 | Obama: American Journalist 'Never Say Thank You'Scotty Starnes | November 16, 2010 at 5:30 AM | Tags: American journalist, Barack Obama, liberal media, Obama, President Obama, thank you | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-3uF |
Obama is a real whiner-in-chief. He claims American journalist 'never say thank you.' It is ironic because Obama should be thanking those journalists for helping him get elected by not covering the real issues and hiding stories that showed who the true Obama was.
Lachlan Markay reports, via Newsbusters.org reports:
President Barack Obama is peeved with the American press. They never say "thank you," he whined to journalists in Japan on Monday.
According to the pool report from the press conference, one reporter said "Thank you, Mr. President." Someone said the reporter was Australian.
"I knew it must have been an Australian because my folks never say thank you," Obama said.
At that, the entire American pool said in unison -- admittedly with a bit of sarcasm -- "Thank you, Mr. President."
PM Gillard could be heard chiming in, "There are a few cheeky Australians here."
At first glance, Obama's comment reeks of arrogance. He seems to think that press access is a privilege, not a right, and that he is under no obligation to even speak to reporters.
But remember, Obama's media approach has been notable in that he has often circumvented traditional reporters in favor of new media and social networks. In doing so, he has been able to avoid tough questions, while still getting his message out - often to more people than would see, for instance, a cable news broadcast.
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