ABC and Obama Merge

President Obama has said time and again that he wants bi-partisan discussion regarding the Health Care issues in America. On June 24th ABC news will merge with "team" Obama to present a subjective view of these issues.

In what can only be described as an Orwellian merger of government and media, ABC news will broadcast live from the East room. This is not the first time that a "town hall" meeting has been held by a major network, but this event will set a precedent. In a move that is absolutely designed to silence dissenting opinions, ABC news will not permit opposing views to be discussed. In other words President Obama is being given an infomercial to promote his parties views of how the health care system should be ran without permitting viewers an opportunity to find out about the alternatives or opposing views. This is unprofessional, immoral and an example of non-objective journalism on the part of ABC. Not too mention manipulative by the Obama administration.

ABCNEWS, senior Vice President Kerry Smith released a statement;

"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all news makers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue. "ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

If ABC NEWS selects the audience and disallows opposing viewpoints from the other major party, how can this be considered as taking direct questions "from all political persuasions?" Instead of being concerned about the fairness of which their journalist might receive, ABC needs to consider the overtly subjective manner in which they are attempting to manipulate the viewers of this program. But then again, that is what they are doing, they WANT TO manipulate the message and they hope to gain more favor with the Obama administration by doing so.

In the past few weeks ABC has clearly shown that it is in bed with the progressive left. The recent propaganda piece, Earth 2100 was among one of the most far left indoctrination attempts that I have ever witnessed by a major media outlet. Now, Charlie Gibson has the "tough" task of hosting the program in front of a "diverse" pre-selected audience, while President Obama fields some "really hard and thought provoking questions."

I fear that we are beginning to witness the open merger of government and media. Without unbiased, objective reporting the American people will become even more unfamiliar with the facts and thus become more ignorant of what is going on around them.

A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves!