The media, which has had a slobbering love affair with Barack Obama since his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, has been cuffed around by The Messiah like a battered spouse since his election. And like an abused spouse, they still love the guy and think he loves them, too, so they have tried to rationalize the abuse and their silence about it.
But are they ready to see things as they really are? Are they about to squeal to the authorities?:
A frustrated White House Press Corps chief says her members are “constantly fighting” for more access to the media-elusive President Obama — who hasn’t fielded questions from reporters since early April, despite an onslaught of major events, from the “birther” controversy and spiking gas prices to the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Heavy-handed dealings with the press, limited access and strong efforts at message control are emerging as patterns in the Obama White House, journalists and media watchers say.
So far, this is like abused spouses talking about family violence at the laundromat. That’s not going to end it. I have no sympathy with the abused press until they begin writing stories about it and letting the public know what a heavy-handed control freak our president happens to be. You know, the one they’ve portrayed for three years as the most wonderful person ever to hold the office.
