Posted on 05/06/2016 12:06:50 PM PDT by John W
President Obama scolded the media on Friday over its coverage of Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign, entreating reporters to skip “the spectacle and the circus” of the 2016 race.
He urged reporters to instead dig into the candidates’ positions on the economy and the military. As if on cue, he was then asked about the bombastic entrepreneur’s tweet about a taco bowl.
“We are in serious times and this is a really serious job. This is not entertainment, this is not a reality show,” Obama admonished in the White House briefing room. “This is a contest for the presidency of the United States.”
The president went on to take a number of indirect shots at Trump. He said reporters need to apply “genuine scrutiny” about whether candidates offer up “completely implausible” policies or “take a position on international issues that could threaten war or has the potential of upending our critical relationships with other countries or would potentially break the financial system.”
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He so smart, we so stupid.
Media would be higher brow if it only hewed the Party line.
I hate him.
‘What about me?” BHO
Good photoshop would be pic of trump tower captioned with What Trump Built. Followed by pic of ISIS, with caption of what Hillary and Obama built. Libs heads would explode
I don’t recall a sitting president ever interfering in an upcoming election before.
Satire, right?
When I hear him say things like this, I just smile because it tells me he is losing BIG
Keep talking Obama, you were the best gun salesman ever, and you will be the best Trump salesman ever too!
O Brother
How many TV shows have he and the missus appeared on in the past 7 years?
The pot trying to call the kettle black..
Says the @sshat who loves the camera.
.”...someone else is getting all my attention...
mine mine mine....me me me.....down down down...
ta ta ta...mmm...mmm..mm....does anyone need a nurse?....”
Hey Barry...Trump brings in more viewers which means more advertising monies....and you don’t.
When is the media going to scold about the White House faggot show?
When is the media going to scold Obama about the White House faggot show?
This is so stupid - I guess on St Patrick's Day nobody can have a picture taken of them in front of a corned beef sandwich saying "I Love Irish?"
Better a reality show than am Obama dog and pony show.
What an unprofessional, pathetic arse-clown this guy is!
Oh how I remember the nonstop Obozo media drooling show like it was yesterday. “The smartest man ever”. He has not been able to be on TV enough for a solid 8 years. Well Obozo is this || close to being yesterday. I can hardly wait.
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