MSNBC Helps Obama, Gets 140 Billion from Gov't

When it became abundantly obvious that MSNBC was openly and unapologetically cheering for Obama during the campaign, many wondered why on earth a news organization would be so bold in its bias.

We now know.

Apparently a deal was in the works for MSNBC's parent company, General Electric Capital, to receive nearly 140 billion dollars from the taxpayers in bailout money in exchange for bias in favor of Obama in its news broadcasts.

Now it all seems to make sense.

Keith Olbermann's over-the-top slanted news reporting that favored Obama and slammed McCain, and Chris Matthews' rather strange comment that Obama's speech at the DNC caused 'a sensation to run up his leg' had a payoff.

No wonder Matthews stated rather bluntly that it was 'his job to make sure Obama is successful.'

Gee, I thought the only job of a journalist was to report the unfettered truth to the public. No wonder MSNBC, nor NBC (its sister network), ran any stories about Obama's overt socialism, nor his close relationship with terrorist Bill Ayers--that is, until after the election.

The entire NBC family of networks is in major financial trouble, as is its parent company, GE Capital. NBC's programming lineup has been a colossal failure. MSNBC brings up the rear in ratings among the full-time cable news networks, behind Fox and CNN.

But no one had a clue that they were in line to get a government bailout at taxpayer expense.

Now we can see first hand the tragic consequences of government collaboration in business affairs. Rather than adhering to the integrity of unbiased journalistic standards, MSNBC sold its soul for a bowl of porridge.

The result was a news organization that did anything but present the public with a balanced perspective on the campaign. The network was 100% in the tank for Obama in order to cash in on some government loot.

And this is precisely the danger behind the government purchasing stakes in the ownership of banks and the automakers. There is always a price to be paid for such deals, and the society as a whole always loses as further government encroachments are made on human liberty.

A news network bought and paid for by the Obama campaign, or any other campaign for that matter, is not a 'free press.' A free press is essential to our form of government because it keeps government honest.

But in order for the press or electronic media to do its work, it must be totally free from the control or implied control of any government entity.

Government money to the tune of 140 billion bucks strongly suggests anything but a free, unbiased news organization.