This Report Brought To You By The Obama Administration: CBS & WaPo Dip Into Obamacare Slush Fund

CBS Corporation spokesman Gil Schwartz told TheDC that newsroom employees, like any other CBS employees, are indeed allowed to take the taxpayer subsidies.

“Yes they are,” Schwartz said. “Why wouldn’t newsroom employees be allowed access to that money like all other CBS employees?”

The Washington Post declined to comment. “We have no additional information to provide you other than what you have,” Post spokeswoman Rima Calderon told TheDC.

Can either the Washington Post or CBS genuinely believe that the American people can expect objectivity from either organization? Is it remotely possible for these companies to treat the Obama administration — particularly the fiery, ongoing debate over Obamacare — without even a trace of bias? It’s easy to see why many people, especially on the Right, would view this information with more than a bit of cynicism. One congresswoman offered a witty response to the news:

“It is fine with me if they continue covering the ObamaCare debate,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, in an e-mail to The Daily Caller. “When NBC used to cover energy issues, they identified themselves as a subsidiary of General Electric. CBS and Washington Post just have to disclose that they are subsidiaries of the Obama Administration.”

All joking aside, the issue of media organizations receiving Obamacare money is a serious one. After all, neither company has shied away from supporting the Obama administration, going back even to the 2008 campaign. CBS has very recently proven its track record of bias in favor of Obamacare, and the Post has its share of cheerleaders for Obama’s grand plan to socialize medicine as well. So now, why would either the Washington Post or CBS report anything that would bring a negative light on the very program from which they benefit?

Now that the Obama administration almost literally has these media outlets in its back pocket, I think we can absolutely throw all claims of objectivity out the window. CBS and the Washington Post can easily be seen as more than mere cheerleaders for the Left. As direct beneficiaries of a program that is the capstone of President Obama’s radical plans, the two organizations are now shills for the administration. It’s despicable and disgusting, but we shouldn’t expect anything different. This type of behavior is par for the course for the Left.

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Chris Queen hails from Covington, GA. Check out his blog, Random Thoughts From The Revolution, and follow him on Twitter.

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