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Sister Toldjah — VIDEO: WH Reporters Stand For Obama, But Not For Bush?

Hail to the Chief [Darleen Click]
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White House Reporters Stand For Obama... Not For Bush (Video)
Gateway Pundit — It's called- "In the tank." Yesterday, it was reported that Team Obama was threatening businesses to agree with Dear Leader's anti-business plans or face total destruction at the hands of his pals in the White House Press Corps. Today's gross media bias caught on tape shows the White House gaggle sitting for Bush and standing for Obama: Via LGF Quick Links ...

Someone You Should Know: Sgt. 1st Class Ray A. Plasterer
Pundit Review — Someone You Should Know: Sgt. 1st Class Ray A. Plasterer Bruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. Tonight, Bruce told us about Sgt. 1st Class Ray A. Plasterer. From the Army Times,"Sgt. 1st Class Ray A. Plasterer said he hadn t seen a firefight like the one he saw May 10 in Afghanistan since he and his fellow Rangers did their part during the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. This time, the firefight nearly cost Plasterer his life and on ...

The Enchanted Media Strikes Again
Nice Deb — White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was interrupted  by Obama during his daily press briefing on Friday to say a few words about David Souter.  The White House Press Corps jumped to their feet. Someone dug up an old video of a Bush appearance during a press briefing. Note the different reaction: In related ...

Paul Gillin on Newspaper Deathwatch
Pundit Review — Paul Gillin on Newspaper Deathwatch This goal for this hour was to talk about social networks, from the cutting edge of the digital age to social networks the Flinstones era, and we will tie them all together through Saddam Hussein. If you are wondering whether I have lost my marbles or not, we'll find out in the next 60 minutes. Joinig me in studio for the first segment was Paul Gillin, one of the country's leading experts on social media. He was editor-in-chief and executive editor of the technology weekly Computerworld for 15 years and since 2005, Paul has advised businesses on strategies to optimize their use of social media. Paul's books include The New Influencers, ...

All Reporters Rise for Obama?
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Patrick Gavin of the Politico put on display an eye-opening contrast on YouTube over the weekend. From February 28, 2008, President Bush made a morning appearance in the White House briefing room and is greeted unsurprisingly with reporters remaining seated. But on May 1, 2009, when President Obama walks in the room (that would be the "dream sequence" appearance, as an NBC reporter put it), the reporters all stand until he asks them to be seated. You see them rise in the video. This could be a rather mild outbreak of old-fashioned politeness to the chief. But in my two years in the White House press corps, I never saw reporters in ...

Not Waiting For The Asteroid
small dead animals — Not Waiting For The Asteroid Posted by Kate at May 4, 2009 9:46 AM

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — Welcome your new headline-maker, Democrats: "Specter hints Jack Kemp died of GOP agenda." Get in line to get your money back from Arlen Specter. The John Edwards 2012 campaign loses a tad more steam. Losing the rule of law. Deflation or inflation? About that flu pandemic... The candidate of change...ing his mind about Bush administration policies. "Now that is not only wrong, it's deeply corrupting." The taxpayer clawback. Specter's unfavorables at a new high. Did Romney diss Palin? Doesn't really sound like it. Awww, the ...

Press Rises for Obama, but not Bush
The Jawa Report — May 04, 2009 Press Rises for Obama, but not Bush Nothing to see here folks. Move along. Thanks to Mike. By Rusty at May 4, 2009 11:03 AM | | l digg this

The Double Standard Of The Enchanted Media (tm)
Ace of Spades HQ — 8 Wouldn't it be more honest if they, with a few notable exceptions, just dropped to their knees when Obama walked in? That would more accurately reflect their worship and make it easier to service Him. I'm sure they have to use every granule of their 10 granule self control allowance to keep from doing just that. They sicken me, and they are an insult to their profession. Socialist whores.

Video: White House press corps stands for Obama but not for Bush
Hot Air » Top Picks — Video: White House press corps stands for Obama but not for Bush posted at 8:05 pm on May 4, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly This one’s making the rounds but I’m not sure why. Isn’t this standard chivalrous behavior when you’re in love ? If The One were forced to trod upon a muddy path, wouldn’t you expect Chuck Todd or Helen Thomas to lay their coats over it for him? Actually, there’s a more mundane explanation . Sort of. It’s a long-standing practice for reporters to rise when the president enters the East Room for a news conference, but that hasn’t been the case in the briefing room. I ...

Obama: school choice is great, for my family, but not yours
Pundit Review — Obama: school choice is great, for my family, but not yours I don’t blame Barack Obama for sending his kids to an elite private school in Washington DC. Who wouldn’t want to send their kids to someplace better than DC public schools? Why does President Obama take that choice away from other inner city parents in DC who don’t have the luxury of paying any price for their childrens education? This but the latest in a long line of examples of the difference between Obama’s words and deeds. On the campaign trail, Obama talked about supporting vouchers. He also made sure that you knew how courageous he was to take on the teachers union. Here is candidate Obama ,“I ...

The Press Gets Its Victory Bash
Riehl World View — I'd be less concerned over the media standing for Obama but not Bush if they weren't continuing to lie down on the job just as they did in the campaign. Maybe there's hope now that they have their not so private little victory party out of the way. This rationalization by CBS' Mark Knoller is so contorted, it qualifies as part of the media circus around Obama. When some reporters stood up for President Obama last Friday, they forgot about the needs of their colleagues in the back of the room as well as the less formal atmosphere of the briefing room. Certainly it was a sign of respect for the president, but not one of disrespect for his ...

Press Corps Standing For Obama And Not Bush Video Debunked
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — A YouTube clip purporting to demonstrate -- through press room etiquette -- that the White House Press Corps has a greater level of fundamental respect for President Barack Obama than his predecessor has been making its way around the internet. In the video, the viewer is offered a side-by-side comparison between Obama's interruption of last week's press briefing to announce David Souter's retirement and another instance in which President George W. Bush entered the briefing room. In the former, the press corps stand up. In the later they remain seated. Here, you can watch for yourself: I was inclined to be ...

Hail to the chief?
Michael Calderone's Blog — Is the White House press corps showing more respect for President Obama than his predecessor? My colleague Patrick Gavin put together this clip of reporters shown sitting down when Bush entered the briefing room, as opposed to Obama last week. While that looks like proof of better treatment, or at least provides more fodder to conservative media critics, Slate's John Dickerson explains "there are different rules in the briefing room" when the president enters. It's not that there is a no-standing policy, exactly, but more that the question is unresolved. The press didn't stand for Bush in February but did when ...

For Deadheads, the best week ever
Pundit Review — For Deadheads, the best week ever I’m a Deadhead. I love The Grateful Dead and the beautiful music they made for nearly thirty years. In college, Spring Break did not mean Daytona Beach or fun in the sun. It meant one thing. A week on the road with the Grateful Dead on their annual east coast spring tour. These epic road trips started in central Maine and included three nights in Albany, NY for shows at Knickerbocker Arena, then down to Nassau, Long Island for three nights and then, if we had any money left, three more nights in Landover, MD. Ahhhh, the memories. The New York Times recently wrote a great article about the Dead and their die hard fans, Bring Out Your ...

MSM Weenies Discover a President Worth Standing For
Moonbattery — As we've seen, W tended to get much warmer receptions from the military than does the Community Activist in Chief. But Comrade Obama has his fan base too. Watch the difference in reception from the pack of jackals known as the Washington press corps: ...

Presidents and press protocol
Political Animal — PRESIDENTS AND PRESS PROTOCOL.... It seems quite a few conservatives are unhappy about a video that's making the rounds , showing the White House press corps failing to stand up when George W. Bush walked in the briefing room, and standing last week when Barack Obama entered the same room. The clip is evidence, they say, of the press showing more respect and deference for the current president than his predecessor. As controversies go, this is pretty silly. For those of us who've watched a lot of White House press conferences over the years, it's easy to remember plenty of instances in which the press corps stood for Bush -- in the East Room, at the Rose Garden, etc. -- ...

Mother and Father’s Day deemed not PC enough for 1st grade
Pundit Review — Mother and Father’s Day deemed not PC enough for 1st grade In my daughter’s backpack yesterday came this notice… Dear Families, Happy Spring! Hopefully you will have lovely weather this special weekend. This year, we have decided not to make special gifts for Mother’s and Father’s Day. The composition of families has changed over the past few years. In order to be sensitive to the needs of all children, we have decided to forego a formal acknowledgement of these upcoming holidays. We hope that every day brings you the love of family and friends. Wishing you our best, First Grade Teachers What are these new family compositions? Are there that many kids being raised by ...

Video Proof that MSNBC *Hearts* Obama (Like We Needed It)
blonde sagacity — "...For some inexplicable reason having to do with who knows what, a widespread impression has grown among many politics fans that MSNBC and its crowd of talkers -- including Chris "Thrill Up My Leg" Matthews, Norah "The GOP Is Doomed to Die" O'Donnell and Ed "It's Time to Grind Them Into the Ground" Schultz -- are somewhat in favor of President Obama. Well, actually in complete love with the Great Change Agent. Now, thanks to the ubiquitous cameras of C-SPAN, comes official videoed word from Kareem Dale, special assistant to the president for arts and culture and a key White House advisor on disability ...

Schadenfreude: Manny Ramirez busted for steriods
Pundit Review — Schadenfreude: Manny Ramirez busted for steriods mannybarbarian Hat Tip: SoxNation.net This will have to be a quickie post because I am overcome with excitement and schadenfreude, almost dizzy from it really. Oh. My. God. Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive drug test Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and has been suspended 50 games starting today, Major League Baseball confirmed. The suspension will cost Ramirez $7.7 million, or roughly 31% of his $25-million salary. Players in violation of baseball’s drug policy are not paid during suspensions. This is the final nail in the reputation of Manny Ramirez, ...

Suggestions for the Al Gore Statue
Pundit Review — Suggestions for the Al Gore Statue TN Senate To Vote On Al Gore Statue Resolution Previously Passed House Unanimously NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A resolution urging the creation of statues to be built on the Tennessee Capitol grounds of the state’s two Nobel Peace Prize winners, Al Gore and Cordell Hull, is on its way to a full Senate vote. The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Tuesday advanced the measure supporting the privately funded statues on a 9-0 vote. The resolution previously passed in the House unanimously. Gore was awarded his Nobel prize in 2007 for his work on global warming, while Hull received the award in 1945 for his role in creating the ...

Obama tortures intellectual honesty in the war on “man caused disasters”
Pundit Review — Obama tortures intellectual honesty in the war on “man caused disasters” HYPOCRISY When will President Obama be called to account for his breathtaking hypocrisy on the way the United States conducts this war on terror man caused disasters ? So far, thanks to his servants friends in the media, he has been able to minimize the damage. After only 100 days, one thing has become clear about this administration. The only time of the week worth paying attention is on Friday nights. Why? It’s PR Rule #1, when you have news your trying to bury….release it on a Friday night. As Bruce has noted at QandO , inconvenient news about military tribunals and ...

Great moments in parenting courtesy of Diana Krall
Pundit Review — Great moments in parenting courtesy of Diana Krall So last Tuesday my six year old daughter finished her third piano lesson. She was clearly loving it and showing quite a bit of natural ability. When I went home that night, my wife and I decided that we needed to get her something to practice on. We were thinking a desktop keyboard, something small to start with. Just for the hell of it, I checked Craig’s List and came across a fresh post for an upright piano. The best part, it was for $150 delivered! Not only that, the piano was tuned perfectly. On Wednesday morning, I took my daughter to school and an hour later, the piano was delivered. Needless to say, when she came ...

Schadenfreude: Yankee $tadium is new, hot dog buns are not
Pundit Review — Schadenfreude: Yankee $tadium is new, hot dog buns are not f42cfb13cbd5a544d0adbc6ed64ed74b_yankee%20stadium%20moldy%20hot%20dog From Sports by Brooks , A guy who goes by the moniker Bald Vinny Milano steps up to the plate and describes what happened: “I was at the game tonight, and the kid in front of me was eating a hot dog. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot a big patch of green mold on the bottom of the bun. I warned the guy about two bites before he ate the moldy bread, and he practically threw up. I can’t believe that would even happen at a place like Yankee Stadium. There are really expensive, high class places to eat in the stadium, but somehow a ...

Ford Theater and The House Where Lincoln Died
Pundit Review — Ford Theater and The House Where Lincoln Died If you are a Lincoln buff then you must read Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson . This book is riveting and it reads like a novel. The book is really sensational. Large portions are dedicated to the assasination itself, obviously, and Ford’s Theater and the Peterson House across the street where Lincoln died are central characters in the story. I had some time to kill yesterday in Washington DC so I did what any good history buff/political junkie would do. Sightseeing! One of the few things left in Washington DC that I had not seen was the Ford Theater and Peterson House. Ford’s Theater ...

Pelosi ruins Obama’s solid week on the foreign policy
Pundit Review — Pelosi ruins Obama’s solid week on the foreign policy As we do every Sunday at 9pm, we welcomed Bruce McQuain from QandO.net and the number one milblog Blackfive.net back to the show. Before we got to this weekend's edition of SYSK, we spent a few weeks chatting about the week that was. We discussed Obama’s decision to reverse himself on releasing the so-called “torture photos” and on the use of military tribunals. Yes, he flip-flopped, but what is most important is that he landed in the right place. Unfortunately for Obama, his wise eversals were completely overshadowed by San Fran Nan and amateur hour press conference where she accused the CIA of regularly lying to ...

Someone You Should Know: Marine Cpl. Jason Jones
Pundit Review — Someone You Should Know: Marine Cpl. Jason Jones Topics: Radio Someone You Should KnowBruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. Tonight, Bruce told us about Marine Cpl. Jason Jones,"Cpl. Jason Jones, one of three Marines embedded with the two platoons of soldiers, seized the initiative and began firing his weapon at the enemy while encouraging and guiding his comrades to organize a counter attack. Jones actions grew bolder as casualties ...

Lewis on Schroeder on Buffett
Pundit Review — Lewis on Schroeder on Buffett In the new issue of The New Republic Michael Lewis has a long, entertaining review of Alice Schroeder’s The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life . There is now a long shelf of books about Warren Buffett, but this is the first time he has gone to any trouble to add to it. Reportedly Buffett now regrets his decision–he has apparently put some fresh distance between himself and his official biographer. If so, it’s not hard to see why. As I noted in February , “If Buffet is pissed about the book, I’m not surprised.” Lewis, whose writing on all things financial is always tremendous , continues, Alice ...

Good thing we didn’t end up with a dummy for Vice President
Pundit Review — Good thing we didn’t end up with a dummy for Vice President 03debatems600 Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker The vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks. According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite get a chance to cozy up to one another, Biden told his dinnermates about the existence of a secret bunker under the old U.S. Naval Observatory, which is now the home of the vice president. The bunker is believed ...

Oliver North on Pundit Review Radio
Pundit Review — Oliver North on Pundit Review Radio 0_61_north_oliver I had the honor of speaking to retired Lt. Col. Oliver North about his new book American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam Most people hear the name Oliver North and think Fox News or a bit further back, Iran-Contra. What is largely forgotten is the fact that this man is a combat decorated Marine. His awards for service in combat include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in combat. If you’ve ever listened to our Someone You Should Know segment, you know what kind of courage and bravery it takes to be awarded medals like that. American Heroes: ...

Unbiased Media Quote of the Day
Patterico's Pontifications — [Guest post by DRJ] Great quotes from two TV anchors (MSNBC?) commenting on Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ explanation regarding why the White House uses a pre-selected list of reporters to be called on at Obama press conferences instead of taking random questions: Anchor 1: “I do think Gibbs is right, though. They do notify some people to be in their seats so they can get called on, but I do not believe they pre-vet any of these questions. I don’t think reporters lack the integrity so that they would let ...