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Presidential Hypocrisy
tallcharlie
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quote:President Barack Obama on Monday lashed out at U.S. reporters for failing to "dig deeper and to demand more" from the current crop of presidential candidates. Members of the press quickly bit back at the leader of the "most transparent" administration in U.S. history.
"The No. 1 question I am getting as I travel around the world or talk to world leaders right now is, `What is happening to America?' " Obama said.
"There's a man lecturing the media on how to do their business," [MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough] said. "The man who has not sat down for an extended interview with the Washington Post in seven and a half years and . gladly submits himself to being interviewed by YouTube stars who sit in bathtubs with milk and Fruitloops."
Guardian's U.S. national security reporter Spencer Ackerman also took notice, saying via Twitter: "Always great to hear a lecture on real reporting from Obama as I get an expedited-processing FOIA denial from an inspector general's office."
Buzzfeed News editor Miriam Elder said she cared "roughly 0% how Obama thinks journalists can do their jobs better."
Politico's Marc Caputo also weighed in, tweeting: "Obama admin. slow-walks Freedom of Information requests, limits press access/plays favorites, prosecutes reporters, then he lectures journalists."
We've been covering the Obama White House's anti-press schemes for a while; here are just a few examples of why these reporters have a point:
Obama's Administration Less Transparent In 2010, AP Reports
Obama Should Blame Bush, Thank Whistle-Blowers And Keep Up The Bad Work
Trying (and trying) to get records from the `most transparent administration' ever
White House celebrates Sunshine Week by announcing key office is not subject to FOIA
Watchdogs turn to Congress to combat Obama's miserable transparency record
Obama Administration's `Transparent' Government Drops U.S. To 46th Place On World Press Freedom Index
Federal Judge Seeks To Thwart Obama's Hypocritical Use Of `State Secrets' Provision
GAO: Government Needs To Fix Transparency Flaws
Press keeps pleading with `transparent' Obama White House to loosen its grip on media access
Washington Reporters Say Obama Administration Is Least Transparent Since Nixon
http://personalliberty.com/reporters-fire-back-after-most-transparent-presidents-lecture-on-journalism/
"The No. 1 question I am getting as I travel around the world or talk to world leaders right now is, `What is happening to America?' " Obama said.
"There's a man lecturing the media on how to do their business," [MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough] said. "The man who has not sat down for an extended interview with the Washington Post in seven and a half years and . gladly submits himself to being interviewed by YouTube stars who sit in bathtubs with milk and Fruitloops."
Guardian's U.S. national security reporter Spencer Ackerman also took notice, saying via Twitter: "Always great to hear a lecture on real reporting from Obama as I get an expedited-processing FOIA denial from an inspector general's office."
Buzzfeed News editor Miriam Elder said she cared "roughly 0% how Obama thinks journalists can do their jobs better."
Politico's Marc Caputo also weighed in, tweeting: "Obama admin. slow-walks Freedom of Information requests, limits press access/plays favorites, prosecutes reporters, then he lectures journalists."
We've been covering the Obama White House's anti-press schemes for a while; here are just a few examples of why these reporters have a point:
Obama's Administration Less Transparent In 2010, AP Reports
Obama Should Blame Bush, Thank Whistle-Blowers And Keep Up The Bad Work
Trying (and trying) to get records from the `most transparent administration' ever
White House celebrates Sunshine Week by announcing key office is not subject to FOIA
Watchdogs turn to Congress to combat Obama's miserable transparency record
Obama Administration's `Transparent' Government Drops U.S. To 46th Place On World Press Freedom Index
Federal Judge Seeks To Thwart Obama's Hypocritical Use Of `State Secrets' Provision
GAO: Government Needs To Fix Transparency Flaws
Press keeps pleading with `transparent' Obama White House to loosen its grip on media access
Washington Reporters Say Obama Administration Is Least Transparent Since Nixon
http://personalliberty.com/reporters-fire-back-after-most-transparent-presidents-lecture-on-journalism/
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