Video: The White House Gone Fishin’
by Tony Perkins
August 6, 2009
(Transcript after the jump)
The White House apparently subscribes to Vince Lombardi’s idea that the best defense is a good offense. The widespread opposition to the Presidents proposed takeover of health care has apparently blind sided the administration and is causing panic over the prospects the whole plan could be sacked by the American public.
As a result the White House is striking back. Macon Phillips on the White House blog wrote, “Scary chain emails and videos are starting to percolate on the internet.” he goes on to say that “since we cant keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help.” Phillips goes on to ask individuals to send the White House any email or health care message on the web that seems fishy.
Fishy? If there is anything fishy it is the White House wanting people to help them keep track of those who oppose the government takeover of health care. Is the White House is simply wanting to keep a scrapbook of the emails that primarily quote the President and the legislation that he is pushing, or is it possible they are simply looking to use this information to intimidate and if possible silence their opponents?
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Comments
Oops! That should have been flag@whitehouse.gov
The White House is perfectly in its own right to ask people to report on the false and distorted information that’s being propagated by the radical fringed whose sole goal is to stymie even discussing the health care “proposals.” Enough is enough. The cacophony of people with sleight of mind and misguided agenda has made this process, which should allow the American people to hear all sides and their corresponding pros and cons, into a circus. Time to fight back.
There is so much misinformation being put out there that the White House needs to use a net for maximum catches. More power to them, I say. I received, for the first time that I can remember, false information about health care insurance reform through a large prayer chain that I have participated in for years. I asked the leader of the chain to publish more objective and truthful information (which I supplied), but he has not done that. The Christian right (I am myself a Charismatic Christian) needs to clean up its act with respect to truth. But, my opinion is that it is unlikely to happen, as most of the mouths speaking for the Christian Right follow hook, line, and sinker the Republican line and talking points.
By: Tom Crowell | August 7, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Here’s an idea, which I have already carried out myself: Let’s write in to fishy@whitehouse.gov with all the “fishy” things that we have heard and seen, such as the idea that healthcare reform will be fully funded, that there will be no tax increase on the middle class to pay for it, that all people will be able to choose their own insurance and doctors even after employers drop their health insurance coverage and leave them no option but public health insurance, etc. Those sound pretty “fishy” to me! If enough people write in (I’m serious!) maybe the White House will back off on this.
Tom Crowell