"Woud weporters make me weepy and saaaad."
Posted on 07/13/2011 12:28:47 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A long-running tiff between the White House press corps and the West Wing over presidential access flared anew today when press secretary Jay Carney faced off with reporters over the right to shout questions at the president during debt talks.
Obama chafes at the time-honored practice of answering questions shouted at him during pooled, non-press conference events — and his staff has often opted for “stills sprays,” excluding print reporters or TV cameras who might capture Obama in the less than flattering non-act of snubbing a query.
When asked today why TV crews and print reporters were barred from the pool covering the White House meeting with congressional leaders on the deficit, Carney responded by pointing out that the administration has held two press conferences in the past two weeks and allowed TV cameras into the spray earlier this week.
"People shouted questions at him," Carney added.
The White House Correspondents’ Association has protested exclusion of print and TV from pools — and several reporters in the briefing room took Carney’s comment as an annoyed expression of presidential displeasure with shouted questions.
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Yup, we need to confront this guy at every opportunity. He is a thin-skinned, little narcissist who will crack if pushed far enough.
“..you know it’s true..”
If he is not answering questions, why is he appearing at all? So we can see what color tie he has on? (Let me guess... Light blue or grey).
The press can make do with file photos. There is no value to having a new picture of the President every day, unless he is going to get into tattoos or body modification...
No, the crowds that will be allowed close to him will be well-screened by the DNC and WH.
Good grief, we have Howdy Doody in the White House.
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