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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Self-explanatory, really..
For the lesser minds, this might help in understanding Obama's views on challenges and dissent. Three news agencies had reporters thrown off the Presidential Plane, for their agency's temerity in endorsing John McCain.
You know, avoiding questions that 'real' journalists used to pride themselves on asking...
There you go. Obama's way or the highway.Journalists from three major newspapers that endorsed John McCain -- the Washington Times, the New York Post and the Dallas Morning News -- have been booted from Barack Obama's campaign plane for the final leg of the presidential race.
The Washington Times reported Friday that it was notified of the Obama campaign's decision Thursday evening -- even though the paper has covered Obama from the start.
Executive Editor John Solomon told FOXNews.com that the Obama campaign said it didn't have enough seats on the plane, but "I don't think the explanation makes sense to us."
"We've been traveling since 2007 with him. ... We're a relevant newspaper -- every day we break news," Solomon said. "And to suddenly be kicked off the plane for people who haven't covered it as aggressively or thoroughly as we are ... it sort of feels unfair."
He said the newspaper protested but was turned down again by the campaign.
"I can only hope that the candidate who describes himself as wanting to unite the nation doesn't have some sort of litmus test for who he decides gets to cover the campaign," Solomon said, noting that the Obama campaign's decision came just two days after the paper endorsed McCain.
According to the Web site The Drudge Report, the three newspapers' reporters were told to find alternative transportation by Sunday so that the plane could accommodate "network bigwigs" and reporters from two black magazines, Essence and Jet.
Other Obama Marx...
State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber
Über brain-dead leftist Erica Jong sounds much like William...
The Ten Cannots: You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
