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Obama Skipping Over Press Corps? (MSM grumbles about lack of WH news conferences)
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| Jan. 8, 2010
| Kevin Allocca
Posted on 02/08/2010 10:07:17 AM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2010; bho44; bhofascism; bhopress; cbs; democrats; fourth100days; hopeychangey; liberalmedia; msm; nbc; newsmedia; obama; obamedia; presscorpse; snub; transparency
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Doesn't the state run media understand rule #1?
"Thouh shalt not complain about Obama"
To: Beaten Valve
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:09:40 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
(The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
To: Beaten Valve
>>”It’s important for us to hold the president’s feet to the fire.”
BS. It’s your job to lick his feet.
To: Beaten Valve
"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
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:11:02 AM PST
by
libs_kma
(If you RAM it down our throats in 2009, we're going to SHOVE it up your "donkey" in 2010!!!!!)
To: Beaten Valve
"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!
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:11:04 AM PST
by
txlurker
To: real saxophonist
Press Corpse.
Beat me to it.
Great minds think alike.
And perhaps it’s an omen to use the two words together?
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:11:26 AM PST
by
HighlyOpinionated
(The left have become lawless. Every strangling edict they issue carries an exemption for themselves.)
To: Beaten Valve
" "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..
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:11:37 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!)
To: Beaten Valve
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!
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:12:08 AM PST
by
BamaDi
(I'm praying for a bloodbath in '10)
To: Beaten Valve
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.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:12:26 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: txlurker
Buyer’s remorse, ROTFLMAO!
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:12:49 AM PST
by
greyfoxx39
("The Economy Is So Bad, Even 'Rosy Scenario' Lost Her Job"-Jim Geraghty)
To: Beaten Valve
“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.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:13:18 AM PST
by
tcrlaf
(Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
To: Beaten Valve
He’s too busy doing TV spots! “Look at ME...look at ME!!!!!”
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:13:25 AM PST
by
LadyPilgrim
((Lifted up was He to die; It is finished was His cry; Hallelujah what a Savior!!!!!! ))
To: Beaten Valve
Why do they need the president in the room? Just read his answers off the teleprompter like he does.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:14:02 AM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
("My...health care plan is a Bolshevik plot... which will destroy America." - Barack Obama)
To: Beaten Valve
Recent months? Obama has not held a formal WH press conference since July 22, 2009.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:14:30 AM PST
by
kabar
To: Beaten Valve
HA ha
15
posted on
02/08/2010 10:16:41 AM PST
by
timestax
(CNNLIES..BIG TIME)
To: Beaten Valve
Maybe he should try hand notes ;-) You betcha!
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:17:02 AM PST
by
Lilpug15
(The Forgotten Man: He works, he votes and he generally prays - but He Always Pays": Sumner)
To: Question Liberal Authority
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:17:50 AM PST
by
EdReform
(Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
To: Beaten Valve
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.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:18:37 AM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
("My...health care plan is a Bolshevik plot... which will destroy America." - Barack Obama)
To: Beaten Valve
Press corps or press corpse? The difference between the two shrinks every day.
It’s worse than that; it’s dead, Jim.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:19:24 AM PST
by
wizard1961
(Teaper)
To: Beaten Valve
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.
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posted on
02/08/2010 10:19:27 AM PST
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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