This and other methods is what the White House has done to intimidate and bribe the press into acting like idiots and giving the Administration too much leeway on unconstitutional and immoral activities.  We need a President who will respect America's free press, not one who uses whatever is in their power to get their way.

Those snubs which the administration has made it a policy to encourage made it nearly impossible for our reporters to do their job.  They have a choice of failing to do their jobs, or not having the access they need to do their jobs.

The president of these United States should be smart enough and confident enough to take hard questions and mature enough to deal civilly with those whom they disagree with.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington- Obama
Philly for Obama

Oh, making fun of bad spellers again, eh? This is shameful. It also shows no sympathy at all for the demonized turkey, who is depicted as a bumbling, stupid bird lacking any sense, and therefore, easy to kill and eat. That's an old tactic of fasists or is it fascists. No matter, only a dimwit would not know what I meant.

My wife went vegetarian a couple of years ago, and after this essay, which demeans the great American turkey and lousy spellers, I might do the same.

Press? What press.
http://carolynbaker.net/site/content/view/147/

gobble, gobble:

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ben franklin on the noble bird:

"For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.

"With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country . . .

"I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America . . . He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

excerpted from a letter to his daughter, c.1784.

happy thanksgiving

lTMF'sA

the revolution will not be televised...