Comments on: Is The White House Suppressing Dissent?

By: Mark Owens

Mark Owens — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think this is totally in line with this administration’s agenda. Though Obama was very media savvy during his campaign, but his true colors are begining to show. He used his unique background and created a great story. His campaign was a showcase of branding except for the fact that you can not brand a lie. That’s a little strong, he didn’t actually lie, he purposely used words to deceive, by having a different definition of those words than that of he audience. I guess that means, he lied. All that means is that he too is part of the fallen world we live in and needs our prayers desparately, not just for the leading of this nation, but for the saving of his soul.

By: Bret Teegarden

Bret Teegarden — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

are we presuming the adminstration wants democracy?

By: Daniel Hahn

Daniel Hahn — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well, Bret T. beat me to the punch! This is exactly what the administration is working toward: Marxism.

By: Charles Hauppage

Charles Hauppage — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Last line of the post ("When a President starts controlling the media at any level, that's not a good thing for a democracy") is probably going a little too far. He's not controlling the media, only selectively deciding who his friends are, as any administration does. The Bush Administration did not spend too much time on MSNBC or Huffington Post...

The Obama Administration's treatment of FOX News is childish and immature, and arguably out of line with their "new tone," but not really anything un-democratic or un-American. Just a matter of taste and maturity.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Charles – well said. However, other administrations haven’t actually done this. They might not have liked certain networks, but I’ve not seen another administration tell their people to boycott appearances on a specific news outlet. My concern is what that says for this President’s view of the value of differing ideas.

By: bygracenotmerit

bygracenotmerit — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have wondered if it is because Obama has such difficulty engaging in a discussion with someone who doesn’t agree with him if he doesn’t have his telepromter. He appears to be totally lost. Of course, if you are appearing to be a “centrist” (throw in chuckle here) while you are really a far, far, far left liberal, it would be very hard to keep things straight, I would imagine~

Remaining Steadfast, Dominique

http://www.aup2.com