Obama aide Dunn admits to White House control of media

White House Communications Director Anita Dunn admitted in a speech in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that the Obama administration had actively worked to control the media, rather than allow reporters genuine access to the president, David Ploufe and other administration officials.

Here’s an excerpt from her speech:

“Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control. One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was not just for our supporters, but also because it was a way for us to get our message out without having to actually talk to reporters,” said Dunn, referring to Plouffe, who was Obama’s chief campaign manager. We just put that out there and made them write what Plouffe had said as opposed to Plouffe doing an interview with a reporter. So it was very much we controlled it as opposed to the press controlled it. Whether it was a David Plouffe video or an Obama speech, a huge part of our press strategy was focused on making the media cover what Obama was actually saying as opposed to why the campaign was saying it, what the tactic was. … Making the press cover what we were saying.”

Such brash arrogance can only be displayed outside of American soil, though the day is coming when that will change, too, I’m sure. For now, President Obama sits in comfortable modern furniture in the White House, but if the press is honest with itself at all… even they will eventually turn on Obama.

Senate health bill may create new criminals

The Senate health bill currently wending its way through committees and such could create a whole new class of criminal. Imagine this scene:

Open on three men sitting in a county holding cell. The first looks rough and angry; the second is grossly obese; the third is thin and coughs a lot.

ROUGH MAN: Hey fellas, don’t mess with me. I’m in here for murder.

OBESE MAN: You sound rockin’, dude.

ROUGH MAN: You bet I am. Don’t tell the cops, but you bet I offed that guy. Worthless life, and I ended it. Good riddance. Anyway, what are you two in for?

OBESE MAN: Well…

ROUGH MAN: Dude, I’m a murderer. Get over it. You can’t shock me.

OBESE MAN: Well… I violated the health care reform law. I gained weight instead of losing it.

ROUGH MAN: I’ll say you did, Tiny! But seriously… what you in for?

OBESE MAN: That’s it.

ROUGH MAN: That’s it? You’re in jail because you’re fat?

OBESE MAN: Well, I’m poor, too. I couldn’t pay the fine.

ROUGH MAN: That’s pathetic, meat. You won’t last long in here, except as maybe a human comforter, Pork-o.

COUGHING MAN: That’s *coughs* not very nice.

ROUGH MAN: Well, I’m not a nice man, now, am I? How many murderers you met who are nice? Anyway, what’s your story, Wheezy?

COUGHING MAN: Well, I failed to give up smoking.

OBESE MAN: That’s it?

ROUGH MAN: That’s IT?

COUGHING MAN: That’s *coughs* it! ObamaCare declared me a threat to national security.

ROUGH MAN: What the–? You’re joking, right?

COUGHING MAN and OBESE MAN: No!

ROUGH MAN: Sounds like I’m better off in here than out there.

OBESE MAN: Or you could sell pet supplies.

ROUGH MAN: Shut up, Crisco.