Saudis Set Groundrules for Obama Media

Dick Morris and Eileen McGann write that while Obama may or may not have bowed to the Saudi king last visit, he and his State Department are rolling over for them this time.

First, he is bypassing Israel. Visiting the Middle East and not going to Israel would be like touring North America and omitted a stop in the United States. It only makes sense if you interpret it as a deliberate slap in the f ace of Jerusalem and a statement to the Arab world that America’s pro-Israeli policy is changing.

But as he goes to Saudi Arabia, the United States State Department, head by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, has announced that it has accepted the ground rules for media coverage of the Obama visit to the royal family and its domain. Reporters will only be allowed to cover the actual meetings between the Saudis and Obama and will not be permitted to visit the rest of the country or report on anything else they see during the trip. Those reporters who violate these terms are subject to arrest and imprisonment by the Saudi government!!!

The media would like to be known as supporting their express right to cover stories they deem important. But alas, they are now simply lapdogs of Obama, who himself is bending over backward and forward for his Muslim brethren.