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FReepathon Day 59 ....
Posted on 05/29/2013 4:18:42 PM PDT by kristinn
The Associated Press says it will not attend this week's off-the-record meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder unless the Justice Department decides to change its mind and conduct the meeting on the record.
"We believe the meeting should be on the record and we have said that to the Attorney General’s office. If it is on the record, AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll will attend. If it is not on the record, AP will not attend and instead will offer our views on how the regulations should be updated in an open letter," AP spokesperson Erin Madigan said in a statement sent to POLITICO. "We would expect AP attorneys to be included in any planned meetings between the Attorney General’s office and media lawyers on the legal specifics."
The AP's decision comes over an hour after The New York Times announced that it would not be attending the meeting, citing concerns about the DOJ's off-the-record provision.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
On the record an televised.
It’s the least they can do...so they did it.
The AP should go and take a telephone to broadcast the event.
Go to the press conferenced. Announce that you don’t accept the rules and that anything Holder says they will print.|
Then film security tossing them out and put it in Youtube.
An attack of ethics by the NYT and the AP? Nah, they were afraid of the catcalls from the blogosphere if they knuckled under.
What’s with this ‘off the record’ CRAP? 0bama also had an ‘off the record’ meeting with the Press recently. WTF is going on? Prosecute these criminal thugs. We want a government accountable to us and Congress, not ‘off the record’.
Oh my. The New York Times AND the Associated Press.
Oh my. The New York Times AND the Associated Press.
Off the record ....
I hope this snowballs to the point that Holder will have no choice but to agree to a live broadcast Q&A.
Excellent idea, but the media is to stupid to think of it and to cowardly to do it.
Here’s my alternative suggestion - just lie to him.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3025162/posts?page=6#6
Will the big 3 Obama worshiping networks attend, dutifully licking Obama and Holder’s boots?
If Holder throws in a package of Obama cookies I’ll bet the AP would change their mind
On the other hand, they’re so desperate for love, they might just let James O’Keefe in wearing a purple velour suit.
I have to repeat what a number of FReepers on this post have said, in disbelief...”OFF THE RECORD”...WTF, over?
Well, OK, maybe “Your master has summoned you” might have been coming on a bit too strong. BTT
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