Posted on 07/07/2009 7:11:05 AM PDT by Alex Henderson- D.C. Write Up
Two days after taking office, President Obama declared “transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” Five months later, America has experienced a rude awakening. Promise after promise has been thrown to the wind in the name of political convenience.
The most recent demonstration of the President’s deceit came in the form of a virtual town hall on July 1 that was marketed as an opportunity for the American people to directly ask the President about important issues using new media like Facebook and Twitter.
In a press conference just hours before the event, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was forced to reveal a very different picture than that painted by White House advertisements. CBS White House correspondent Chip Reid pressed Gibbs into revealing that White House officials heavily screened both the live audience and the electronically submitted questions.
This exchange prompted Helen Thomas, long-time White House correspondent for the Associated Press, to accuse the administration of unprecedented attempts to control the press.
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Bless you!
ROFLOL
Whereas “screening” of photos of Helen Thomas is ALWAYS welcome.
Maybe we should call this “The Education of Helen Thomas”!!!!!
I’ve taken down my Farrah poster and put up a Helen Thomas...
OOPH! Tell me you don’t look at it when you are sober!?!
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