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Press kicked out of Obama Q & A
washingtonpost.com ^ | Posted by Rachel Weiner on December 5, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Posted on 12/06/2012 6:38:32 AM PST by massmike

At a meeting with the Business Roundtable on Wednesday morning, President Obama publicly warned Republicans that he would not negotiate over the debt ceiling. But after those opening remarks, reporters were ushered out of the room so Obama could talk to the gathered CEOs in private. “”Yeah, I think the press is … they’ve probably got enough there to spin a story,” Obama said as the reporters were kicked out of the room.

The Roundtable is a business lobbying group made up of high-powered executives whom the president is hoping to rally to his side in the “fiscal cliff” fight.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: transparency

1 posted on 12/06/2012 6:38:40 AM PST by massmike
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To: massmike

transparency.


2 posted on 12/06/2012 6:39:57 AM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle

I wonder if it’s possible for something to become so transparent that it’s opaque?

Obama’s as transparent as whole milk.


3 posted on 12/06/2012 6:41:11 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Doogle
"transparency."

Boner is the leader of "transparency".

4 posted on 12/06/2012 6:41:26 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: massmike

Barry Benghazi will eventually turn on the buffoons in the “media”. Dictators don’t need the “media” once they have taken full control.


5 posted on 12/06/2012 6:41:50 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't tax me bro! Tax that guy over there!)
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To: massmike

Gee, just like in a communist country.


6 posted on 12/06/2012 6:42:26 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: rarestia

It IS the most “transparent” admin in history...I can see right through them!


7 posted on 12/06/2012 6:42:39 AM PST by massmike (At least no one is wearing a "Ron Paul - 2016" tee shirt........yet!)
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To: massmike

Again, how can people (especially certain Repub candidates) claim that he’s a “nice guy.” Look at how he treats his own.


8 posted on 12/06/2012 6:45:04 AM PST by Thorliveshere
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To: massmike
The man doesn't respect anyone. I've never seen a President treat the press with such transparent contempt. And they don't seem to have a problem with it in the least.

“”Yeah, I think the press is … they’ve probably got enough there to spin a story,” Obama said as the reporters were kicked out of the room.

9 posted on 12/06/2012 6:45:42 AM PST by DManA
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To: massmike

No big deal.

The reporters had already received their pre-written, pre-approved articles from the White House.

Time for an early, liquid lunch.


10 posted on 12/06/2012 6:47:01 AM PST by moovova
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To: Paladin2; rarestia

note how the MSM just quietly comply s...


11 posted on 12/06/2012 6:49:48 AM PST by Doogle
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To: massmike
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12 posted on 12/06/2012 6:52:07 AM PST by baddog 219
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To: massmike

Obama Spending Cliff File.


13 posted on 12/06/2012 6:58:38 AM PST by Graewoulf ((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: baddog 219

*sigh* A real, unbiased media might put something like that together.

We are in a socialist nation that is hellbent on becoming communist. Just the facts.


14 posted on 12/06/2012 7:06:39 AM PST by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: massmike

Kicked out. Yeah, right. As if the scumbags in the media would go against anything they’re told to do by this administration. More like they were told to leave and their response was to thank Obama for his time and then exit quickly and quietly.


15 posted on 12/06/2012 7:29:18 AM PST by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: massmike

16 posted on 12/06/2012 7:34:59 AM PST by McGruff (No New RINOs!)
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”...Yeah, I think the press is … they’ve probably got enough there to spin a story...”

Uhh.... Well, it wouldn’t BE spin if they could quote you directly, IDIOT!


17 posted on 12/06/2012 7:39:31 AM PST by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: massmike

What it amounts to is this: “OK guys. I will have to go out and talk to the sheeple and tell them that I really laid into you and that you are going to pay. Wink! Wink! But, don’t worry or pay any attention to what I say, just keep the money coming and nothing will change.”


18 posted on 12/06/2012 9:11:44 AM PST by Parmy
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To: massmike

Obama publicly warned Republicans that he would not negotiate over the debt ceiling.

Nero is getting crazier and more dangerous by the day.


19 posted on 12/06/2012 10:07:01 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Doogle

Like a Hershey bar.


20 posted on 12/06/2012 12:31:44 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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