will enjoy having your little Media Commissar elevating all the issues you will go after them on. Van Jones ring a bell and how did that work out?
What unfavorable stories?
They’ll probably send a “liaison” officer here to FR to monitor our language. Can’t say anything bad against the Won.
Unfavorable stories = The truth
OH! OH! I volunteer to be the/one of the official FR pit bull brigade to ward off intrusions by Obama Ministry of Truth officials. ;)
I guess under this administration this is not considered Orwellian by the media.
Hey! You in the White Hut! Stop doing stupid $hit and you you would not need a media person to “manage” the stories.
And the Obamabots say Sarah Palin is thin skinned when she sometimes responds to critisim.
Hey Jessie Lee” KMA and FUBO!!!
Yes, The Ministry of Truth.
And it will be backed up by The Ministry of Love (IRS).
A short lived POSition —2012.
Well Beck will be demanding to know WHAT lie this idiot is talking about.
The dummies in this Admin actually believe that they can put out anything and people still believe them. The only ones lying is the Zero Administration. Why elae do they need a propaganda chief.
‘They’ll probably send a “liaison” officer here to FR to monitor our language. Can’t say anything bad against the Won.’
Barry would shut FR down completely if he could get away with it. There is nothing a marxist Malignant Narcissist hates more than unfettered free speech *that is critical of him*. Given the fight congress has put up against Barry’s breathtaking disregard of the War Powers Act, we can’t look for much help from them. Let’s hope and pray the marxist wrecking ball is voted out in ‘12. Much more of this we simply cannot absorb w’out major permanent damage.
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