What would Mao do?

The White House communications strategy, Cultural Revolution Lite from Mao admirer Anita Dunn. Washington Times:

"What would Mao do?" seems to be the guiding question in White House communications strategy. Miss Dunn bragged that during the 2008 presidential campaign, "very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn't absolutely control." The Obama White House continues this drive for control using the tools of government, seeking to harness all means of communication and organize a Cultural Revolution Lite.

A push for control is revealed in attempts to organize Hollywood to help convey party messages and to use the National Endowment for the Arts to promote Obama policy initiatives. The Federal Communications Commission is considering content regulations on radio stations under the guise of promoting "diversity." The White House convinced television networks to embed themes of "service and volunteering" all this week, and tried to rebrand Sept. 11 as a Day of Service. This reminds us of Mao's admiration for the Soviet "subbotnik," or voluntary (actually forced) labor program. The fact that the White House communications director finds inspiration in the words of the man who gave the world brainwashing is cause for concern.

Yes, it's quite the cultivated cult of personality. Resign, Anita. Prove us wrong. Resignation would be most un-Mao. And in future, perhaps some Mother Theresa-like humility would be more admirable.

P.S. Some recommended reading for Ms. Dunn in her retirement. How about cultivate a recognizable sense of humor: More. Ruth Marcus, WaPo, Obama's dumb war with FoxNews, ending with this:

On "Fox News Sunday," host Chris Wallace replayed a quote from an Obama interview: “I don't always get my most favorable coverage on Fox, but I think that's part of how democracy is supposed to work. You know, we're not supposed to all be in lock step here.”

Maybe he should tell the rest of the team.

Maybe he should look in the mirror. (But isn't that what he's been doing all along?)

More. Via memeorandum, The Politico on the White House press corps "collective shrug":

To some media observers, it’s almost the definition of a “chilling effect” – a governmental attempt to steer reporters away from negative coverage – but the White House press corps has barely uttered a word of complaint.

That could be because of the perception among some journalists that Fox blurs the line between reporting and commentary - making it seem like not the most sympathetic victim.

No mention of the bias on the other side, the rampant vitriol of MSNBC, the untruths of CNN, you might say the MSM marching in lockstep. It's the defenestration of the MSM. Keep laying people off. Keep losing money, as people vote with their pocketbook and their remote, as they switch to the net for the news they no longer see in print. Maybe the Obama administration will bail you out.

And then we'll vote again.

...Finally, Steve Huntley.