True journalism may be defined as journalists who refuse to engage in partisan talking points, refuse to serve corporate or government interests, and refuse to act as stenographers to government officials

◼ The need for a 'true journalistic' revolution - Kevin Kelly/Washington Times

...TV offers programming that is more often aimed at advancing the platform of one Party or the other and discussing celebrity trivialities. Such a model ultimately prevents issues of consequence from being raised and evaluated.

“The degrading effect has been enormous. A lot of it has been about the profit motive, and the way that it is driven by ratings, and advertising, all the rest of it … In the judgment of the hierarchy, it’s better to be wrong but be conformist than be correct and be self marginalizing or vulnerable to be pushed to the margins.” The television model has created a careerist mindset for journalists and commentators. This “survival instinct” over true reporting prevents the dissemination of the complete, unbiased information necessary for the public to render informed opinions and decisions.

Restricted Access: Clinton Foundation keeps tight leash on papers from Bill Clinton’s tenure as governor

◼ An extensive collection of papers related to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s years in the Arkansas governor’s mansion remains under tight control at a public library in Little Rock, with access restricted by the Clinton Foundation. - Washington Free Beacon

...Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said that while it is unclear what is in the gubernatorial archive, the tight restrictions “suggests that the Clinton forces believe problems would result from their publication.”

The Diane Blair archive, which has been combed through by national media outlets after the Free Beacon reported on its contents earlier this month, has a restricted section, which library officials say is not unusual....

White House panics as millennials wise up, bail on President Obama

◼ President Obama is making a sudden push to win back millennial voters, who have grown disillusioned over his failed “Hope and Change” campaign that left them without jobs, living in their parents’ basement. - Joseph Curl/Washington Times

...But the situation is far worse than just flagging enrollment of Obamacare, and the president knows it. Young people, who turned out in droves in 2008 and put the first-term Illinois senator in the White House, have grown increasingly disillusioned, seeing him now as just another politician who makes promises he has no intention of keeping.

...Much, much worse: 54 percent of 18-24-year-olds say they would vote to “recall and replace” the president — in Washington, that’s called “impeachment.”...

There are a few reasons for the sudden exodus: First, millennials detest the NSA phone snooping program. And they were put off Obamacare by the technically inept rollout, when the federal webpage wouldn’t work for weeks. Plus, few can find jobs as the economy continues to flounder....

◼ Obama: Signing Up for Obamacare Is 'Just Part of Growing Up' - Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard

‘Wow, that’s disturbing!’

◼ Did you see Donna Brazile’s ‘chilling’ tweet to @BarackObama? - Twitchy

.@BarackObama. Enjoy #PresidentsDay. With Congress on recess, this is action day! Let's move America forward.

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) February 17, 2014

@donnabrazile @BarackObama Alas, El Presidente is back on the Golf Course again.

— CoolCzech (@CoolCzech1) February 17, 2014

◼ ‘Happy Czar Day!’ Donna Brazile’s chilling Presidents Day tweet sparks fume, mockery - Twitchy

That GENIUS @donnabrazile is encouraging the President to completely ignore the Constitution and do whatever he wants. #Anarchist

— Kelly (@flyoverangel) February 17, 2014

. @donnabrazile When did you cross that line where you felt it was acceptable to openly root for dictatorship? https://t.co/SkmDTmKQ1i

— L (@OrwellForks) February 17, 2014

Kathleen Willey: 'Hillary is the war on women'

◼ Kathleen Willey, the former volunteer aide to Bill Clinton who says she was sexually harassed by the president in the 1990s, is now sounding the alarm about the potential danger of Hillary Clinton becoming president. - Joe Kovacs/WND

“Hillary Clinton is the war on women, and that’s what needs to be exposed here,” Willey said Sunday night on Aaron Klein’s WABC Radio show.

“The point is what this woman is capable of doing to other women while she’s running a campaign basically on women’s issues. It just doesn’t make any sense. She singlehandedly orchestrated every one of the investigations of all these women [who accused her husband of sexual crimes]. They’re the people reminding us of how sordid this all is.”

...And Willey also lashed into feminist organizations who never seem interested in the harassment against her by the Clintons.

“All of these women’s groups, they’re all pro-Hillary, they need to … talk to someone like me and listen here, what Hillary Clinton has done to me and many, many, many other women. They are so hypocritical, it’s unbelievable. And this is the woman that wants to be president.”

So much for 'income inequality'

◼ Obama's Celebrity Pal Has A Half-Brother On Food Stamps, Even Though She's Worth $350 Million - SooperMiexican/IJReview

Now, it’s probably unfair to put any blame on Beyonce for her father’s behavior, or that she should be on the hook for his illegitimate children. She shouldn’t be. But how is that any different from Obama, who she campaigned for, saying every taxpayer should be on the hook for the illegitimate children of people they’re wholly unrelated to?

Is it any more fair for a family struggling to raise a family in Obama’s terrible economy to be saddled with taxes that go to pay for Beyonce’s half-brother’s sustenance?

Oh, and by the way, Beyonce and her rap star husband Jay-Z, who also campaigned for Obama, are reportedly worth a cool $850 million, nearly a billion dollars. And yet YOU’RE paying for her half-brother to eat! Or at least, those of you who pay taxes are.

◼ Obama Tees Off on Billionaire’s Private Golf Course - CBS DC