With all due respect to the President, and we sincerely mean that whether leftists believe us or not, we are thankful that at least one television network hasn’t adopted an Orwellian 1984 approach to news. There has been and will continue to be many things written about the liberal bias of the so-called "mainstream" media, or "Big Media." At least, those things will continue to be published and aired so long as "Big Brother" doesn’t do away with the First Amendment and shut these venues down.

Certain liberals like to claim that they are champions of "freedom of expression" and "freedom of the press," and with wagging fingers warn of oppressive governments that silence opposition. Unless, of course, those leftists are in charge of that oppressive government. Then, all of a sudden it becomes a great idea, and things like the [un]Fairness Doctrine and "localism" get revived by liberal Democrats intent on silencing any critics. Then, conservative talk radio gets equated with "pornography" by that bastion of fairness, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Witness also ABC’s broadcasts from the White House. No, this was not a satirical skit from those parody shows broadcast on Saturday nights on other networks. They were totally serious and did this PR-job with a completely straight face. We suggest that this network change its abbreviation from ABC to IFO, as in Infomercials For Obama.

Here’s another novel suggestion: the next time ABC wants to do a puff-piece, uh, "news" program, from the White House, instead get John Stossel to do the interviewing of the President, give Mr. Stossel no restrictions, and guarantee him he will still have his job after the program is over. Given Stossel’s journalistic integrity, independent mind and libertarian thinking–all of which seem to otherwise be in short supply at ABC–we imagine that program would much less resemble a campaign infomercial, and the President might find someone else to get steamed at, other than Sean Hannity and company.

Sadly, by his inaccurate comments about Fox News, the President is aligning himself with those leftists who would silence all who do not agree with them. This is the United States of America. We have a Bill of Rights and a constitution of no equal which, for now anyway, includes a First Amendment. When the Left grabs control and can claim the White House and both houses of Congress, not to mention most of the media, that rush of power begins to embody the old adage of "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

That corruption has now been played out by ABC’s White House Telethon. There is no way on God’s green earth that this display of power-grabbing will ultimately prove beneficial to our country. Those in power apparently want to quash voices that, at a minimum, do not take part in the "cheerleading" public relations routine engaged in by Big Media. Maybe next they’ll be saying "if you can’t find anything good to say about us, don’t say anything at all," to turn another old adage on its head. Somehow, we don’t think bowing down to an earthly supreme commander is what Mom had in mind at all.

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