When will the Incompetent Press Reclaim It's Place as Government Watchdog?

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The US Founding Fathers included the Freedom of the Press in the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution for a reason. They knew that no free society could stand if the press were not free to print stories that were embarrassing to government officials. It was one of the many steps the Founding Fathers took to remind our government officials and employees that they are just another citizen. It gave the people of the press the safeguard they need to report corruption against the corrupt as well as praise for the praise worthy. But something happened along the way. The press decided they weren't happy with standing on the sidelines, merely following leads and reporting their findings. They started to take sides. They protected politicians they agreed with and trashed those they didn't. The officials they supported could do no wrong, those they opposed could do nothing right. They made up lies to help their favorites, even to the point of actively participating in cover ups. Lies and deception were also useful tools against the officials they oppose. It didn't matter what the facts were, as long as the lies were accepted. No example can ever be better than the absolute love affair the incompetent press has for Prs. Barack Obama. He can do no wrong in their eyes, even when he does things that they abhored in Prs. Bush. Spend $5 million on a single set for one speech? Sure, why not? It doesn't matter if they trashed much more frugal acts by Bush as "extravagant". Prs. Bush was considered lazy because he logged more time away from the Oval Office than those who came before him, but Sen. Obama logging less than 180 days on duty in the Senate and that was just fine and dandy. Now he's president and talk about a honeymoon. After speaking out against the corrupt boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, he names one of the members of those boards as his Chief of Staff. After campaigning against the tax breaks for the rich, he names, not one, but TWO appointees who flagrantly evaded taxes... but since their foreheads were annointed by Barack Obama's hallowed hand, and they promised to pay their back taxes.. it was ok. Apparently Rich only means you have an R after your name. Yes, the press did report all these situations, but always with a positive, forgiving spin to them. They were completely exposed for the rat feces they are with the "I hope he fails" debacle. In their normal incompetent ways, they edited the quote and took it out of context to fit their unethical, dishonest and vile agenda. Of course Rush Limbaugh and other talk radio hosts are enjoying huge ratings over the last couple of decades. They are doing the job the incompetent press is supposed to do, but refuse to do it. It is pathetic that we have "wall to wall coverage" of major stories, yet we have to go read blogs from people living in the affected area to find out the facts. All we get from the incompetent press is lies, fabrications, quotes taken out of context and pathetic genuflecting. So incompetent press, when are you going to put down your pom poms and start doing your jobs? Or is cheerleading the most we can expect from you?