WH attacks media reporting Hollywood party

Washington Examinier ^ | 1/9/12 | Joel Gehrke

[Nachum]

Under fire for allegedly hosting a secret Halloween theme party featuring movie star Johnny Depp at the White House in 2009, President Obama's spokesman punched back, calling reports about the party "irresponsible" and denying that the White House tried to hide the event from the public.

"There are outlets that have reported this as a secret party, which is just silly -- it's irresponsible reporting to suggest that you would have a pool report and the press at an event that's secret" White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said today during the press briefing, adding that photos of Johnny Depp were available from the party. "This wasn't a publicity event, this was an event for military children," Carney also noted.

[Nachum]

Is there some connection to F&F or Solyndra or else why are they trying to stop the media talking about this?

Why? Because it is a cheap and tawdry display of everything people dislike about this president. A vulger display of wealth, rich exclusionist group of friends, disgusting ideas of humor, combined with a crass bit of pandering to the military. Not to mention the appalling hypocrisy of using the children of veterans in a campaign event as they reduce the size and strength of the military. The kids' parents are in combat risking their necks and the president serves them up fake 'vials of blood'.

Maybe that's why. Just a theory.

[mrsmith]

That IS an interesting twist...

[Fantasywriter]

It was all done for military children...

who were overheard to say, ‘Drinking spiked punch out of blood vials is BEAST! Where the magic brownies at?’

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Did someone remind Carney who paid for that party?

[uncbob]

Fine, then tell us the names of the White House Press Corps that were members of the pool for the event.

According to the comments under the article there were TWO parties

An afternoon one for the kids and an evening won for the chosen

Pool reporters could have indeed been at the afternoon kids one

[BerryDingle]

Show us pictures of the military children with the actors.

[Grizzled Bear]

When they say “military children,” my guess is they mean “well appointed, commissioned, political animals and their spawn.”

[Leep]

I was thinking the media reluctance to report stories of serious curruption committed by dimwads but that works,too.

[Eye of Unk]

Need to keep an eye on Johnny Depp before the Obamas decide he is a liability.