Major News Organizations Barred From White House Briefings???

[gregr]

But doesn't it say something that a Lefty org like NYT/CBS/HP did report on it? Isn't that what we're talking about here?

I will give no props for simply reporting on it, because you have to see where they`ll go with it, what are it`s "fruits"? Stevie Wonder can see that they`ll use it to their liberal advantage...

 

[gregr]

HuffPo is about the same as Breitbart (who was included in the briefing). CBS and the NYT have as much credibility as any of the other included media outlets.

To be fair, your above statement should have said, "in your opinion"...I don`t believe for a second that any of the three are fit to be called news sources. But, (watch closely), that`s just my opinion...

 

[2A_Tom]

 

[churchmouse]

To sum up.

If you like Trump, this is an unfair attack on his administration for doing something that isn't unusual at all.

If you don't like Trump, this is the most horrendous violation of the principles of the freedom of the press, fairness and openess...trending toward totalitarianism... EVER.

If you are objective, it's nothing significant at all.

#3 of course.

 

[Kutnupe14]

To be fair, your above statement should have said, "in your opinion"...I don`t believe for a second that any of the three are fit to be called news sources. But, (watch closely), that`s just my opinion...

Ok, IMO

Kut (doesn't see the significance)

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I don't recall the issue coming up here.

Of course it didn't, nobody on the right cared.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Of course it didn't, nobody on the right cared.

Never mind the fact that I said "here," and I hardly consider INGO the standard bearer of mainstream conservatism....probably because Obama had both left leaning and right leaning outlets in attendance, and didn't do so to actively punish specific sources. Hell, President Obama actually held an off the record meeting solely with right leaning outlets.

Oh... IMO

 

[JTScribe]

Synthetic indignation, that's a good one I'll have to remember.

I saw Synthetic Indignation open up for Metallica at Freedom Hall in '98.

 

[Que]

I'm late to the party, but just wanted to say this is nothing but abuse of position! Just because you have a press badge doesn't guarantee you an invitation to the man's office. It was not a press briefing, so they should stop with the alternative facts and move on. I would like to hear how they deficitw was reduced by $10 billion

 

[KG1]

I'm late to the party, but just wanted to say this is nothing but abuse of position! Just because you have a press badge doesn't guarantee you an invitation to the man's office. It was not a press briefing, so they should stop with the alternative facts and move on. I would like to hear how they deficitw was reduced by $10 billion

I agree with you Que. A goodly potion of the media demands to be at the center so they can continue to ask the agenda driven "Got'cha" questions. Move on.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I'm late to the party, but just wanted to say this is nothing but abuse of position! Just because you have a press badge doesn't guarantee you an invitation to the man's office. It was not a press briefing, so they should stop with the alternative facts and move on. I would like to hear how they deficitw was reduced by $10 billion

Nope, but it doesn't make Spicer any less of an hypocrite given his previous statements.

 

[BugI02]

Spicer is a politician, not a reporter. Spicer's job is to tell a version of the truth, this should not be equally true of the reporters

 

[Que]

Nope, but it doesn't make Spicer any less of an hypocrite given his previous statements.

This isn't about the people or freedom of the press, but a few reporters being salty about not being invited to be with the cool kids. Again, the president said he has reduced the deficit by $12 billion and I've seen more about the press crap than anyone telling me how in the world that reduction happened or calling him out on another tall tale.

 

[BugI02]

Amazing! Trump Cuts US Debt by $12 Billion In His First Month - UPDATE: Trump Tweets Our Numbers

On January 20th, the day of the Trump Inauguration, the US Debt stood at $19,947 billion. On February 21st, a month later, the US Debt load stood at $19,935 billion. Trump cut the US Debt burden by $12 billion and 0.1% in his first month in office!

By comparison, under President Obama, the US Debt burden increased by more than $200 billion in his first month in office. Obama increased the US Debt by 2% in his first month and signed the trillion dollar ‘Stimulus’ bill which is widely considered a colossal failure and waste of US tax dollars as well.

 

[JTScribe]

This isn't about the people or freedom of the press, but a few reporters being salty about not being invited to be with the cool kids. Again, the president said he has reduced the deficit by $12 billion and I've seen more about the press crap than anyone telling me how in the world that reduction happened or calling him out on another tall tale.

Debt, not deficit. Reducing the debt is even better, IMO.

 

[flightsimmer]

I don't even know how this is relevant to this conversation, but you have my interest. Do you have link to this story?

Google is your friend.
Fox news》politics 》2017 /02 /14

 

[PistolBob]

Most people don't know the difference between THE DEBT and THE DEFICIT. THE DEFICIT adds to THE DEBT. If you budget $1000 for new guns this year, and instead you spend $2000 like a good American...you have run a $1000 DEFICIT GUN BUDGET and increased your debt by $1000.

 

[Woobie]

Most people don't know the difference between THE DEBT and THE DEFICIT. THE DEFICIT adds to THE DEBT. If you budget $1000 for new guns this year, and instead you spend $2000 like a good American...you have run a $1000 DEFICIT GUN BUDGET and increased your debt by $1000.

And the debt indirectly increases the deficit.

 

[HubertGummer]

...and for the first time in many years we are reducing the debt....but that doesn't matter because Trump is a ________.

 

[SheepDog4Life]

Ok, I take his opinion into consideration, and roll back my original belief. Still, Fleisher stated that the WH "SHOULD" brief "all" the press, and that this barring of certain news outlets was "unwise." If one takes his comments, in totality" as factual then in Fleisher's opinion, the current administration is doing something it shouldn't, with the only excuse being "well, Obama did it." I thought this administration ran on "draining the swamp," and avoiding the bad actions of previous administrations?

But wait... what about the news organizations that say this is "unprecendented"... that this has never happened before? I'll bet 2-to-1 they were the beneficiaries of the Obama "selective" briefings. Doesn't this alone make them outright liars and perpetrators of FAKE NEWS.

Spicer might not be blameless here... the real question in my mind is whether or not the "pool" was the official WCHA pool or a selected list that the WH prepared. I've seen conflicting reports with Spicer indicating the short list (13) was the "pool" (which is a rotating list from the WCHA) and they added 3 organizations to the pool.