To: joseffy who wrote (319 ) 5/21/2012 10:42:52 AM From: Honey_Bee 1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) | Respond to Very informative article about why the media is willing to cut their own throats to promote the left-wing agenda and Obama. Here are some excerpts from it:Barack Obama in a second term would be free , through executive orders and manipulating the regulatory agencies such as the FTC and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to grant the media permanent subsidies and de facto bailouts, or to place potentially devastating restrictions on the alternative media regardless of who controls Congress. As revealed during his first term, despite facing re-election, Obama has not been reluctant to use his usurped executive power, regardless of public opinion, to bypass and ignore a spineless and nearly irrelevant legislative branch. It is difficult for Americans to accept the possibility that the media have become so craven that they would sell their souls to the government they are supposed to monitor. One's livelihood and future are of paramount importance for far too many, and throughout the history of mankind, the overriding factor in selling out for not for the proverbial pot of gold, but for dependence on handouts and government favor is a form of indentured servitude. The media are gaining only a mess of pottage. There has been no summit held by the mainstream media outlets where they decided to cast their lot with the Democrats in the hope of financial and regulatory support. Nor has there been overt coordination among these entities. But there need not be; the handwriting is on the wall, and in keeping with the leftist mindset of the vast majority of the members of the media, they look to the government as the solution to all problems, including theirs. By not accepting responsibility for their plight, the mainstream media are apparently willing to surrender their independence and become a wholly owned mouthpiece for a regime determined not only to control all aspects of American society, but to bankrupt the country. americanthinker.com
