MSM is Unoriginal and Distorts President's Words

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Tuesday February 03, 2009 · 7:42 PM PST

2009/02/03 · 19:42

Everyone seems to be extolling the virtues of President Obama today, calling him "refreshing." I'm not impressed with his ability to act like an adult. That's what he's supposed to do. But this diary isn't about President Obama's character; this is about my disappointment with the mainstream media's reaction to him acting reasonably. The quote from the NBC news interview:

"I'm here on television saying I screwed up and that's part of the era of responsibility, is not never making mistakes, it's owning up to them and trying to make sure you never repeat them," Obama says. "That's what we intend to do."

Various media website headlines after the cut. Warning: Large images to follow.

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Monday September 24, 2007 · 12:07 PM PDT

2007/09/24 · 12:07

Every morning when I wake up, I am accosted by the ringing campus chapel's bells. As I pass the notice board, the poster for Campus Crusade for Christ is still in its rightful place, and as I walk towards class, I can still see the words in chalk on the sidewalk: "Free S'mores! Concert for Christ at 7." Every so often on T.V. is an ad for the United Methodist Church. It is a veritable assault on my senses, and I can't help but notice it because I am an atheist.

I would love to be able to avoid these things, but I can't. This is my only opportunity for a college education, so I bear it. I tolerate it. But I can't stand it. Why should I have to, though? I am at a public university.

Why is faith so deeply ingrained into society that I cannot avoid it? Why is it so prevalent that even a Yale student is capable of arguing in favor of such an absurd message? And does the MoveOn ad's censure have any consequences for atheists to worry about?

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