Some time ago the White House provided credentials to a conservative blogger and the Press Corps screamed foul. They claimed he wasn’t “qualified” to be a member of the Press Corps or any part of the Elite Media. Since then I’ve been trying to pin down just what it takes to be a “qualified Journalist” and I think I’ve compiled the qualifying elements.
You must be a dedicated Secular Progressive/Humanist.
You must believe that national sovereignty is outdated.
You must believe that the United Nations should be the sole international governing body.
You must be a card carrying ACLU member.
You’re sure that the Constitution provides Freedom from, not of Religion.
Who, What, Where, Why and When are less important than, does it support our agenda?
You actually believe that your personal sphere of influence represents The “American People.”
You’ve accepted the “fact” that those hicks in fly over country are just too dumb to realize that God, The Flag, Patriotism, Family and Schools that actually teach our children are outdated.
You reject the idea that you owe any loyalty to the U.S.A. and claim to be representatives of the World’s Media. Your ilk changes labels like the rest of us change shirts. You started out as Democrats became Liberals, morphed into Progressives and wound up as Secular Progressives/Humanists.
You ignore stories regardless of their importance, in favor of those that support your agenda.
You’ve abolished the positions of Reporter, editor,headline writer, etc. and made everyone a columnist.
In short, you’ve rewritten the rules of Journalistic Standards to fit your “progressive agenda”, and are only beginning to suffer the consequences. You no longer control the distribution of the news and are too stubborn or too stupid to realize that “ the worm has turned”. Keep up the “good work”, it’ll get worse.
Fred J. Huebner, Jr.
About Me
I’ve been publishing and editing regional magazines and weekly newspapers for over 30 years and have been writing Real Estate, Sports, Political and General Interest columns in “View From The Street” for more than 40 years.
During the past several years I’ve read a number of books by Conservative, Libertarian, Republican, Independent, and even Progressive writers that I felt obligated to pass on to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. I made it a point to follow up these gifts only to learn that most of the recipients never got past the first chapter for a variety of reasons. Most often I was told that the writer failed to catch the interest of or convince the reader of the soundness of their argument and thus lost the opportunity to gain a supporter.
While many have questioned my style, I’ve consistently been able to gain the attention of any audience and most of the time get my point(s) across. I may split an infinitive, dangle a participle and frequently use a comma to allow my readers to catch a breath, but readers of my columns never had any doubt about where I stood on any subject.
I’m a fiscal and social conservative all the time, a Republican most of the time and oppose the ACLU and other “progressives” even in my sleep. I support the Melting Pot approach rather than the Diversity fad and have never learned how to stand mute in the face of idiocy.
I’ve been motivated by the number of LIES the general public has come to accept as fact, simply because they have been repeated ad nauseam by the media and others. Readers may love me or hate me, but I’ve yet to meet anyone who was indifferent to my columns.
Fred J. Huebner Jr.
Contact Me
Feel free to send any comments/questions to my e-mail: fredhuebner@comcast.net
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