[Publius6961]

“The press is not the enemy and to treat it as such is self-defeating,” he said.

Give it a rest, Hussein-boy.
The MSM attempts to set the rules, and to define the enemy. They were never elected. Hell, they're not even nominated.

The quote presumes common standards of civility, common courtesy and respect for the event. Those, and a free press, are not mutually exclusive.

[PurpleMan]

“The quote presumes common standards of civility, common courtesy and respect for the event.”

Sheesh. Tell it to Gates. He’s the one who told the USNA class of 2007 “The press is not the enemy and to treat it as such is self-defeating.”

I’m sure he didn’t put it in the context of “civility, common courtesy and respect”, especially if you’ve seen the DoD press corps at work.

Besides, what kind of strategy would it have been if she did not do the Charles Gibson interview? She engaged him and cleaned his clock. If she hadn’t she couldn’t have.

[1035rep]

The MSM attempts to set the rules, and to define the enemy.

Or at least they did before Governor Palin slapped them down.