LIE TO ME

LIE TO ME

 “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. “ (John F. Kennedy)  Such is the American press.  Not necessarily plagiarists, although that argument can certainly be made, not necessarily creating their own false narrative or fiction, although that certainly has happened- no, the American press has carried the water for a false Messiah.  From the moment Barak Obama burst onto the political scene and into the national spotlight he has had the benefit of a created image.  Absent curiosity, a supposed innate catalyst in the mind of the average journalist, the US media has exchanged the role of watch dog for lap dog.

For many years Americans relied on the assurances of Walter Kronkite that “that’s the way it is”.  We assumed we had been given the gift of truth, no omissions, and while we saw many dangerous times we could sleep at night knowing at least we knew the truth.  No more.  Recent Gallup polling is now showing that the level of trust we once had has dissipated into a vapor and now more than half of the population has a complete distrust in the media.  This suspicion has been earned. 

It has been no secret that the majority of journalists in the American press today are liberal activists.  UCLA professor Tim Groseclose did a study in 2005 presenting incontrovertible proof of bias within the press, and in recent years left leaning reporters and media organizational types have come “out of the closet” as it were admitting that in fact most news organizations report from the position of liberal bias.  In recent years, however, the media has gone well beyond news with a “slant” to blatant pandering, acting not as journalists but rather as protectors for Barak Obama.

In the lead up to the 2008 election we had an unknown commodity running against the assumed queen, Hillary Clinton.  He quickly gained favor in the eyes of a smitten media.  Even the Clintons expressed disgust for the sloppy work by the US media during the campaign.  Never has a candidate with so little to offer run for president.  Never has a candidate with so little known about him run for president.  His birth record remains a mystery.  How he was able to go from one prestigious school to another remains a mystery.  How he ascended to positions of protected power remains a mystery.  We had a media that extolled the virtues of the pleat in his pants and raved about the thrill up the leg they received with every speech.  The expectation of the “first black president” superseded Barak Obama’s ability, character, qualification or past.  Excused were the associations that would have eliminated from contention the George Bushs, John McCains,  and Sarah Palins-the admission of hanging out with radicals and communists, the business dealings with felons handing our sweet heart real estate deals, the friendship with known terrorists like Bill Ayers, and the 20+ years under the religious tutelage of radical socialist black theologian Rev. Wright.  No effort on the part of the mainstream media existed to learn more about this man who would yet be king, rather most news outlets jumped into defense mode and acted more as a campaign arm than journalists.

In the years since the election the media has continued their negligence.  From boosting through the art of spin and slant the economic numbers to their complete avoidance of the out of control body count coming out of Afghanistan, to ignoring the placement of known and proud communists within the White House team of czars, to pretending we had no idea who the Muslim brotherhood was and assuring us they were a benign “non- religious” group.  Had the American press done their job, the disastrous foreign policy and abject dishonesty of this administration would have become a daily headline.   The fact that this administration lied boldly to us for days after the debacle in Libya would be a headline in every paper every day.  If we had a competent media this administration would be held accountable for the events of the 11^th.  The death of 4 Americans was the result of either inept or treasonous foreign policy-policies that have gone without challenge by the media, without question in spite of the obvious results. 

A competent media would be questioning the merits of the economic policies that continue to cripple the lives of millions of Americans.  They would give us the real unemployment numbers, question the use of disability insurance and the administration’s handling of economic numbers.   A press acting as watchdog would question, not defend the ever growing price tag on Obamacare.  They would demand answers on the thousands of unwritten regulations to be yet added to the Affordable Care Act.  A group of real journalists would point out the doubling of gas prices, the continuing cost of feeding a family and the steady decline in the value of each American’s paycheck. 

We are at a precipice.  We have a debt we cannot begin to repay on our current path.  We can no longer borrow money with a downgraded credit rating so we just make our own.  We have an administration presiding over the destruction of the US currency, the destruction of the US economy, the destruction of US foreign policy, the destruction of freedom of religion, speech, and over all decision making by the citizens of this country.  Where is the media?  They are protecting the path of destruction.  The death of America itself will be the result of a treasonous and dishonest media.