It looks like David Carr of The New York Times has noticed that there's something a little strange about Keith Olbermann's behavior. The headline atop his post--screen-grabbed above--tells the tale: "Keith Olbermann Calls for Oppo Research on Glenn Beck, Others at Fox" But in the meantime, it looks like there's a lot more to the story than just one angry guy on TV.
As Carr observes in his story, there's something a little strange about a TV personality calling for "oppo"--short for "opposition"--research against a TV competitor.
Kinda makes you wonder what's really going on here. Could this be more than just TV rivalry? Could the Democratic Party be involved? Or even the White House?
Does that seem paranoid? Not to me! Not after what I have been piecing together about the Obama M.O. The Obamans seem eager to use the power of the state to advance their agenda. I mean, we all know about the Obama Education Department's original "lesson plan"for students, telling students how they could "help the president," accompanying the president's talk earlier today.
And my thoughts were further stoked by reading about Mark Lloyd, the "diversity czar" at the Federal Communications Commission; not only does Lloyd want to put talk radio out of business (nothing new there; Democrats get that idea every time they get into power), but he also openly expressed his admiration for Hugo Chavez. And Chavez, the president of Venezuela, is the paradigm of a "revolution from above." That is, someone who got himself elected chief, and then has used all his power, legal and illegal, to make sure that he becomes president for life. Yup, a Fidel Castro-like communist dictatorship. (All in the name of "the people," of course.)
And so when I read the tireless whistleblowing journalism of a non-Cable Gamer, Patrick Courrielche, who has broke the story at BigHollywood.com, of the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency) launching "propaganda" on behalf of various Obama administration initiatives, it all clicks into place.
If the Obamans are using the puny NEA to mobilize support for their program, telling grant recipients to whip up support for the White House, what do you think they are doing with bigger agencies? How about the welfare and public housing agencies? Does anybody doubt that ACORN has penetrated them, and is seeking to galvanize support among "clients"? And what about the Department of Education? That's always been a political place. And oh yes, thanks to the TARP bailout and the stimulus and everything else, virtually every big corporation, every mayor, and every other elected official is now on the federal payroll. It's a safe bet that they are all getting the word out to their folks. They just hope that they don't have a whistleblower in their midst.
Fortunately, other media outlets, including The Washington Times, are now on the NEA story. You are a hero, Patrick!
Thus we come back to Keith Olbermann. Who has he been talking to? Who is he getting advice, or even orders, from? I wonder if he will disclose it. If not, someone should ask. And if he won't answer, we should still seek to find out.
