Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Obama, the puppet master

“This is the most transparent administration in history.” The people who cover him day to day see it very differently. - Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen/Politico

Delusional Politico Journalists: Obama is Our Puppet Master - Rush
Yeah, the guys at The Politico say, "Obama's so good, we can't resist. We know when we're being puppetized; we know when we're being used! We know when we're being manipulated, but we're so susceptible and he's so powerful at it, that we can't resist," and they make the point in like the second paragraph. Here: "President Obama is a master at limiting, shaping, and manipulating media coverage of himself and the White House." Now, to show you how on the defensive they are, their second paragraph says, "But not for the reason that conservatives suspect...
‘OBAMA IS A MASTER AT LIMITING, SHAPING AND MANIPULATING MEDIA COVERAGE’: THE 10 MOST SCATHING REMARKS FROM POLITICO’S ANTI-OBAMA MEDIA COLUMN - The Blaze
4. Conservatives assume a cozy relationship between this White House and the reporters who cover it. Wrong. Many reporters find Obama himself strangely fearful of talking with them and often aloof and cocky when he does. They find his staff needlessly stingy with information and thin-skinned about any tough coverage. He gets more-favorable-than-not coverage because many staffers are fearful of talking to reporters, even anonymously, and some reporters inevitably worry access or the chance of a presidential interview will decrease if they get in the face of this White House.
Liberal Bias Central to Obama Media Edge - Jonathan S. Tobin/Commentary

"Those being played are willing accomplices." This will be true until someday it won't be. - Discussion at Lucianne

President Obama holds off-record meeting with top White House reporters, POLITICO has learned. - Dylan Byers/Politico

POLITICO was not invited to the meeting, though it has been invited to similar off-the-record meetings in the past.... or, according to Drudge headline: POLITICO FROZEN OUT AFTER 'PUPPET MASTER' COLUMN...