Bamming Bam: Oh, The Pain Of The Believer And The Decline Of The Obama Illusion

[Karmadillo]

http://www.newsdissector.com/2011/08/30/bamming-bam-oh-the-pain-of-the-believer-and-the-decline-of-the-obama-illusion/

Essay: Oh, The Pain of The Believer: Barack’s Betrayals Offer Lessons We Can’t Deny
By Danny Schechter

Journalists are not supposed to have political opinions, and yet we all do. Our “biases” are usually disguised, not blatant or overtly partisan, and can be divined in what stories we cover and how we cover them,

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Our outlooks are always shaped by our worldviews, values and experience, not too mention the outlets we work for.

Which brings me to the challenge of seeking truth and recognizing it when you see it.

I have to admit that I was seduced by the idea of Barack Obama.

more...

[adhd_what_huh]

1. just more anti Obama crap....do not waste your time.

[treestar]

2. They are so obsessed with Obama

that I wonder if they know who their congressmen even are.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Danny Schechter is very well known. He knows who his

Congresspeople are. He has much standing and background as an activist and journalist. Much. You do no one any favors with that sort of uninformed wise crack, in my opinion. I note that you do not counter or address a single point from the article either.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. To Raleigh, NC DUers -- REMINDER to vote in the October 11 mayoral election.

Nancy McFarlane (progressive Independent) versus wacko Republican Redmond and Teabagger Williams.

Important elections on 10/11 and 11/8:

2011 Wake County Democratic Party Endorsements
http://www.wakedems.org/

Wonder no more, treestar, we know -- at all levels.

[immoderate]

13. LOL! Mine is Debbie W-S. What should I tell her? Not to endorse Republicans?

:rofl:

--imm

[Webster Green]

4. Yeah right.

It is a rather long article, but I didn't consider it a waste of time.

Did you actually read it? Can you dispute what he is saying?

When we criticized the chimp, we were told we were just "bush-haters", and that was supposed to nullify any criticism.

Oh, the irony!

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Yep, circle the wagons. That will fix it. N/T

[ixion]

14. lol

:rofl:

[Karmadillo]

17. Obama 2012: Faith before facts!

nt

[Bluebear]

18. Troll

[dionysus]

3. yawn

:hurts:

[jpak]

7. I can assure you that I am in no pain - but the haters? Not so much

But yeah - I feel their pain

yup

:rofl:

[SidDithers]

8. Who the fuck is Bam?...

This guy?


Or do you mean this guy?


Or maybe they author doesn't like the Crimson Tide?


Or the Flintstones?


Regardless, unrec for Dumb Fucking Post.

Sid

[xchrom]

9. a little on the author...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Schechter

Schechter graduated from Cornell University in 1964, where he wrote for the Cornell Daily Sun and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He later received his Master's degree from the London School of Economics and an honorary doctorate from Fitchburg State University. He was a Neiman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University, where he also taught in 1969. He was an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2001 Award for Excellence in Documentary Journalism.

Schechter worked as a civil rights worker and communications director of the Northern Student Movement, and worked as a community organizer in a War on Poverty program. Schechter also served as an assistant to the Mayor of Detroit in 1966.

Schechter's media experience in the major U.S. corporate media is considerable. His career began as the "News Dissector" at Boston radio station WBCN. Later, Schechter was a producer for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20. He produced 50 segments for ABC and won two national Emmy Awards and was nominated for two others. Schechter joined the start-up staff at CNN as a producer based in Atlanta. In all, Schechter has reported from 49 countries.

a link to his blog:
http://www.newsdissector.com/


and a link to articles written for common dreams.org

http://www.commondreams.org/danny-schechter

a partial list of titles

Articles by this author:
August 30, 2011
Oh, The Pain of The Believer: Barack’s Betrayals Offer Lessons We Can’t Deny
174 Comments
August 22, 2011
'Monetizing' Electoral Politics: TV Networks Are Out to Sell, Not Tell
7 Comments
August 5, 2011
As the Dog Days of Summer Approach, Politicians Rest Before Returning to the Fray. The Political War Will Continue
12 Comments
July 30, 2011
The Kabuki Play On Capitol Hill Comes Right Before The Deal
38 Comments

[Big Blue Marble]

10. A heartfelt and honest expression of the angst

that many Obama voters are feeling.

[Name removed]

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[jaxx]

15. I have one positive thing to say about this article.

The author gave a good report on those who projected their personal wants into President Obama and then can't understand why they feel so disenchanted. He was succinct in his revelation.

He saw himself for what he was and then went on to trash PBO for not meeting his needs. Reality never entered the process.

There were those who warned, but I guess, I didn’t want to listen.

Why? I didn’t want to reinforce my own skepticism and sense of despair. I feigned at being hopeful even as I took quite a few critical whacks at his positions in my blog. His deviations from a liberal agenda and his paens to the “free market” were considered necessary for his “electability.”

Unrec for the failure to stop projecting.

[pscot]

16. He spoke for the people but served the power.

That pretty much says it all.