Posted on 05/04/2009 6:24:03 PM PDT by Gordon Greene
Some people noticed that many reporters rose from their seats last Friday when President Obama unexpectedly entered the White House briefing room, but the same courtesy was not always extended in the past when President Bush would make an appearance.
Comparison videos were even posted on YouTube.
It’s a long-standing practice for reporters to rise when the president enters the East Room for a news conference, but that hasn’t been the case in the briefing room.
I checked with two colleagues who served as senior wire service reporters during the Bush Presidency and who, in matters of press protocol, the rest of us followed.
“The briefing room is always a more informal place,” says Steve Holland of Reuters.
But the principal reason reporters remained in their seats, he said, was not to block the shot of TV cameramen and still photographers in the back of the room who were trying to make a picture of the president’s walk-in.
No disrespect was intended for President Bush and to the best of my knowledge none was taken.
In addition, it only takes about three steps for the president to reach the lectern from the press room door. He’d be ready to begin and many reporters would barely be out of their seats, which used to be further complicated by swivel desks that had to be shifted out of the way.
When some reporters stood up for President Obama last Friday, they forgot about the needs of their colleagues in the back of the room as well as the less formal atmosphere of the briefing room. Certainly it was a sign of respect for the president, but not one of disrespect for his predecessor.
It was President Obama’s first time at the briefing room lectern since taking office and for some new members of the White House Press, it was their first time seeing a president enter the room as well.
And here's the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VAfJyzN3ak
They didn’t kneel? Off with their heads!
Lame. An excuse is an excuse, no matter how plausible. At least they realize they *need* to make excuses...
: )
They rose so they could kiss his ring...
But it’s too late. Everybody in America knows reporters misrepersent everything. Their lives are living lies.
But it’s too late. Everybody in America knows reporters misrepersent everything. Their lives are living lies.
cBS News? The “news” organization whose news editor was on record as saying “Obama’s 100 days were great”??
Nope. No bias.
They don’t even try to pretend they’re telling the truth anymore.
They won you know.
Why do some new posts show views and some not... not necessarily in successive order?
Helen Thomas is so short, you couldn’t tell if she was standing or not.
Lots of Magilla Gorilla stuff and other crap. Then they can all join in and start smearing redneck GOPer's who can't handle a magnificent African American President. Really transparent.
I'm surprised they didn't stay seated so they could kiss his...
I don’t know many Republican’s who frequent those MSM sites unless they link from one of the conservative websites.
Fact is, could be so-called Republican’s. We’ve got our undesirables like the Democrats do. Only difference is their entire party consists of undesirables.
They do what they’re told to do.
YOU WORSHIP ME or else!
Regarding the daily press briefing, if you compare the video feeds from CNN and Fox you will see that Fox gives it straight up and the Press Secretary is indeed seen as the pasty-faced individual who hasn’t seen the sunlight in years. On CNN they use a filter to give the slug a nice tan.
A weak excuse from Obama’s ‘enforcers’ in the WH press corps.
The American media is a corrupt lot, deserving nothing but ridicule and contempt.
Its the “Tingle going up their leg”s. Surprised they didn’t take the zero to be honest. But then again, they might just be too proud to sit.... >.<
So the sycophant stenographers rise and kneel for the pres_ent?
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