White House Meets Privately with Press to Discuss Benghazi--before the regular press meeting....

Breitbart ^ | 10 May 2013 | Ben Shapiro

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

In the White House’s latest efforts at transparency, the administration announced to reporters that it would brief reporters on the latest shocking developments about the Benghazi situation … behind closed doors. Politico reports that the meeting started at approximately 12:45 PM ET, and that it moved the normal press briefing to 1:45 PM ET. Jay Carney, White House press secretary, did not comment on whether the meeting took place.

Politico reports:

The off-the-record session was announced to reporters in the wake of an ABC News report showing that White House and State Dept. officials were involved in revising the now-discredited CIA talking points about the attack on Benghazi.

The administration routinely exerts pressure on reporters it feels are not kind enough in their coverage. Reporters like Cheryl Attkisson of CBS News have felt the hand of their bosses for “wading dangerously close to advocacy” with regard to Benghazi. No doubt this “off-the-record” meeting was designed to get all the president’s horses and all the president’s men to put the Benghazi humpty dumpty together again.

UPDATE: Reporters not invited to the off-the-record briefing are reportedly incredibly unhappy about it:

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More detail.

[exnavy]

Gotta get those talking points settled.

[Diogenesis]

The reporters for the MSM have no shame.

So many are ridiculed and hated by the American public
as they side with liars, traitors, and the corrupt.

[txnativegop]

During the Nixon Administration, the press decried such attempts to control the news.

Now, the reporters go sheepishly to the White House to be spoon fed. Pity there is nothing resembling Investigative Journalism anymore.

We could sure use some right now.

[RedWhiteBlue]

It would be interesting to see which reporters were in the private meeting and what questions they asked in the open presser. It seems very likely that this will backfire -— I can imagine something like this is going to make the angry “outsiders” want to dig deeper.

[Mr. Jeeves]

“Here’s how we want it spun...”

[gov_bean_ counter]

I believe it was to run the Carney Barker through a mock press conference.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Collusion between the big-government/big-corporate criminal complex and the Fourth Estate is nothing new.

[crosslink]

Can you add me to your ping list? Thanks

[AllAmericanGirl44]

How many times have they done this? I recall one other time that went viral. Just wonder how many more times they take this path.

I’m glad other reporters are angry, they should be and they should get their freakin act together and stand tall for the truth. Yea, I know, it’s a dream.

[Don Corleone]

If they dig their hole any deeper they will strike oil and you know how they would hate that.

[newheart]

No doubt this “off-the-record” meeting was designed to get all the president’s horses and all the president’s men to put the Benghazi humpty dumpty together again.

The metaphor is off. Benghazi ain't Humpty. The Prez is the one in danger of falling off the wall.

Humpty O'Bumpty

[longfellow]

I love it, they are too stupid to realize this makes them look even worse.

[spawn44]

Let me start out by introducing Mr. McDonald, Head of the IRS.

[PGalt]

TREASON - continuous, pre-meditated, agenda-driven, in-your-face, MEDIA-COMPLICIT, agency-abetted, representative-enabled, ongoing...

TREASON like this republic has NEVER seen before.

[rawcatslyentist]

The Truth Fairy Strikes Again!

[The Sons of Liberty]

Must be getting hot in the kitchen! The white hut in full reaction mode.

[grumpygresh]

Press meetings under 0bama, private.
Your medical records under 0bamacare, public.
That sounds about right.

[BenLurkin]

Just another Team Meeting.