Another Romney F**K up - Romney’s press-corps faux pas

[Tx4obama]

*** Romney’s press-corps faux pas: During his meeting with Miliband, according to the pool report, Romney answered questions from British reporters but did not take any questions from the American reporters, which isn’t protocol. In fact, it’s considered a bit of an insult to the U.S reporters who are following the presumptive GOP presidential nominee overseas. Even bringing this up will lead some to say, “There goes the media, whining again.” But folks, those of us that have traveled overseas and been involved in these VERY limited press avails have rarely seen heads of democracies TOTALLY ignore their own press corps but answer ANOTHER press corps’ questions. Sure, it would have looked REALLY bad had Romney ignored the U.K. questions. But is the campaign so intent on limiting media access that the candidate won’t call an audible when standing next to a leader from another country who DOES want to take questions? This is a bipartisan challenge for the press corps. Every president in the modern era has decided to pick up on some aspect of limiting media access to the president from their predecessor. The public never cares, because most of them distrust at least half of the press corps. But folks, it’s a slippery slope. Where did Obama get the idea of calling on an ordered list of questioners at press conferences? From George W. Bush. OK, our rant is over.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/26/12968214-first-thoughts-london-calling?lite

[rhett o rick]

1. Romney snubs American press. nm

[nc4bo]

2. Perhaps at the next presser, foreign reporters will have a few xtra questions and heavier wallets.

It sure would be worth it.

[zbdent]

13. If he snubs the American "press" ...

he's done ... some of those "furren" reporters actually ask tough questions ...

[rhett o rick]

15. Well, one way or another Rmoney is toast. nm

[zbdent]

20. I wouldn't put it past today's American "liberally-biased media" to make Dr. Frankenstein

envious of the ability to resurrect the dead (campaign) ... and Rmoney's campaign ain't dead yet ...

[jillan]

3. That's going to hurt him here. Press corps do not like to be snubbed, especially by

the snob.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I understand that Schmuck Todd was whining about this

[nanabugg]

7. Todd pretends to whine about Mitt and the GOP. He loves them both. nt

[nanabugg]

5. Will he snub Wolf in Israel? nt

[rocktivity]

6. If he'd wanted to do a conference with the British media only

He should have set it up that way, followed by a separate conference with non-British media. That would have been a simple gesture of respect and good public relations. Instead, it's just another gaffe in his wall.


rocktivity

[JBoy]

8. Romney hasn't got the wherewithal to decide anything for himself.

Robot is programmed. Requested subroutine does not exist.

[monmouth]

9. I just went by CNN and it sounded like they were spinning like crazy on behalf of Mitt..n/t

[Turbineguy]

10. The Romney method for destroying his candidacy:

Expensively.

[tanyev]

11. That's not cricket.

[spanone]

12. the fix must be in for this guy. it makes no sense. he's a fool.

and yet he's tied with President Obama.

oh my.

[Evergreen Emerald]

16. My thoughts exactly

What the hell is wrong with US? Obama should be wiping the floor with this guy.

[Jessy169]

17. Never underestimate the stupidity and inbred racist hatred

of a large percentage of Americans. Somebody on this forum wrote that if Obama was white, he'd be at 60 - 65% right now. That sounds about right to me.

[Evergreen Emerald]

19. I personally believe something very radical: we are not free, and elections are a fraud.

I have a tinfoil hat...and remember that Obama's numbers in Virgina slid down in a week so significantly...that I wondered if it were an artificial drop...just like the polls outside of the Wisconsin voting booths that showed Dems ahead. And, those polls have been historically accurate (that is until the Bush and the voting machines). It all does not seem like reality.

I fear we have no more democracy. And we just don't know it.

I cannot believe there are that many stupid, racist people in the US.


They are peeing on my leg and telling me its raining.

[malaise]

14. Good maybe they'll stop sucking up and

start asking serious questions

[progressivebydesign]

18. Don't you remember the "mittness protection program?" They are refusing access to US media..

..they might actually challenge him, and end up in a pushing match, like the near melee with Glen from AP in that store.

They do NOT want to grant any access by the press to Mitt, and to any average folks. He is being handled and shielded so people don't realize that their nominee is a pig in a poke.