Today's Washington Times posted an article about the White House war against Fox News. According to the article:
"Last weekend, the Obama administration declared war. "We're going to treat [Fox News] the way we would treat an opponent," said Anita Dunn, White House communications director. She claimed, "We don't need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave." The administration has begun using a government blog to regularly attack what it calls "Fox lies.""
There is an old quote attributed to Mark Twain that says, "Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel." I think the White House would be wise to take this advice. The article points out that President Nixon went after the Washington Post. We know how that went.
The article cites a few examples of the Obama Administration trying to control opposition:
"With Democrats controlling both Congress and the presidency, the Obama administration is trying to squash dissent. The administration is not content with attacking critical press. It is boldly proceeding with plans for the Federal Communications Commission to meddle in conservative talk radio. It threatens insurance companies with not being able to participate in federal programs if those companies attempt mildly to warn customers about how new health care legislation will affect them."
This sort of activity is not a good thing for a democracy.
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