Posted by
Laura L. Hollis, JD on Friday, July 24, 2009 7:14:12 AM
Rush is often flip. But here he is deadly serious, and correct:
As long as 15 years ago, during the 1994 elections, I watched from London as the American press reported one thing ("nothing is happening! The Democrats will keep control of the House and Senate!"), while the European press actually told the truth. And it has only gotten worse. The press has slanted their news coverage for a long time. But with Obama they have simply abandoned their jobs as journalists - with very few notable exceptions - and become paid shills for the Obama administration.
It's hard to overstate how perilous this is for any nation. It isn't necessary to personally attack a political leader, his family, his children (as they have done with Sarah Palin, for example). It isn't
about a politican's personality; it is about his or her policies, and it is the press' job to rigorously investigate those and give the public the truth - which our
Pravda press refuses to do, because doing so would further erode support for their Dear Leader, their Anointed One, their Messiah.