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Now They Tell Us! [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
... . Meh. Better late than never. Related : As I watched President Bush’s final tango with reporters this morning, I was reminded of how Chicago Sun-Times columnist Carol Marin described President-elect Obama’s press conferences thus far:“As ferociously as we march like villagers with torches against Blagojevich, we have been, in the true spirit of the Bizarro universe, the polar opposite with the president-elect. Deferential, eager to please, prepared to keep a careful distance. The Obama news conferences tell that story, making one yearn for the return of the always-irritating ...
“WE DON’T EVEN BOTHER RAISING OUR HANDS ANY MORE:” Obama’s scripted news conferences….
Instapundit —
“WE DON’T EVEN BOTHER RAISING OUR HANDS ANY MORE:” Obama’s scripted news conferences.
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Obama’s White House Press Corps: Jeff Gannons All?
GayPatriot —
... Deferential, eager to please? Doesn’t that sound like the criticism left-wing bloggers leveled against Gannon’s tenure on the White House presss corps? And he was just one among many. Now, they all seem to be deferential and eager to please. And it’s primarily the conservative (& libertarian) bloggers who take notice. ...
There Will Be No Sharks, Piranha, Barracuda, Or Man-Of-War In The Obama White House Press Pool
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... that day.
We reporters have earned our own membership in the Bizarro universe.
Who are we, after all? The ones rapid-firing at Rod Blagojevich with tough questions until we drive him from the room? Or the Miss Manners crowd, silent until called upon, quietly accepting that only a handful of questions will be taken at a time?
The Obama honeymoon might not be exactly the polar opposite of Blagojevich’s hell.
But, for the moment, it will do.
(H/T National Review)
Me: A couple weeks ago I mentioned on JKH the reporter in the ...
