Overlord L'Orange: Observations of an Average Citizen, Installment #37

Oscar Sunday.

Tim Nudd writes for Adweek: "L'Orange lashes out at New York Times ad set to air on the Oscars tonight." And: "The New York Times was hoping to start a dialogue with its new brand campaign from Droga5. But it couldn’t have expected that the president himself would weigh in just three days after the work broke."

"Overlord L'Orange on Sunday morning posted a tweet slamming the Times’ ad campaign—which is focused on the importance of the truth, and independent journalists’ role in finding it—calling a TV spot from the campaign 'bad' and implying it was a waste of resources."

Peter Overby writes for NPR: "Ethics watchdog has big impact on Federal workers, but not on L'Orange." And: "On Monday, the Senate will vote on Wilbur Ross' nomination as the U.S. commerce secretary. As required by the Ethics in Government Act, the billionaire businessman has reached an agreement with the Office of Government Ethics to sell off most of his holdings."

"That divestiture will once again underscore the impact of the tiny agency that actually has no power to enforce federal ethics laws. It simply provides guidance on how to comply with laws, and helps work out solutions, as it has with Ross."

"But while OGE has been shaping the holdings of President L'Orange's appointees, it has so far had no real impact on L'Orange himself."

"L'Orange correctly notes that federal conflict-of-interest laws technically do not apply to the president and vice president, although previous holders of those positions have voluntarily observed the rules."

Grant Stern writes for Occupy Democrats: "L'Orange just announced he's bailing on the White House Correspondents' dinner." And: "Overlord L'Orange is at war with the media, and he just upped the ante again, announcing this afternoon that he plans to skip the White House Correspondents’ dinner. Ironically, the annual event planned for late-April is a chance for the President to roast the media."

"Maybe, L'Orange is skipping out because the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) put out this statement about his regime’s blatant censorship this week when they blacklisted every outlet with meaningful reporting on Russia:

"The WHCA board is protesting strongly against how today’s gaggle is being handled by the White House. We encourage the organizations that were allowed in to share the material with others in the press corps who were not. The board will be discussing this further with White House staff."

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