Dear President Obama
By Mitch Berg
To: President Obama
From: Mitch Berg
Re: The War That Matters
Mr. President,
You’ve been extremely lukewarm about supporting General McChrystal’s proposal for a troop surge to support his counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq.
You basically abdicated the US policy of support for missile defense, selling out our allies in Eastern Europe in the face of Vladimir Putin.
When the Soviets Russians pounded the uppity Georgians, you sent the plucky, pro-Western, freedom-loving Georgians a ship full of Hope and Change, and nothing else.
And of course, when the Iranians were shooting protesters in the streets, you made concerned noises and went quietly away.
Little did the world’s despots and tinpots know that you were just saving your energy for the real battle:
The White House is calling on other news organizations to isolate and alienate Fox News as it sends out top advisers to rail against the cable channel as a Republican Party mouthpiece.
Attaway, Mister President. Because even if it were true, and even if Fox were a GOP “mouthpiece” – and as far as its news-gathering goes, it’s not – well, goodness knows that our country doesn’t need at least one group of contrary journalists keeping big government accountable, do we? Because your Administration has abolished the laws of human behavior and created a government that doesn’t need to be held accountable?
As visibly as you crave the approval of European elites, you do realize that most private European news outlets actually are partisan in editorial stance? That while The Guardian and Die Zeit and Le Monde lean left, the Times and the Frankfurter Allgemeine lean overtly to the right, and are open about it? And that each of them rides their “opposition” pretty hard, which makes the “opposition” sad, but occasionally trips up some big scandals? Hence holding government accountable…
…Aaaaaah. I get it now.
That is all.
P.S.: When does the 2008 campaign end, anyway?
October 20th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I can see 3 answers, depending on how fast hopey changitude is instituted:
A: Nov 7, 2012
B: Nov 9, 2016
C: When the crown is passed to his rightful heir, Malia Ann.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Now Faux Newz is on Obama’s Enemy List.
The Obama campaign doesn’t stop until the next election is lost. Campaign 24 hours a day 7 days a week!!!
October 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am
As someone said this week, Fox News has found an important niche…..50% of Americans. I haven’t watched it in a very long time, but have started tunning in again due to the Federal Statists war on independent dissent alternative media.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Years ago, I was told that in sports as in life there are four kinds of participants:
Players–They dish it out and take it as part of the game.
Hotheads–They don’t dish it out and don’t take it.
Wimps–They don’t dish it out but take it.
Crybabys–They dish it out but can’t take it.
I think that this administration has to stop being crybabys and man up.