Freedom of Speech

I want to make this very clear before beginning, I am a veteran, I love America, and Freedom.  

There are many articles referencing the White House under Obama’s administration and their relationship with Al Jeezera. 

Al Jeezra facts:

Al Jeezra was established in November 15, 2006 – to over 80 million viewer worldwide.

Al Jeezzra is broadcasted from Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London, and Washington DC. 

“Our mission is to provide independent, impartial news for an international audience and to offer a voice to a diversity of perspectives from under-reported regions.”

“Al Jazeera’s global footprint continues to grow and now broadcasts to more than 220 million households on six continents in more than 100 countries.”

http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2006/11/2008525185555444449.html

Obama’s Statements on Al Jazeera:

 “The emir of Qatar come by the Oval Office today, and he owns Al-Jazeera basically,” Obama said in remarks recorded by CBS News’s Mark Knoller. “Pretty influential guy. He is a big booster, big promoter of democracy all throughout the Middle East. Reform, reform, reform. You’re seeing it on Al-Jazeera.”

Politico - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53339.html#ixzz1JxbTl03i

The President endorses a media channel.  The media channel has connections with America and organizations claiming to be Anti-American. 

I read uproar and praise on the fact President Obama addresses Al Jazeera.  What is the point of the argument?  Is this a political reference or an Anti-Obama reference?

The Blaze – Glenn Beck’s Media outlet – Published an article “White House Continues Cheering for Al Jazeera: ‘A Really Important Media Entity’

The article mostly references Politico’s article stated above.

 http://www.theblaze.com/stories/white-house-continues-cheering-for-al-jazeera-a-really-important-media-entity/

GET.THAT.GUY thoughts:

I have been working in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan since 2005 and earlier with the military.  Al Jazeera has biased reporters, uh so does every other media outlet.  Al Jazeera made its name on the back of publishing Al Qaeda articles and videos. 

The military watches Al Jazeera, WHY????    AMERICAN MEDIA doesn’t show the video or publishes articles from the perspective of a Terrorist.  I always hear “why did Al Qaeda kill so and so”; my communication class in college broke it down, simple:  JUST LISTEN.

The military looks for Al Jazeera reporters because they have contacts the military doesn’t.  If you are interested in Kinetic information, you need sources.  Al Jazeera wants the source, piggy back.  Find out what they know, why because all information, open information, allows for free thought.

Okay, I am not endorsing Al Jazeera as the end all be all; not sure why the current administration is publicly promoting Al Jazeera over any other media outlet.  If an American President stands up and supports a media outlet there needs to be a reason - FOREIGN POLICY -Al Jazeera supports the message of the administration.  The current administration’s foreign policy is supported by the media outlet.  Okay.  The administration uses the outlet to purport their causes internationally and nationally.   

Really that is a reason to be upset?  Quit worrying about the items not worth wasting your time on.

I would hope America is secure in itself to read what a terrorist writes.  This is the world.  If you don’t know what the world is and more worried about what Lindsey Lohan was wearing in court today or Charlie Sheen’s latest excerpt.  You deserve to stick your head in the sand when it comes to what the administration is supporting or doing.  Your comments and statements down the President because he supports a media organization is baseless. 

Critically thinking through the situation, you don’t have to agree with his comments.  An American President should not stand up and push a media outlet to the forefront as a spokes person.  The ethics of the media is to do the due diligence investigation why the President said. 

President Obama is going to link arms, support, praise, and stand with world media from the New York Times to Al Jazeera to China Daily.  President Obama’s agenda is to open our society to the world for influences without American citizens’ full approval or knowledge.  Do I really care when Obama is marching arm and arm with media outlets that support him?  NOPE! 

What I care about is voting for the right to change our country back to the ideology of freedom; Ideology of the people who lived without HOPE or FREEDOM, and now have their freedom. 
America knows freedom but we tend to lose respect for the value.  Let Al Jazeera broadcast in Amercia.  I would rather the American people know the lack of value for the pursuit of freedom and happiness most extreme Arab philosophy have.  Muslims are conservative as well as liberal. 

Just an example:

Conservative like radical Muslims don’t enjoy the open sexuality practiced in the Western Cultures.   Great, however if you come to a western culture expect that, don’t CHANGE IT.  America didn’t go to Kabul and bring the Swimsuit issue and hand it out on the streets.  Don’t show up on our doorsteps telling us, we can’t watch porn.  America has the freedom to allow you to sit in your house and pray to your religion or surf the net for skin.  Broadcast Al Jazeera, if you don't like DON'T WATCH IT.  If our government subsidizes it, then we need to stop the SUBSIDIZING immediately.  However, if the free market allows it, so be it.  Daniel Pearl died by the hands of people who will be happy to repeat this with every journalist that does not support their cause.  Should we ignore it?  NO. 

There are many things about the society in Muslim countries which don’t fly here. 

Americans need to watch and see firsthand the ignorance and hatred people have for us.  I am not saying we should change because of it.  Farther from the truth, we should stand together peacefully, hold the flag up high, hold our hand over our heart, and pledge Allegiance to our Stars and Stripes.  We should learn, read, and teach the documents that have stood strong.  We should never let someone convince us our freedom is wrong.

Watch Fox, MSNBC, ResonTV, CNN, and Al Jazeera; Read everything and form your own opinion. 

Vote out regulation, control, and restrictions. 

Vote in Freedom. 

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