I am not naive to think that there is not some control exerted upon the immediate environment during Press Conferences held by the president. Of course there is control. But this Obama administration has taken control of press conferences to the highest level. It includes staged town meetings. It includes pre-selected press members that will be called upon to submit their questions to the president. The questions are pre-determined and rehearsed well before the meeting.
The person who is the mouthpiece of the White House, Mr. Gibbs, cannot answer the questions asked him by the press corps about why this press conference environment is so controlled. Why there are pre-determined questioners and pre-determined questions to be asked the president? Why is this happening when in fact the candidate Obama promised transparency and openness in all the goings on in his administration?
From this revelation I am compelled to conclude that president Obama is not really in the driver's seat. He is not acting like the president. He is acting still like a candidate who is so quick to make pronouncements and promises he intends to break. But he sure can read that teleprompter and appear to be in command. Any two bit actor could do this sort of acting though provided they have a script to read.
This tight handed control of the media concerns me because the media that are supposed to be a part of the checks and balances to the system has been compromised. This state run media is definitely in the pocket of Barack Obama and this is not a healthy way to run the government.
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