In a previous post I was critical of our American press and so in light of the recent developments with the press, I have to give them a shout out of appreciation. In my opinion, it's a little late, but as they say, better late than never!
White House reporter Helen Thomas was upset with the blatant management of the news by the current White House and came out and openly criticized them. (This is a huge problem for America if our President can manipulate the media.) And I say, good for her that she had the courage to stand up and say ""I'm not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well--for the town halls, for the press conferences. It's blatant." She went on to say that the White House doesn't even care if we know they're doing this stuff and said "They ought to be hanging their heads in shame."
That's strong stuff from Helen and something all of us better be aware of as we get ready to celebrate our freedoms this weekend on the 4th of July. We love our freedom to live as God has created us and the freedom to worship and I'm thankful for a free press that can work to keep our leaders honest. Thank you Helen for your boldness.
That's another area we need to remember in our prayers along with our countries leaders.
Thanks
Rob
Posted by: Tom Selchow | July 03, 2009 at 11:15 PM