There Is No Daylight Between MSM and the Obama Campaign
I know that's true on most days, but today is particularly noteworthy. Yesterday was a horrible day for President Obama's foreign policy. On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, two of our embassies were attacked, our Ambassador to Libya was murdered and three other men died. The Ambassador's body was reportedly mishandled in the streets.
And while Americans cringe over the multiple apology-lines to the terrorists issued by President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, the media are focused like a laser on ... Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney condemned the attacks and the weak sauce response to them and the media decided, following the Obama campaign's lead, that this was very bad. Romney held a press conference and all of the questions were about the timing of Romney's comments last night. Who cares? I mean, who (other than Obama campaign operatives who are trying to change the story as quickly as possible and treat all Romney criticism as illegitimate) cares?
The media seem curiously incurious about how these attacks were allowed to happen, what the U.S. security policy was in the days leading up to the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, why the Obama administration insists on apologizing for our Constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of religious expression, or anything else. They're just completely grafted on to the Obama campaign.
This may have all the effect of yelling at a tornado to stop, but no one should wonder why the media has lost so much favor over the years.
Image of media and Obama campaign clutching each other via Shutterstock.
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May '10
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Did a mob of Islamists parade the Ambassador's body through the streets, or did concerned, America-loving Libyans "carry" his body to the hospital?
Here's the horrible thing: We can't trust either the White House or the media to tell us the truth about it.
Jun '10
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Mollie: I posted this question over on the Member Feed, but it seems directly relevant to the issues you raise in this post:
Aug '11
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I wonder if anyone in the media will remember that this is the Libya that Obama created. Ordering an attack on the Khaddafi regime (without consent of Congress), putting this new regime in place -- this is Obama's Libya. His alone.
What are the odds on how long before he blames someone else?
Nov '11
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I would disagree. The Republican Congress in their silent consent to his actions, giving up their duty to check the President, or to even enforce the law, or to even do any simple oversight, are complicit in this.
This was a joint effort. Obama took the lead, the Republicans in Congress silently consented.
This whole divided government-checks and balances thing only works of the branches actually check one another.
Nov '11
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I would disagree. The Republican Congress in their silent consent to his actions, giving up their duty to check the President, or to even enforce the law, or to even do any simple oversight, are complicit in this.
This was a joint effort. Obama took the lead, the Republicans in Congress silently consented.
This whole divided government-checks and balances thing only works of the branches actually check one another.
Oct '10
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I was listening to NPR's coverage this morning (I know, I know) and that's all they talked about after the President's remarks. They even were saying that they gave Romney many chances "to retreat" back to a more "reticent" position but they're not backing down. I wonder if the media is trying to use this to help bolster Obama. You know they hated the fact that we had to rally to a GOP President on 9/11 and they'd like to have their own version of a crisis in which we all fall in line behind Obama and give him a second term. I'm not trying to diminish the tragedy of the events but the guys on NPR were talking it up like it was a major, devastating attack when it doesn't even compare with the 1979 incident in the Tehran embassy.
Apr '11
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The MSM version will probably stick and create a "rally 'round" effect for Obama, as Bereket Kelile states above. Obama's incompetence helped to create this entire situation, bit somehow we are the ones who will lose the news cycle.
Mar '11
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How is it that on the Anniversary of 9/11 Security at all of our overseas embassies wasn't on the highest alert? For goodness sake, here in America on Tax Day every federal building is on high alert. The last 24 hours have shown how dangerous our own State Department is: political correctness, moral equivalence and blame America first are higher priorities than the physical safety of our citizens/representatives. It's not as if either Egypt or Libya have been stable at any point in 2012 - they are both active war zones yet it seems as if the security in place would be more appropriate for an embassy in Iceland or Bermuda. The early "appologies" out of the state dept. and Secretary Clinton's statement clearly reflect the actual thinking in the department. Distressing indeed.
Aug '12
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The Democrats have long since been the party of Wormtongue. Not a surprise, though it is an outrage.
Jun '12
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For all the guff Romney is taking from the media for his response, I hope he nails this one in the debates. It should be relatively simple for him to say something that strikes the audience as reasonable in regards to this rather obvious Administration failure.
Aug '11
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This may be a case of MSM overreach. What American, hearing of this outrage, isn't going to feel that this is a Jimmy Carter moment being desperately spun by all the forces of government and media?
The success of Dinesh D'Souza's film is evidence that all in not as it seems to the managers of public opinion.
Jun '12
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Exactly.
Most people realize that the leftymedia is in the tank for Obama, so this will look like the leftymedia is rushing to cover up their Emperor's nakedness.
Oct '10
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Why is a Republican holding a press conference with the MSM? How can it possibly help? MSM delenda est.
Feb '12
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Sadly there are photos online of the thugs displaying their hatefulness and disrespect toward the body of the Ambassador. And their glee at destroying the American Embassy. I expect the MSM to continue to ignore the American murders, continue to cover-up for Obama and the only American standing up and saying this is NOT okay is Romney. And we are criticizing him at Ricochet? Really???
Aug '11
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Because the President won't? ; )
Jun '12
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Because Romney isn't the Promised Libertarian Secular Savior, so he must be cut down.
Dec '11
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My solution is declare Libya a Swing State with 40 electoral votes with a world famous golf course to get this White House to move.
Mar '11
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I caught Romney's presser "live," and I thought he was great. He handled the unfair questions he received flawlessly. In fact, his performance was...what is that word I am looking for...um......tip of my tongue...got it!...presidential.
Jan '11
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President Obama picked the wrong week to skip intelligence briefing meetings
Feb '12
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Stunningly, OFA and the MSM have found an even lazier approach than "Blame Bush".