Obama's Change...Pay To Play

[Fieldmouse]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17833.html

A growing media frustration with Barack Obama"™s team spilled into the open at Thursday"™s briefing, with reporters accusing the White House of stifling access to his oath re-do and giving Obama"™s first interview as president to a multi-million dollar inauguration sponsor.

Veteran CBS newsman Bill Plante was one of the most vocal critics, questioning the White House"™s handling of Wednesday night"™s second swearing in "“ which was covered by just a four-reporter print pool that didn"™t include a news photographer or TV correspondent.

He also asked new press secretary Robert Gibbs why ABC, which paid millions to host the DC Neighborhood Ball, was granted the only inauguration day interview with President Obama "“ a move he equated to "œpay to play."�

[Aught Six]

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ORIGINAL: Fieldmouse

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17833.html

A growing media frustration with Barack Obama"™s team spilled into the open at Thursday"™s briefing, with reporters accusing the White House of stifling access to his oath re-do and giving Obama"™s first interview as president to a multi-million dollar inauguration sponsor.

Veteran CBS newsman Bill Plante was one of the most vocal critics, questioning the White House"™s handling of Wednesday night"™s second swearing in "“ which was covered by just a four-reporter print pool that didn"™t include a news photographer or TV correspondent.

Two of the more stupid questions I've heard lately out of the news:
1.) Are the Obama children role models? Ahhhhh, NO

2.) Is Obama really president if he didn't mutter the words in the oathexactly? Haven't we got bigger issues than this? So somebody should have used note cards instead of trying to remember the words. The whole re-oath business is more aboutthe legacy of Obama and howthese 10 secondswill beseen whenpeople review the footage in the future.

[falcon]

Just love all theanti-Obama stuff. Some folks are going to have a verybad 4 years ifthey don't get off this petty crap.

[Southern Man]

if Ifs and buts were candy and nuts we would all have a Merry Christmas.