{"id":5575,"date":"2009-10-20T08:19:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2013-10-02T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T14:19:33","slug":"dear-president-obama-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=5575","title":{"rendered":"Dear President Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"

To: President Obama<\/p>\n

From: Mitch Berg<\/p>\n

Re:\u00a0 The War That Matters<\/p>\n

Mr. President,<\/p>\n

You’ve been extremely lukewarm about supporting General McChrystal’s proposal for a troop surge to support his counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq.<\/p>\n

You basically abdicated the US policy of support for missile defense, selling out our allies in Eastern Europe in the face of Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

When the Soviets<\/strike> Russians pounded the uppity Georgians, you sent the plucky, pro-Western, freedom-loving Georgians a ship full of Hope and Change, and nothing else.<\/p>\n

And of course, when the Iranians were shooting protesters in the streets, you made concerned noises and went quietly away.<\/p>\n

Little did the world’s despots and tinpots know that you were just saving your energy for the real battle:<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Attaway, Mister President.\u00a0 Because even if it were <\/em>true, and even if Fox were <\/em>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?\u00a0 Because your Administration has abolished the laws of human behavior and created a government that doesn’t need to be held accountable?<\/p>\n

As visibly as you crave the approval of European elites, you do <\/em>realize that most private European news outlets actually are <\/em>partisan in editorial stance?\u00a0 That while The Guardian<\/em> and Die Zeit<\/em> and Le Monde <\/em>lean left, the Times<\/em> and the Frankfurter Allgemeine<\/em> lean overtly to the right, and are open about it?\u00a0 And that each of them rides their “opposition” pretty hard, which makes the “opposition” sad, but occasionally trips up some big scandals?\u00a0 Hence holding government accountable…<\/p>\n

…Aaaaaah.\u00a0 I get it now.<\/p>\n

That is all.<\/p>\n

P.S.:\u00a0 When does <\/em>the 2008 campaign end, anyway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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