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Attkisson exposes C-SPAN- White House dispute
Washington Post ^ | 10/31/14 | Erik Wemple

Posted on 10/31/2014 11:00:02 AM PDT by Nachum

Among the juicier tidbits in the new book “Stonewalled” by former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson relates to a tiff between C-SPAN and the White House. As Attkisson tells the story, C-SPAN eminence Brian Lamb interviewed President Obama on Aug. 12, 2010, for a documentary on the White House. In the session, Lamb asks Obama about the Oval Office: “What have you changed in this room?” The president responds, “We have not yet redecorated this room . . . Given that we are in the midst of some very difficult economic times, we decided to hold off last year in

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: attkisson; cspan; dispute
Oh my... a scary Halloween story.
1 posted on 10/31/2014 11:00:02 AM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 10/31/2014 11:00:20 AM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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let me guess: Obama lied again


3 posted on 10/31/2014 11:07:37 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Nachum
We have not yet redecorated this room . . . Given that we are in the midst of some very difficult economic times...

isn't it just grande that funds saved by stopping the white-hut public tours has been put to good use?

The re-decorating started with this regime when they cleared the surface that was under the bust of Churchill.

4 posted on 10/31/2014 11:09:26 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Nachum

After the Zero is out of office can you imagine the kind of stories that will come out.

Too bad it won’t matter.


5 posted on 10/31/2014 11:13:23 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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You’d figure all the media would have been burned too many times by this administration and the party would be over across the board... but no.


6 posted on 10/31/2014 11:18:37 AM PDT by Rodamala
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White House bullying C-Span? Pathetic.


7 posted on 10/31/2014 11:21:31 AM PDT by lodi90
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C-SPAN tells the Erik Wemple Blog that it has reviewed Attkisson’s treatment of this incident and deems it accurate.

Is the MSM growing a pair?

8 posted on 10/31/2014 11:32:50 AM PDT by GOPJ ( Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago? freeperPROCON)
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To: Nachum

Sounds like the Oban administration is imploding and the WaPo just wants to get out in front of it and demonstrate their leadership. Maybe relive their glory days of Watergate.


9 posted on 10/31/2014 11:48:14 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Nachum

Meanwhile, the King and Queen spent billions on golf and trips.


10 posted on 10/31/2014 12:41:52 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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Oh, Lamb is as lib as O’bozo....
He definitely gives Barry a pass on the lie....regardless.


11 posted on 10/31/2014 2:37:46 PM PDT by matginzac
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