Obama Skipping Over Press Corps? (MSM grumbles about lack of WH news conferences)

TV Newser ^ | Jan. 8, 2010 | Kevin Allocca

[Beaten Valve]

WaPo's Howie Kurtz writes about increasing grumblings from the White House press corps over the lack of presidential news conferences in recent months:

"It's a source of great frustration here," says Chip Reid, CBS's White House correspondent. "It's important for us to hold the president's feet to the fire." NBC White House reporter Chuck Todd calls the situation a "shame," saying the administration is trying to control the message rather than allowing Obama to be seen "unscripted."

While the White House argues that there has been no shortage of appearances by the president on television and in print, some White House correspondents argue that they haven't had the opportunity to ask the president specific questions about a wide-range of topics.

[Beaten Valve]

Doesn't the state run media understand rule #1?

"Thouh shalt not complain about Obama"

[real saxophonist]

It’s ‘Press Corpse’!

[max americana]

>>”It’s important for us to hold the president’s feet to the fire.”

BS. It’s your job to lick his feet.

[libs_kma]

"says Chip Reid, CBS's White House correspondent. "It's important for us to hold the president's feet to the fire."

I am laughing my f'n tail off at that!!!!

A CBS guy said that? Seriuosly???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[txlurker]

"It's a source of great frustration here," says Chip Reid, CBS's White House correspondent. "It's important for us to hold the president's feet to the fire."

NBC White House reporter Chuck Todd calls the situation a "shame," saying the administration is trying to control the message rather than allowing Obama to be seen "unscripted."

Hold his feet to the fire...that is laugh out loud funny!

[HighlyOpinionated]

Press Corpse.

Beat me to it.

Great minds think alike.

And perhaps it’s an omen to use the two words together?

[Mr. K]

" "It's important for us to hold the president's feet to the fire." "

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Is he serious, they really think....HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ...waitaminnit waitaminnit waitaminnit

.ok wait.. They really said tha HA HA HA HA HA HA H AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ha HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ha ha ha

I can't help it ......HA HA HA HA ... Ok I'll come back later..

[BamaDi]

BWAAAAAAA....”It’s important for us to hold the President’s feet to the fire” - who is he kidding....they’ve never, nor will they ever, hold the buffoon’s feet to any fire - massage them maybe, but never put any heat on him!

[grobdriver]

Chip Reid, CBS's White House correspondent. "It's important for us to hold the president's feet to the fire."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahaha! ! ! ! ! ! !

Chip, the only thing you know how to do with the president's feet is to kiss them.
You couldn't find "the fire" with both hands and a set of infared goggles.

[greyfoxx39]

Buyer’s remorse, ROTFLMAO!

[tcrlaf]

“It’s important for us to hold the president’s feet to the fire.”

It’s only taken SEVEN MONTHS for the media to start whining about Obama’s lack of PC’s, while under Bush, they threw public tantrum’s in they didn’t get one a week.

[LadyPilgrim]

He’s too busy doing TV spots! “Look at ME...look at ME!!!!!”

[Question Liberal Authority]

Why do they need the president in the room? Just read his answers off the teleprompter like he does.

[kabar]

Recent months? Obama has not held a formal WH press conference since July 22, 2009.

[timestax]

HA ha

[Lilpug15]

Maybe he should try hand notes ;-) You betcha!

[EdReform]

LOL!

[Question Liberal Authority]

Obama gives an average of one interview every 2 days. If the press wants him to answer "tough" questions, why don't they ask them there? If they want to "hold his feet to the fire", why don't they do it when he's yammering on just before the Super Bowl?

Saying Obama doesn't avail himself to the press enough is like saying that he hasn't given enough speeches to get his message out.

[wizard1961]

Press corps or press corpse? The difference between the two shrinks every day.

It’s worse than that; it’s dead, Jim.

[CaptainK]

It would be ironic if the president who seemed to win over the media while running for office were to wind up stiff-arming those who cover him most closely.

He throws all his ass kissers under the bus eventually. Too bad during their love affair the press turned a blind eye.

But it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.