Chuck Todd has the nerve to say Obama has disdain for the press...

[mfcorey1]

All Presidents have had disdain for the press. Another book with a dumb item in order to sell copies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/24/chuck-todd-obama-has-disd_n_586871.html

[marmar]

1. I have disdain for Chuck Todd

nt

[Captain Hilts]

6. I hate him too. But the president has given the press far fewer opportunities

to talk to him than even GWBush did.

[66 dmhlt]

15. Not exactly accurate at all

While Pres. Obama has fallen behind in holding press conferences, he's way ahead in giving press interviews:

But the figures for arranged interviews go the other way: in his first year Obama gave 161 interviews, compared to 50 for Bush and 53 for Clinton.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/will-obama-hold-another-p_b_576546.html

[Captain Hilts]

18. No. Overall access is tighter. He promised to be more open. Huff Post is a rag. nt

[jaxx]

11. That was my answer too.

:-)

[flamingdem]

21. +1

[tanyev]

2. Yeah, he's got so much disdain for them he makes up silly nicknames

instead of using their real names. Oh wait, that was the last guy....


•The Cobra - Maureen Dowd <39>
•Stretch/Little Stretch - David Gregory, NBC <40> <41> <42>
•Stretch - Dick Kyle, Bloomberg News <42>
•Super Stretch - Bill Sammon, then of The Washington Times, now of The Washington Examiner <42>
•Mikey - Mike Emanuel, Fox News <43>
•Shades - Peter Wallsten, blind reporter for the Los Angeles Times <44>
•Panchito - Frank Bruni, Reporter who covered Bush campaign in 2000 for the New York Times <45>

[11 Bravo]

3. Don't forget "Asshole" for Adam Clymer. (Might that not be construed as "disdain"?)

[mfcorey1]

4. He is just one in the long list of journalist who feel the need to publish quick get rich books.

One of the worst offenders is Billo Oreilly. He almost begged the New York Times to put him on the best seller list. If I was a President I would have disdain for them too. Maybe they need to learn how to report the news instead of creating the news. Their latest victory is create a picture of Obama as the President who responds to the oil spill like Bush did to Katrina. Now every body has jumped on the MSM's bandwagon. Feed the people anything. Give us Barabbas.

[Captain Hilts]

5. President Obama has avoided the press to a degree even George W. Bush can admire. nt

[NNN0LHI]

9. Bush never had any media arms of the left wing asking him questions either

Bush had Fox and Talon news and the NYT who all adored him. Bush never had a single tough question asked of him. Just a steady diet of softballs.

Little different situation isn't it?

Don

[Captain Hilts]

10. Yes, but he promised an "open" White House. Clinton's big mistake was in letting the networks

discourage him from having his press conferences in prime time. As a result, a huge percentage of people are still not aware that Bill Clinton is a really smart guy.

The prez can only benefit from engaging the press more.

[mynameiswhat]

14. +1

I think he needs to have a press conference soon!

[Scuba]

7. Who doesn't have disdain for the press?

Fox News Watcher????

[KharmaTrain]

8. Another Beltway Prima Donna

Ever since the advent of television...especially 24/7 cable news, the "media" (specifically the corporate media) has become personality driven. Reporters and now talking heads feel they hold some sort of special place or privilidge cause they can run and spew into a camera or microphone. They're the big shots at the drinkie-drinkie parties whose egos are fed further by politicians, lobbyists and others who play them to get out their taking points. Thus when a Chuckles Toadie gets his knickers in a snit, he puts out tripe like this since he's not treated like a pampered poodle or sees dollar signs, books sales and more drinkie-drinkie parties by stirring up the shit.

Today's corporate media has turned into a circle jerk...the same usual suspects talking to other usual suspects...all speculating and projecting purely based on their position. They're not elected, they're chosen by other media elites...yet these people feel they're either above or better than the people they cover.

[liberal N proud]

12. I would say it is a disdain for the dumb asses in the press

Like Chuck Todd and all the others.

If the press was doing what journalist are supposed to be doing and not editorializing

[saltpoint]

13. I'd be disturbed if Barack Obama did NOT have disdain for

the press.

Apart from a few here and there, "the press" are a pack of puppets.

[madokie]

16. I only watch KO and Rachel

and if and when chuck toadie comes on either I turn the tv off. He's a pig, er I mean :puke:

[butterfly77]

17. I have disdain for Chip Reid ..

Chuck Todd and the rest of these so called media..

[emulatorloo]

19. Chuck Todd is as a dumb as a stump. But he has a very high opinion of himself.

[newtothegame]

20. Obama is perfect. nt

[DainBramaged]

22. DainBramaged (and millions of others) have disdain for Chuckles Todd