The press’s puppet master
Posted By: floppingaces      2/22/2013 2:26:37 PM
Flopping Aces, by DrJohn
Original Article

Politico writers Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen have written a piece called “Obama, the puppet master.” It opens this way:

"President Barack Obama is a master at limiting, shaping and manipulating media coverage of himself and his White House."

The story does contain one glaring knee slapper:

"Not for the reason that conservatives suspect: namely, that a liberal press willingly and eagerly allows itself to get manipulated."

Of course it is. The press “swoons” over Obama:

"The behavior of the assembled press corps was telling. Everyone, myself included, swooned. Swooned!"