President Obama learned politics in Chicago. Unfortunately, he brought Chicago-style politics into the White House with him. We have seen uneven justice from the Justice Department (rightwinggranny.com), using the IRS to target political opponents (rightwinggranny.com), and general thuggery toward anyone who disagrees with him. Fox Reporter James Rosen’s rights were violated by the Obama Administration, and now additional information has come out about how reporters that did not report what they were told to report were treated.
Greta Van Susteren posted information on her blog, Gretawire, about the treatment of Fox News by the Obama Administration. She tells of two major meetings held first by the State Department and then the CIA with the press regarding Benghazi where Fox News was not invited.
She then recounts her own experience with a friend in the Obama Administration:
And then as I was sitting at my desk thinking about the reporting since September 2012, I thought about the weirdest of all and the worst of all for me personally! I remembered a disturbing phone call from a good friend in the Obama Administration. I have known this friend for years. The call was a short time after 9/11 (maybe Oct. 2012?) In the call, my friend told me that my colleague Jennifer Griffin, who was aggressively reporting on Benghazi, was wrong and that, as a favor to me, my friend in the Administration was telling me so that I could tell Jennifer so that she did not ruin her career. My friend was telling me to tell Jennifer to stop her reporting. Ruin her career?
In 20 plus years, I have never received a call to try and shut down a colleague – not that I even could – this was a first. Here is what I know: Jennifer is a class act….experienced..and a very responsible journalist. One of the absolute best in the business – no axe to grind, she just wants the facts.
I told my friend before I go to Jennifer telling her she is wrong, I need proof she is wrong, strong proof and you need to be specific – what are you saying she is getting wrong? We went around and around — including the statement again that this was just a call as a favor to Jennifer and me to save Jennifer’s career from reporting incorrect information. I got no proof. Zero. I smelled a rat. Favor to me? Hardly. My friend was trying to use me. I feel bad that a friend did that to me, tried to use me for a dirty reason. I knew then — and it is now confirmed by BIPARTISAN Senate Intelligence Committee — Jennifer was getting her facts right. I think it is really low for the Administration to stoop this low.
Stories like this are the reason we need alternative media during the Obama Administration.
