Bounty Placed On Chris Christie’s Head
The media gets under my skin.
They trumpet and boast about
honesty and truth; but in reality, they’re about as dishonest as the
politicians. Compare, for instance, the
way they’ve handled Obama’s scandals to Chris Christie’s latest debacle.
The latter, “Bridge-gate,” has given Big Media a scandal
they can really sink their teeth into. Bridge-gate is being blasted from coast
to coast in above-the-fold banner headlines.
The coverage on cable TV and even the network news shows is
so detailed, it’s nauseating. (And I say that as a seasoned critic of New
Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the media’s primary target.)
In fact, according to a report from the Media Research
Center, Bridge-gate has received approximately 17 times more coverage in one
day than the Obama IRS scandal received in months.
RINO on the Loose!
RINO on the Loose!
Bridge-gate centers on allegations that, during the month of
September 2013, Governor Christie’s staff encouraged the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey to close several lanes of the George Washington Bridge
leading out of Ft. Lee, N.J
Additionally, he’s a RINO (Republican in Name Only) who
helped Barack Obama win the last presidential election by locking arms in the
aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Christie was at Obama’s side during a critical
news cycle, and Obama’s support soared during the run-up to the presidential
balloting.
Christie has also been a critic of Congressional and Tea
Party initiatives to reign in out-of-control government spending and growth,
which are initiatives close to my heart.
But Christie did exactly what should be done when a scandal
erupts. He’s disclosed all that he knows, apologized, and fired the offending
aides for lying to him. He labeled the incident as “stupid” and “deceitful.” He
denied any knowledge of it, and he took responsibility for falling short.
Additionally, Christie announced that he asked Bill Stepien
to withdraw his nomination to lead the New Jersey Republican Party. He also
asked Stepien to resign his consultancy with the Republican Governors
Association, which Christie runs.
Finally, during Governor Christie’s 107-minute news
conference, he was honest and contrite. I’ve never seen Obama be contrite about anything.
The Obama-Friendly Media
In fact, in dealing with his own scandals, Obama has done
the complete opposite of Christie at every juncture. And the president has a
list of scandals that are much more serious than Bridge-gate.
Sadly, the media has continually whitewashed and pooh-poohed
Obama’s crimes.
Take the Benghazi cover-up, which was followed with an
intense media barrage to convince America that our Libyan ambassador was
murdered over a Youtube.com video. Meanwhile, the source of most of the lies,
Susan Rice, was given a big promotion for her spin doctoring.
With Fast and Furious, the scandal in which the U.S.
Department of Justice put guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, well…
nothing has happened. Attorney General Eric Holder lied about his involvement,
yet he still has a job. I guess the repeated calls for his removal fell on deaf
ears.
So when it comes to Christie’s scandal, the media is showing
its true colors. It will happily go to bat for Obama but won’t pull any punches
for the Governor of New Jersey.
Personally, I won’t lose any sleep if Christie’s political
career ends here in a traffic jam on the roads to New York City.
I just wish the news media would be honest enough to hold
Obama to the same standards.
The
media gets under my skin. They trumpet and boast about honesty and
truth; but in reality, they’re about as dishonest as the politicians.
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