VP' staff lock journalist in a closet for hours during a fundraiser to stop him talking to guests

www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 3-27-11 | Simon Neville

[Justaham]

The White House website proudly says ‘President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history.’ But try telling Vice President Joe Biden’s staff that, after they held a local reporter in a closet for hours after he was invited to cover a Florida political fundraiser because they did not want him talking with the guests.

As the unaware $500-a-head invitees dined on caprese crostini with oven-dried mozzarella and basil, rosemary flatbread with grapes honey and gorgonzola cheese, grilled chicken Caesar and garden vegetable wraps, veteran reporter Scott Powers was locked away.

The Orlando Sentinel reporter was ushered into the closet inside wealthy property developer Alan Ginsburg’s Winter Falls mansion, after being told that Joe Biden and Senator Bill Nelson had not yet arrived. They were due to speak to the audience to raise money for the 2012 elections.

[Truth29]

I was about say that this was illegal, but after reading the whole article, I think I’ll go with it was a really dumb reporter.

[G Larry]

Foregoing the “closet” jokes, if the reporter had either pride or courage, he’d have “let himself out”.

I expect neither from our MSM.

[SandRat]

But some guests were shocked by the Vice President’s staff. One emailed the paper saying: ‘I was in attendance at the Fundraiser and enjoyed a nice lunch. ‘If I had known there was a reporter stuffed in the closet, I would have been compelled to stand up and demand answers.

‘I would also like to know if this is actually legal to treat people like caged animals. I’m disgusted by these actions.’

Florida state law says kidnapping entails ‘forcibly, secretly or by threat confining, abducting or imprisoning another person against her or his will and without lawful authority.’

What do they expect? That's what you get when you support RATs.

Try the Biden staffer under Forida State Law!

[Triton42]

Something related to Joe Biden went awkwardly? I’m shocked.

[classified]

If it had been a Republican Event the little wimp reporter wouldn't have tolerated this treatment! Wish it had been Andrea Mitchell!

[certrtwngnut]

The way I read it was that he was locked in a closet but poked his head out. If you are locked in how do you poke your head out?
This whole story is crazy just like this bunch of BOZOS.

[Realman30]

Does this story have an Onion byline?

[6SJ7]

Considering the size of the house, couldn't they have had the reporter hide in the kitchen, or perhaps a guest room, or the servant's wing?