White House shuts out (Boston) Herald scribe

Boston Herald ^ | May 18, 2011 | Hillary Chabot

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s Boston fund-raiser today, in e-mails objecting to the newspaper’s front page placement of a Mitt Romney op-ed, saying pool reporters are chosen based on whether they cover the news “fairly.”

“I tend to consider the degree to which papers have demonstrated to covering the White House regularly and fairly in determining local pool reporters,” White House spokesman Matt Lehrich wrote in response to a Herald request for full access to the presidential visit.

“My point about the op-ed was not that you ran it but that it was the full front page, which excluded any coverage of the visit of a sitting US President to Boston. I think that raises a fair question about whether the paper is unbiased in its coverage of the President’s visits,” Lehrich wrote.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The Boston Herald responds:

Obama off the deep end

What are you afraid of, Mr. President?

I know it must be tough dragging yourself to these glitzy fund-raisers and mingling with rich people who shower you with money and affection. Who needs an unfriendly reporter shouting an unscripted question at you, or checking to see whether any of the guests are getting government contracts?

We all know Obama has an aversion to tough questions. During the campaign, he would refuse to engage with most local media, and reporters who camped out at the rope line got a stern talking-to from a campaign staffer.

But using the White House press pool to possibly punish or reward media based on what the White House considers “fair” coverage? This is taking the control freak thing to new levels.

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[Jimmy Valentine]

Did we somehow elect Vladimir Putin as President?

[ClearCase_guy]

The First Amendment guarantees that Democrat presidents will always get positive press coverage. The Boston Herald is, apparently, in violation of the First Amendment.

[DeaconRed]

"Did we somehow elect Vladimir Putin as President?"

Vlad would be better than ZERO . . . .

[Doogle]

Narssistism.

[Bluebird Singing]

obama is such a little “man”.

boo hoo

[GlockThe Vote]

Unreal.

[cranked]

A presidential lemon law would have had this AnnointedIdiot removed a long time ago.... =.=

[Moose Burger]

Vlad, KGBisms aside, is a brave, determined leader who cares about the prosperity of the nation he’s squeezing. So, the answer has to be “no”.

[Just A Reader]

Serious question - did Bush refuse access to any reporters or news groups?

I honestly don’t remember ever reading that he did.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

I’ll take Vlad over Obama any day.

[Doogle]

Secondary or pathological narcissism is a pattern of thinking and behaving in adolescence... (I got a bracelet too) and adulthood, which involves infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of others . It manifests in the chronic pursuit of personal gratification and attention (constant campaign mode) (narcissistic supply), in social dominance and personal ambition, bragging, insensitivity to others, lack of empathy and/or excessive dependence on others to meet his/her responsibilities in daily living and thinking(CZARS,PELOSI'S HEALTH CARE BILL, decision to KILL OBL, deploy troops,react to oil spill,). Pathological narcissism is at the core of the narcissistic personality disorder.

[Zakeet]

Of course, if Bush would have done this, the MSM would have totally understood, and would have immediately granted him a complete and unconditional pass.

[xtinct]

Obambi is afraid of the reader comment section of each news bit.

the chickensh*t-n-chief is running scared...

[Venturer]

Did we somehow elect Vladimir Putin as President?
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Barrack Hussein Obama.

Doesn’t the name tell you anything?

We have a Muslim narcissist in the White House.

Worse. 50% of Americans have convinced themselves that he is worthy of the job and will vote to send him back.

[Diogenesis]

What pRes_ _ent Obama LACKS in accountability
and documentation, the Tyrant more than makes up
for with brutality, fraud, manipulation
and 24/7-terror-support.

[Diogenesis]

What pRes_ _ent Obama LACKS in accountability
and documentation, the Tyrant more than makes up
for with brutality, fraud, manipulation
and 24/7-terror-support.

[1010RD]

Obama has all the paranoia of a Nixon and the judgement of a Jimmy Carter.

[6SJ7]

Obama thinks the First Amendment means “me first”.

[jacknhoo]

Most everyone knows Obama is a coward and unpresidential. This action simply enforces everyone’s understanding of that truth.