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Postby SouthernFriedInfidel » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:36 pm

You'd think that there would be a time and a place for most everything in a report's life. Ask hard questions, dig deep in a one-on-one setting. Find people who know details when a story is breaking. When you get credentials to attend a formal briefing with the President, one would think that a report's proper role would be to gather information from the initial statement and ask follow-up questions during the Q/A session that follows... NOT to make oneself fodder for a separate story.

But hey, the rules for journalism, as the rules for congressional decorum, must be different when the President is Black.

At least, that seems to be what Neil Munro from The Daily Caller thinks. During the President's opening statement, this clown jumped up and interrupted the President, shouting, "Why do you favor foreigners over American workers?" I wonder where he got the idea that it was time to ask the President questions? We'll ignore the actual slant of the question for now, because The Daily Caller sure looks to me like they have deep running Moonbattery genes in their makeup...

Myself, I'd think that pulling a stunt like this, putting his "paper" in danger of losing access to White House press access, would have caused some consternation at his home office. Not so:

In a statement on the Daily Caller site, Editor-In-Chief Tucker Carlson defended Munro, saying, "A reporter's job is to ask questions and get answers.

"Our job is to find out what the federal government is up to. Politicians often don't want to tell us. A good reporter gets the story. We're proud of Neil Munro."


Really, Tucker? Your reporter/clown wasn't interested in participating in the standard process of reporting. He was interested in getting himself and your web site in the news. It wouldn't matter one BIT what the President had answered if Munro had waited his turn and asked his idiotic questions when his turn came, because you would not have gotten a single new click on your web site.

You aren't interested in journalism. You're interested in notoriety. Well, you have that, for now. Hope it works out for you the way you dreamed it would, but I rather doubt it will.
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Postby Liv » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:05 pm

The moment I saw the story on Obama and the immigrant amnesty, I knew it was going to get crazy.

I suppose us rational people should know by now, all the rules are out the door. I would not doubt if we see things get far worse in the next few days.

High five to Obama for securing the Latin vote though.
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Postby SouthernFriedInfidel » Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:02 am

Well, I'd be interested in talking about Obama's move if it wasn't for this offense against propriety. Members of the press really shouldn't be succumbing to the growing tide of in civility that is sweeping through our government. That so of rubbish only makes matters worse, and that bothers me.

As far as the "temporary" measure that the President announced, I'm not sure how it will help matters. If it's a political move alone... I think it's not a good idea to do that. Not at any point in te electon process.
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Postby Jeremy » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:42 am

It speaks volumes that "Editor-In-Chief" Tucker Carlson is proud of this report since we all know of Carlson's bow-tie wearing record. Carlson is a freakin' goof.
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Postby Liv » Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:57 pm

It may simply come down to legacy.

I'm certain, he recognizes the possibility of being a single term president. However, I think he's creating his base. Pulling the Latino, mostly catholic vote, is an important one. They very well may have voted for Romney because of "The Gay"....

I think it was a win.
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