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This is remarkable video where Brian Williams’ knee-jerk reaction is defend President Obama — “might be a bit unfair” “got all of his people with him” “appearance” “perception” “gets very little time off” — from the growing narrative that the President is disconnected and distant from the ongoing economic, energy, and international emergencies staring down on every American right now. The golfing, the NCAA brackets, the vacations, the date nights… From an isolated point of view, you might be able to defend Williams here, but when you look at the left-wing media as a whole, you don’t see them doing to Obama what they did to Bush. When a Republican is in office, the MSM is always looking for a narrative to fixate on that will define and diminish. When an Obama is in office and that same narrative opportunity presents itself, they do what Williams does here with Jimmy Fallon: they fight that narrative from gaining a foothold and try to snuff it out.
Another example: Sarah Palin has a successful overseas trip and what does the MSM do? They ignore it until they can make a little hay out of which travel agency she used. But Obama’s addiction to golf, the NCAA, and his dance lessons in Rio while launching a war of choice with no Congressional approval against a Middle Eastern, oil-producing country that’s not a threat to us gets no play whatsoever. And don’t get me started on the teleprompter.
This is how the corrupt media operates and kudos to Jimmy Fallon for not operating that way, for asking questions all American are asking right now about a president who seems completely removed from our faltering recovery, punishing gas prices, and our desire to better understand the whys, hows and whens of his Libya adventure.