President Obama has taken public appearances to a new level never before seen at the White House, and it is starting to upset even the most liberal of supporters. Check out this Bill Maher piece aired a 2 days ago on HBO, I was captivated and stunned and thoroughly entertained...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWulnfog20c
And yet it continues...
On June 24th ABC News will be hosting a live show from the White House, featuring President Obama as he extols the virtues of his health care reform plans. There will be no dissenting views, there will be no debate. And just like that a new political media tool is invented, the presidential infomercial. And just when we thought there couldn't be any more campaigning!
The Republican party has been denied any presence in the program, despite requests. Which brings up a good question - should the Democratic Party be required to pay for this TV time? Without allowing equal time to opposing parties, I am inclined to believe that this is really a sales presentation (infomercial), and I fail to see how that qualifies as news. Isn't the news supposed to be unbiased reporting of facts and events? The Drudge Report broke this news, and have even printed the Republican complaint...
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashaot.htm
(Thanks to Clay for bringing up this topic, I appreciate the help.)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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Thanks Ben, I have really enjoyed the blog. Keep up the good work.
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Well said. What is ABC thinking? Oddly reminiscent of a communist government disseminating propaganda.
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