The President, CNN and a J.Edgar Hoover memo

The other evening, CNN journalist Ed Henry tried to give an un-bias report on the President’s speech at the newly renovated Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.

I say Mr. Henry tried due to the fact he said the President tried to deliver a funny joke in his speech during the evening. My ears flapped up because I had heard on other occasions a reporter announcing the President tried, is trying or was trying to say something. So when I heard “The President tired to tell a joke” at the Ford’s Theatre, I looked up and, oops! I saw that! It was Ed Henry picking up the slippery soap he had dropped.

In my opinion, the repetition of the President trying to do something suggests to me buffoonery. Perhaps even evoking images of the fox’s repeated efforts to catch the road runner or the annual rituals of Daisy Mae on Sadie Hawkins Day trying to catch a beau. (Smile)

In either case, it says to me even if the President succeeds in his endeavors, all lathered up Ed Henry would still shape the situation to insert doubts as to the clarity of what he is saying.

For example, all wet reporter Ed Henry was saying if you were at the affair, you may have thought the President’s joke was funny but “I didn‘t!”. Another example; If the good Mr. Henry said that the President was trying to tell the people he has a good stimulus package, here again good ol’ slippery Mr. Henry would be saying if you were there, YOU may have thought he gave a good speech on his stimulus package but as for me, “I didn’t”.

Poor Mr. Henry. Oops!, there goes his soap again on the floor. More bias reporting on the President, more Ed Henry butt flying in the air. “Good Lord, man, get yourself together!”

Mr. Henry has problems. Maybe if he washes his mouth and ears out or not go to any more of the President’s event he’ll be fine. Better still, he may not have to shower so much if he would just tell his producer to make other assignments for him. He may have a bad case of attracting “Obama dust!” all over himself effecting his hearing and sense of humor. Let Joe Johns or Michelle Bernard have the job. Hell, I might even take Jesse Lee Peterson. At least he is not sneaky and allergic to “Obama dust” and probably even knows a good joke when he hears one. (Smile)

I can not help being mindful of what happened in the 1960’s when Director of FBI J. Edgar Hoover, responding to his self imposed nemesis the Black Panther Party (BPP), sent out a memo to news agencies telling them if they have to report anything at all regarding the BPP, to only report negative issues. The news agencies were not to report anything like the following:

*“By organizing and implementing the desires of the masses, the BPP organized community programs ranging from free breakfast for children, to free health clinics, to rent strikes resulting in tenant ownership of their buildings, to Liberation School for grade-schoolers, to free clothing drives, to campaigns for community control of schools, community control of police, and campaigns to stop drugs, crime, and police murder and brutality in the various Black colonies across America. For these reasons, and others, the influence of the BPP spread far beyond its actual membership”

During that time there was a BPP supporter named Angela Davis who was also a self imposed nemesis of Mr. Hoover. It was a while before I knew both Ms. Davis and Hewey Newton, the leader of the BPP had PH.D’s. Ms Davis’ education:Humboldt University of Berlin (GDR), University of California San Diego, University of Frankfurt (magna cum laude), Brandeis University. Mr. Newton’s education: UC Santa Cruz, Ph.D.
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
* http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/bla2.html