Posted on 05/31/2016 4:42:02 PM PDT by jazusamo
Hillary Clinton is 0-for-2016, having failed to hold any full press conferences this year — fueling the perception that she is the most guarded major candidate in recent political history, in stark contrast with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Mr. Trump has held at least four full, formal press conferences this year, including one Tuesday, and has fielded questions at length from the flock of reporters covering his campaign on numerous occasions.
Mrs. Clinton took questions from the press traveling with her campaign once, in Minnesota in March, but hasn’t held an organized press conference in six months.
“She tries to control media by rationing access. He tries to control media by setting its agenda with provocative posts and tweets that are then the focus of freely given interviews,” said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania who specializes in political communication.
Mrs. Clinton on Tuesday acknowledged that she hasn’t held a press conference in nearly six months but promised that she would conduct one soon. She boasted that she has sat down for nearly 300 arranged interviews this year.
Mr. Trump, who has referred to the press as “scum” and “sleaze,” has shown a surprising willingness to answer questions in a press conference setting. He even holds press conferences almost solely to berate the reporters who cover him.
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looks like hip joint osteoperosis, possibly aggravated by treatment for allergies by glucocorticoids
(i am not a doctor, but i do not like hillary, hip pain or no hip pain)
osteoperosis -> osteoporosis
the allergy-osteoporosis hypothesis fits with hillary’s coughing spells and also with her explanation for her coughing spells.
in fact we might see a partial revelation of her medical record so hillary can claim to be handicapped a la FDR on the campaign trail, in an attempt to deflect from more pressing issues related to her history and an attempt to get the sympathy vote.
ping
Washington Times turning on Hitlery?
“Oh yes, Rumsfeld was a classic with the press and Trump is much the same if not more outspoken.”
I enjoyed Rumsfeld’s talks/pressers - he was (and still is) great!
The other one I enjoyed was General Honore after Katrina - IIRC, he was the one that told one of the press guys that he was or not to get “stuck on stupid” - I loved that!
Hillary is the most phony scripted candidate in history.
Trump is going to make her squeal in the debates.
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