Posted on 10/09/2013 4:26:17 AM PDT by don-o
On more than one occasion, President Obama has quietly met with select members of the media. The off-the-record meetings were notable in that conservative journalists were seldom included.
On Tuesday, the tables were turned somewhat as Obama invited a small number of conservative reporters, columnists and commentators to the White House for a private chat, but is the president looking for an edge in the ongoing budget impasse with Congress?
Ben Shapiro, editor-at-large of Breitbart News, called the meeting a clear attempt to woo largely establishment conservative commentators who have loudly opposed the GOPs current government shutdown strategy.
Those in attendance Tuesday include Charles Krauthammer, a Fox News contributor and Washington Post columnist; Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal editorial page editor; Robert Costa, the National Reviews Washington editor; syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker; and Washington Examiner columnist Byron York, a source with knowledge of the meeting told Politico.
Yeah, that was funny. I was surprised not to see Rod Dreher and David Brooks on the list, too.
I don’t know Costa and Gigot has his redeeming moments.
Other than that, the group is GOP-e on steroids.
And not conservative at all.
I’d feel dirty afterward and desperately want a shower.
this potus aint the Big Woo, he is the Big Pr#ck
prolly put the Big Squeeze on them
IRS audits and FBI leaks about their personal lives to follow
Now that explains Krauthammer’s interview last night on O’Reily.
The bargain to be struck is a few weeks deal and then it all goes through. That is the meme they were told to push as it is the only way for both the GOP and the President to ‘save face.’
Wow...hey you dolts how about saving the Nation first!
Not Conservatives by any rational standard.
This is a RINO hunt designed to CAPTURE THE RINOs! Then put ‘em in a Dhimmocrat cage.
The MSM who run their “conservative” views on their editorial pages.
Locally it is the Hearst’s TIMES UNION (Albany NY) .... the Official Obama Organ Outlet, Opinion and Cover-up Delivery Service.
For example there is no mention in today’s paper that the amnesty people were at the Mall while the WWII Vets were prevented to be there.
They should havae sent Rush, Steve Malzberg & Mike Gallagher in their place.
May I say ... conservative reporters, columnists and commentators mimic the number of Unicorns? Few in number or small number means nonexistent. Have to agree with SatinDoll.
Is Rod actually writing about politics? I only occasionally see his writing these days - for the record, I like him.
Center to center right columnists at best.
None I would call conservative.
None of us were fooled by this empty suit five years ago, but leave it to the wizards of the DC smarts on the Republican side to fall for his garage in October 2013.
The enemy within, courts the enemy within.
agree with you dowcaet
I will be shocked, shocked, I say, if this does not get covered by all those guys and others today..
"..??..guess Rush,Mark and Beck are next week huh?"
He didn’t show them pictures of their loved ones and say how unfortunate it would be if something happened to them?
irrational panic has set in
We are in uncharted territory here. Obama is having to deal with actual opposition for the first time in his privileged, protected and promoted life. He has no experience or real frame of reference to deal with it.
On the job training is not working well for him. The House MUST hold the line.
Charles Krauthammer? Figures. No wonder he has been pushing the Democratic talking points “Republicans are losers and Dims and Obozo are winners”. He wants to get invited to the cocktail parties.
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