REPORTER CONFINED IN CLOSET DURING VEEP'S FUNDRAISER

DRUDGE REPORT ^ | 26Mar11 | unknown

[bigbob]

catered by Katies Restaurant no doubt

[cripplecreek]

Sounds like they didn’t want him to have any contact with the guests.

Wonder why.

[katana]

Have you ever seen reporters eat when the food is “free”? Picture hyenas and a wildebeest on the Serengeti.

[sissyjane]

I guess I won’t hold my breath until I see it on CNN!

[abb]

I notice that Drudge doesn’t get into the fact that the reporter’s newspaper refused to say anything about this or to defend their reporter.

Eventually, that will be reported. This one has legs and our side has the power get it spread.

[des]

Stockholm syndrome

[jaz.357]

Who lets themselves be put in a closet?

[FlingWingFlyer]

"When I'd stick my head out, they'd say, 'Not yet. We'll let you know when you can come out.'"

Communism can be tough on "the little people". If you're not one of the top rung elite, you gotta stay in the closet.

[IrishCatholic]

Well, this had more information than earlier posts.
Now I don’t feel for the reporter at all. He should have had his mom come get him.

If I was the editor and found my reporter agreed to be shut in a closet, I would fire him on the spot and give him a $20 out of my pocket so he could go look for his spine.

[dfwgator]

[MindBender26]

Yes, Matt got it from our FR posting which we sent to him too.

Too bad FR buried it in some “opinion” area.

[trisham]

Where is Katie’s restaurant?

[Tribune7]

You didn't do anything wrong. I was just pointing out that Drudge picked it up from FR.

[MindBender26]

Had an asignment editor in Texas who would drive 20 miles for a free lunch, 35 miles for dinner and 50 for cocktails and dinner.

No, I’m not kidding. It was the famous “Rick, the Wrestling Consultant” and since it was the Panhandle, 50 miles was 35 minutes!

[oust the louse]

what a cissy. I doubt that ever happens to me. No job that valuable to be belittled like that. If that were my kid I’d kick his butt.

[LucyT]

. . . . REPORTER CONFINED IN CLOSET DURING VEEP'S FUNDRAISER, - Drudge Report.

Technically that’s kidnapping. Any “ordinary” American would be looking at serious criminal charges. Biden and his staff are, of course, immune since Holder controls the FBI.

[cripplecreek]

LOL

[Cboldt]

-- isn't unlawful imprisonment a serious felony crime? --

Whether or not it is a crime has one set of answers, but a person detained against his will, by an unlawful authority, is ALWAYS free to bring a civil charge of false imprisonment.

This reporter's "complaint," if he makes one, is hollow if he doesn't file a civil complaint.

[OldDeckHand]

I think the first thing to acknowledge is that it's important that politicians retain the right to exclude press from some events, especially campaign fund-raising events like this. I know Bush did it because I was at one where no press was allowed. It doesn't seem like a problem.

There are problems, though. First, Biden's advance team are clearly morons - following their boss's lead, no doubt. And, the newspaper is wrong for spiking the story. In fact, they IMHO bear almost all the blame. If the politicians doesn't want you there, that's fine, but that's also news. And, if the politician handles it in a ridiculously incompetent manner, then that's also news.

[Cboldt]

-- Now I don't feel for the reporter at all. He should have had his mom come get him. --

From the report, he has no legal case at all. He was free to leave, any time he wanted to, and voluntarily chose to stay. His beef is access to the glitterati, and nobody has a right to that.