2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhen is some brave journalist going to ask
Romey if he will run the country the same way he ran Bain capital and, if so, who are the 26 co-managers he plans to bring in when he is absentee?
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)Notice how the Romney aide intervenes to describe the journalist as unprofessional and opinionated (3'14" then another person gives her two cents of criticism (3"36" .
I thought the journalist did a good job. Unfortunately, he's all by himself...
ancianita
(35,950 posts)Willard's team are not allowing American journalists to ask questions during press conferences so far. It's an unprecedented insult that shows an underlying contempt for equality.
"...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 isnt protocol. In fact, its 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..."
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/26/12968214-first-thoughts-london-calling?lite