Obama Flack’s Telling Comment about Speaking, “Truth to Power”
Newsbusters’ Noel Sheppard found “the incredulous look on [Campbell] Brown’s face” to be “absolutely priceless” when the CNN hostess asked Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, about bias at MSNBC and the Obama Administration official contradicted herself.
Miss Jarrett refused to answer the question and blathered on with some nonsensical drivel at odds with her statement that “of course” FoxNews is biased:
Well, you know what, this is, this is the thing. I don’t want to — actually, I don’t want to just generalize all Fox is biased or that another station is biased. I think what we want to do is to look at it on a case-by-case basis. And when we see a pattern of distortion, we’re going to be honest about that pattern of distortion.
So, if it’s a case-by-case basis, why not point to particular errors on FoxNews rather than badmouth the entire network–while watching its ratings increase?
What I found telling is how the Administration flack addressed Brown’s next point, “That’s all, that you’ve only spoken out about Fox News“:
That’s actually not true. I think that what the administration has said very clearly is that we’re going to speak truth to power.
Jarrett did not name another Administration target, acting as if she was still in the streets taking on “the man.” Hate to break it to you, Val, but your boss is “the man” now. Allahpundit calls this comment, “The ultimate expression of self-righteous victimhood, offered here by … a senior advisor to the most powerful man on earth.“
And I ask, what does it say about the mentality of the President’s minions if, more than nine months after their guy takes office, they act like they’re still on the outside. Val, you’re not speaking truth to power, you’re power trying to silence the truth.
And kudos to Campbell Brown for asking tough questions of Administration official. If her fellows followed your lead, they lift CNN out of the ratings basement.
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Is is possible that the shill for Obama, Campbell Brown is starting to wake up?
Comment by straightAussie — October 28, 2009 @ 3:50 am - October 28, 2009
“Speaking truth to power.” What the hell does that mean? Just a nebulous concept intended to make them appear like they know what they are talking about.
What’s more enraging is that they think we are all too stupid to see through that.
Comment by Bill — October 28, 2009 @ 9:30 am - October 28, 2009
“Speaking truth to power.” What the hell does that mean? Just another nebulous concept designed to make them pretend that they’re putting something over on us again. Hey Val! We’re a whole lot smarter than you and your boss think we are!
Comment by Bill — October 28, 2009 @ 9:32 am - October 28, 2009
The White Staff just can’t break free of their Left-Wing politics-of-victimization world-view…even when they are at the pinnacle of the political food-chain. That’s really quite sad….
Despite what the Left and our “old world” allies might say, the POTUS is the Leader of the Known Universe….not just a super-sized Township Committeeman.
Comment by Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — October 28, 2009 @ 10:01 am - October 28, 2009
She actually made the “truth to power” quote after mentioning how the White House took on townhall protesters, so that’s her idea of taking on the big power.
Comment by Mitchell Blatt — October 28, 2009 @ 10:14 am - October 28, 2009
“Let them reach their own judgments based on the facts. Let’s just take health care, for example. Reasonable people could differ about the right approach. So let’s have a conversation about that”
She wants us to have a conversation? I thought the time for debate was over?
Comment by plutosdad — October 28, 2009 @ 10:50 am - October 28, 2009
When Jarrett starts talking about “truth to power” her Chicago graft and corruption infected mind means that if someone challenges power with truth, that someone had better be well armed and stay awake. Power will come after truth every time.
Comment by heliotrope — October 28, 2009 @ 11:21 am - October 28, 2009
“The White Staff just can’t break free of their Left-Wing politics-of-victimization world-view”
Maybe, or while the chattering class is yacking away about whether or not Fox is biased, Health Care with a public option is close to passing.
The fact is less than 1% of the population watches Fox News.
Its likely that a lot of this 1%’s party ideology is already fixed as die hard conservative.
If their ratings increase by another .005% of the population I am sure the white house can deal with that.
As long as their agenda makes it through, who cares if the yackers go on and on about whether or not Glen Beck speaks for the Republicans.
Further, giving Beck a reason to turn his megaphone on louder makes it harder for moderates to get on board with republicans.
Seems good to me.
Comment by gillie — October 28, 2009 @ 11:26 am - October 28, 2009
Maybe, or while the chattering class is yacking away about whether or not Fox is biased, Health Care with a public option is close to passing.
Where?
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — October 28, 2009 @ 11:41 am - October 28, 2009
Jarrett is a very dangerous woman with anti-American and Marxist tendencies (at the least). I predict she will not last Obama’s first term. If his first year.
Comment by GayPatriot — October 28, 2009 @ 12:42 pm - October 28, 2009
Campbell Brown having the temerity to ask difficult questions of an Administration official like Jarrett could be a signal that the honeymoon is over for Obama and his Administration.
Comment by Roberto — October 28, 2009 @ 2:10 pm - October 28, 2009
Nails it.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — October 28, 2009 @ 2:23 pm - October 28, 2009
As I’m astounded by the comments of the Obama advisor, it doesn’t compare to my revelation that there are gay conservatives. I have a beloved niece who is gay and my daughter-in-law’s mother is gay and it never occurred to me that either one could be conservative.
Comment by rackemup — October 28, 2009 @ 2:58 pm - October 28, 2009
Let’s hope they end up smarter than you, rackemup. If so, there’s a good chance they’ll be conservative.
Comment by American Elephant — October 28, 2009 @ 4:58 pm - October 28, 2009
I don’t know if such questions mean the honeymoon is over or that media types are seeing the notice brought to people like Jake Tapper and Glenn Beck and they want someone to notice them. If you’re the only one (or one of the few) asking tough questions, you get attention rather than being lost in the herd.
Comment by Louise B — October 28, 2009 @ 6:47 pm - October 28, 2009