Obama extends his media war to Edmunds.com

Taichiliberal said:
How is refuting a charge a "war on the media"? Essentially, you're exaggerating. And your take on the Shrub's administration reaction to the media was a complete distortion.....or did you forget a prime example of the McClellan - Gannon/Gukkert affair?
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I don't write for the Business Insider. Those were not my words.

The Bush did it too argument is worthless to me, since I did not vote or support him and never seriously considered doing so. Further, it's an argument that only serves to lower our standards through moral relativism.

Ultimately, we should judge Obama based on his actions not in comparison to Bush.
 
Onceler said:
I'd certainly prefer that Obama just let the media do its thing, for better or worse, without comment, but I also agree that "going to war" on this one is a bit of hyperbole.

Look - it already stoked the paranoia of meme...
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The problem is that the "Liberal" media doen't go after the lies of the naysayers. If the corrections are only reported after coming from the WH, who's at fault?

Look- if it has the name Obama on it, it doesn't take much stroking.
 
belme1201 said:
The problem is that the "Liberal" media doen't go after the lies of the naysayers. If the corrections are only reported after coming from the WH, who's at fault?

Look- if it has the name Obama on it, it doesn't take much stroking.
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One man's lies are another man's truths. A free press is essential

You really don't believe in free speech or freedom of the press, do you?
 
AssHatZombie said:
One man's lies are another man's truths. A free press is essential

You really don't believe in free speech or freedom of the press, do you?
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I believe deeply in the freedom of the press and the freedom to misbelieve the lies of branches of the press with an unspoken agenda.
There is only one truth and it is NOT based on dogma or ideology.
 
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belme1201 said:
I believe deeply in the freedom of the press and the freedom to misbelieve the lies of branches of the press with an unspoken agenda.
There is only one truth and it is NOT based on dogma or ideology.
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Individuals can believe or disbelieve what they want. The obama administration is hostile to free speech. That's a threat to freedom that is unacceptable.
 
AssHatZombie said:
Individuals can believe or disbelieve what they want. The obama administration is hostile to free speech. That's a threat to freedom that is unacceptable.
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Correcting falsehood and hostility are not the same thing. Truth and belief are not necessarily the same either. Fact is truth, truth is fact and correcting lies is honesty. Defending a lie is equally dishonest.
 
belme1201 said:
Correcting falsehood and hostility are not the same thing. Truth and belief are not necessarily the same either. Fact is truth, truth is fact and correcting lies is honesty. Defending a lie is equally dishonest.
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But obama the totalitarian doesn't correct lies, he tries to disparage an entire news organization. He doesn't get into specifics. He's a totalitarian thug who hates free speech.
 
Originally Posted by Taichiliberal
How is refuting a charge a "war on the media"? Essentially, you're exaggerating. And your take on the Shrub's administration reaction to the media was a complete distortion.....or did you forget a prime example of the McClellan - Gannon/Gukkert affair
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RStringfield said:
I don't write for the Business Insider. Those were not my words. So are you saying that you DON'T agree with them?

The Bush did it too argument is worthless to me, since I did not vote or support him and never seriously considered doing so. Further, it's an argument that only serves to lower our standards through moral relativism.

Ahhh, but the article you presented wasn't a "Bush did it too".....it was a distortion as to what actually transpired from 2000-2008...distorted to severly lessen the actions and their results. Add to this the exaggeration of what happened with Obama, and you essentially have a cleaned up piece of anti-Obama diatribe masquerading as objective analysis.

Ultimately, we should judge Obama based on his actions not in comparison to Bush.
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But, as I pointed out, that is not the case here. Also, you should take note that the very media apparatus that was the official apologists and defender of the Shrub's reign has been actively engaging in a tirade against Obama since January 2009. As I stated previously, Obama's administration refuting a false charge is not a "war on the media".....one incidence of (temporary) exclusion of a Fox Noise correspondent is objectionable, but hardly a precedent.
 
AssHatZombie said:
But obama the totalitarian doesn't correct lies, he tries to disparage an entire news organization. He doesn't get into specifics. He's a totalitarian thug who hates free speech.
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Am I to assume then that you have seen no instances of, or are offended by, the exclusion of a faction of an unfriendly press by earlier administrations? In the same vein, do you also find no incidents of administration press manipulation that offend you?
 
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