Thought For The Day - 09-25.08

“Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press Are Two of our Greatest National Treasures, and Perhaps the Press Needs to Remember the Responsibilities That Go Along with Those Freedoms!”

“Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and  Playboy magazine. As journalists, our job is only to  hold up the mirror – to accurately tell and show the public what has happened … not make news or pass along our personal opinions!"  

"The greatest journalist is someone  whose personal life and political affiliation at the end of their career remains a mystery.”   …Walter Cronkite, premier American journalist 

“A press that is free to investigate and criticize the government is absolutely essential in a nation that practices self-government and is therefore dependent on an educated and enlightened citizenry. On the other hand, newspapers too often take advantage of their freedom and publish lies and scurrilous gossip that could only deceive and mislead the people (or to further their own agenda). Jefferson himself suffered greatly under the latter kind of press during his presidency. But he was a great believer in the ultimate triumph of truth in the free marketplace of ideas, and looked to that for his final vindication.”

…Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father, Author of the Constitution, 3rd President of the U.S.

 Elections Are Too Important To Only Hear Half the Truth or One Side…

Related Articles and Thoughts: 

·        "The Media' wants Barack Obama to win... It is blatantly obvious", Larry Elder

·        "The Media are out of touch and liberal.  86% of the media voted for George McGovern, in the biggest Democratic Presidential loss of all time.  But show them a liberal and watch them salivate!", Sean Hannity

·        Sarah Palin Mythology Debunked, Ronald Kessler

·        Media Drops Ball on Obama’s Harvard Years Questions”, Kenneth Timmerman

·        No Interest in George Obama Scandal by Media, Dinesh D'Souza

·        Media Matters Publicizes Obama’s Muslin Connection , General Media Ignores

·        The Left’s Crooked Umpires, Bruce Walker

·        Michelle Obama As Our First Lady?? – Where Is She, Who Is She, & Why Are Her School Records Closed?

·        The Rest of the Meltdown Story – Why No Media Interest in Obama’s ACORN Connection?

·        Media Bias Is Real, Finds UCLA Political Scientist  

·        Poll:  New Media Biased For Obama, Washington Post  

·      Katie Couric Posed Question To Create Headline:  Palin Says Another Great Depression Is Possible 

“I Believe that John McCain is a sincere Patriot and puts Country first, but choosing to go to  Washington to deal with the present economic crisis and putting Country before politics, the right thing, is a mistake, when Obama won’t or has to be convinced to, because the Media will interpret and spin it to look like a political move on his part!”, Larry Elder 9.24.08  And they have!!

Thought For The Day - 9.02.08

"The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." …George Orwell, Author or 1984 and Animal Farm

In a country that prides itself on its freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom to think, freedom to research and freedom to challenge anyone, it is amazing how much we are led and influenced by a small and narrow group of reporters, celebrities who often aren’t savvy on the issues they champion, news anchors, and the networks and newspapers that stand behind them, instead of using our common sense, researching what we hear, questioning what we are being told and bombarded with and then speaking out… It is both amazing and scary that in the freest country in the world, people are more worried about being politically correct than speaking or knowing the truth… or focusing on what is important!!

Today as our Country anticipated another major hurricane hitting New Orleans; when the Republicans, ready to nominate their first female vice presidential candidate, put their convention on hold because of the hurricane and pending disaster; and when Americans everywhere celebrated Labor Day… the biggest story, blown waaay out of proportion, was about Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter’s pregnancy… this being announced after the media had speculated and fabricated stories all week that Palin’s own 4-month old baby was really her daughter's.


"Americans are too broadly under-informed to digest nuggets of information that seem to contradict what they know of the world... Instead, news channels prefer to feed Americans a constant stream of simplified information, all of which fits what they already know. That way they don't have to devote more air time or newsprint space to explanations or further investigations." - Tom Fenton, former CBS foreign correspondent

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that. -- Walter Cronkite