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Ben Stein is absolutely right to point out the hyperpolitical reaction of the Obama campaign to Mitt Romney’s statement on the events in Libya and Egypt. As Ben put it, Romney is not the enemy.
While I’m not breaking news here, the fact that the media (whether because it’s just how they think or whether as an intentional effort to help Obama) also view Romney as the enemy was brought home (again) during Romney’s press conference yesterday.
Romney made a short statement and then took questions for several minutes. Almost every question was along the lines of “did you comment too soon?” with nothing about the fact that American lives and property were being destroyed. The questions were, particularly given the information at the time, even more reprehensible than the Cairo embassy’s early apology for free speech.
It’s not breaking news to note that the media often functions as a propaganda arm of the Obama campaign. But it can still be eye opening to see such a barefaced example as yesterday’s press conference.
As AmSpec reader Nick points out, an open microphone (link well worth checking out) caught the reporters at the press conference basically conspiring to go with only this line of questioning.
Here’s the Romney press conference:
For those of you who don’t have time to watch the video, allow me to post the text of some of the reporters’ questions from the transcript:
- “The statement you referred to was a toughly worded statement last night. do you regret the tone at all given what we know?”
- “Governor Romney, do you think, though, coming so soon after the events really had unfolded overnight was appropriate, to be weighing on this as this crisis is unfolding in realtime?”
- “You talk about mixed signals. The world was watching, isn’t this assault a mixed signal when you criticize the president? When americans are being killed shouldn’t politics stop?”
- “Governor, some people have said that you jumped the gun a little in putting that statement out last night and you should have waited until more details were available. Do you regret having that statement come out so early before we learned about all the things that were happening?”
There was not a single question about the events themselves. Every question was either a criticism of Romney or asking him what he would have done differently from Obama. Shameless, barefaced propaganda by the American press corps. Disgusting.
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JD| 9.13.12 @ 10:29AM
Obama reacted too quickly to a number of things - the supposedly racist policemen and that Ivy League black prof, "Trayvon could be my son", etc.
Then of course there's the "we have to pass the bill to see what's in it" side of the Democrats, and that stimulus they had to pass by Feb 16 2009 without reading it because it was so urgent.
Who is he to levy accusations of "ready, fire, aim?"
RJ| 9.13.12 @ 10:59AM
We need to stop referring to "media bias." Bias implies a subconscious distortion of the facts. "Media propaganda" is more accurate. These people know what they are doing and neither truth or objectivity is not part of the plan.
spike59| 9.13.12 @ 11:50AM
they've stopped even trying to hide it anymore
Controse| 9.13.12 @ 3:52PM
Here. Here. Bias is out. Propaganda is in. As the man says once it is intentional it is no longer bias. We all know it is intentional; premeditated intentional.
Nick| 9.13.12 @ 11:10AM
Are you unaware of the conspiring, collusion, and journalistic malpractice that occurred before that press conference began, Mr. Kaminsky?
http://www.therightscoop.com/e.....e-covered/
Ross Kaminsky| 9.13.12 @ 11:22AM
Great find, Nick. Thanks...will update the article.
Nick| 9.13.12 @ 11:47AM
Glad I could help!
If you haven't already, check out Liz Cheney's excellent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal:
"Apologizing for America, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies and slashing our military are the hallmarks of Mr. Obama's foreign policy. The Obama economy, with its high unemployment, massive debt and out-of-control spending, has rightly demanded our attention. As we head to the polls in November, we cannot ignore what is an even more dismal national-security record. An America already weakened by four years of an Obama presidency will be unrecognizable after eight."
http://online.wsj.com/article/.....61820.html
Prester John| 9.13.12 @ 1:16PM
Every time a reporter asks Romney, "Do you regret your statement (about the embassy attacks)" Romney needs to say, "I regret that 4 Americans are dead. I regret that this administration is still considering forgiving $1 billion in Egyptian debt. I regret that the US ambassador in Egypt, who by the way wasn't in the country at the time, didn't allow the Marine guards to carry live ammunition. I regret that the consulate in Benghazi didn't have anything close to the security it should have had. I regret that Obama went to bed without knowing where his ambassador to Libya was........"
Throw it back in their faces and watch them hyperventilate.
Stan Redmond| 9.13.12 @ 3:46PM
At least give credit to who stated that on his radio show.
mike 3/505| 9.13.12 @ 2:56PM
Ross,
I hooked you up today...Where's my virtual beer?
Mike
Stan Redmond| 9.13.12 @ 3:52PM
"You talk about mixed signals. The world was watching, isn’t this assault a mixed signal when you criticize the president? When americans are being killed shouldn’t politics stop?"
Not only are they actively propogandizing for the Obama regime they are completely arrogant, clueless, and stupid. There is no way they forgot the past 10 years they still blast Iraq and Afghanastan. It is just like watching Obama working. Just when you think they can't get any worse they manage.