Big Brother Obama

[metalman]

You're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don't always rank all that high on the truth meter," Obama said at Hampton University, Virginia.

"With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, -- none of which I know how to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation," Obama said.

He bemoaned the fact that "some of the craziest claims can quickly claim traction," in the clamor of certain blogs and talk radio outlets.

"All of this is not only putting new pressures on you, it is putting new pressures on our country and on our democracy."

"The One" doesn't know how to work an iPod, yet he gave an iPod to the Queen of England! :roll:

"all kinds of arguments" was considered so important for the United States that the principle is enshrined in the First Amendment.

So according to the "Community Organizer in Chief", freedom of opinion and diversity of thought is a now a threat to democracy.

Ironically, last week he urged graduates to;

If you're a regular Glenn Beck listener, then check out the Huffington Post sometimes. If you read The New York Times editorial page the morning, then glance every now and then at The Wall Street Journal.

"It may make your blood boil. Your mind may not often be changed. But the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship,"

This advice from a guy who refuses to listen to Republicans, because "he won".