By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

I have long admired Jake Tapper of ABC. He’s the last of a dying breed… This morning I described him to a private list I am on:

He was one of the first to follow me on Twitter and I’ve had several nice conversations with him. He’s a gentleman and a true journalist. I really like the guy…

That just about sums up Jake Tapper. He searches for the truth, not the party line and he is his own man. A journalist of the old-school faith, who is more interested in facts than being a sycophant. From this morning’s gaggle in White House press secretary Robert Gibbs’ office (Hat Tip: The Radio Patriot):

Tapper: It’s escaped none of our notice that the White House has decided in the last few weeks to declare one of our sister organizations “not a news organization” and to tell the rest of us not to treat them like a news organization. Can you explain why it’s appropriate for the White House to decide that a news organization is not one –

(Crosstalk)

Gibbs: Jake, we render, we render an opinion based on some of their coverage and the fairness that, the fairness of that coverage.

Tapper: But that’s a pretty sweeping declaration that they are “not a news organization.” How are they any different from, say –

Gibbs: ABC –

Tapper: ABC. MSNBC. Univision. I mean how are they any different?

Gibbs: You and I should watch sometime around 9 o’clock tonight. Or 5 o’clock this afternoon.

Tapper: I’m not talking about their opinion programming or issues you have with certain reports. I’m talking about saying thousands of individuals who work for a media organization, do not work for a “news organization” — why is that appropriate for the White House to say?

Gibbs: That’s our opinion.

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Obviously, Gibbs is referring to Glenn Beck – the White House’s worst nightmare as Beck is the one who relentlessly asks questions of this administration and demands answers. Beck drags the Obama power brokers from the darkest shadows of the oval office into the sanitizing bright light of truth exposing them as radicals, socialist, communists and dictator groupies… He has become enemy number one to Obama and his minions and they are trying to ‘nudge’ Fox into getting rid of him. Sorry guys, Beck is the biggest draw on TV currently and number three on radio because Americans RELATE to him. That’s right – Americans prefer someone who tells the truth, doesn’t hide his past and hearts the founding fathers over a Marxist government and their meager elitists who think the crocodile will eat them last… Beck and Tapper are among a small group who report the truth – gee, isn’t that what real journalism should do?

I’ll close by stating that Jake Tapper is a brave and honorable man and a true professional. We sorely need more like him at all the networks. Our hat is off to you Jake and there are many out there who admire what you do…

Updates: Brietbart – Report urges action to preserve journalism

Chicago Sun-Times – Excuses wearing thin for Obama, media pals

WorldNetDaily – U.S. sponsors plan to restrict free speech