Question: Why didn’t Nixon think of holding an off the record meeting to explain Watergate?
Answer: For several reasons.
One the press hated Nixon with a passion that exceeds even the hatred of the media for Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney put together.
The second is the press would have had a field day with the concept of an off the record meeting. Every thing said at the meeting would have been in a special edition of the Washington Post before the trash in the meeting had been picked up.
But obama lives in a different reality than Nixon. The press loves him and now some of them are acting like a battered spouse. “He didn’t mean it.” “It’s our fault for being (add adjective here)” “He won’t do it again” “He’s remorseful”. (no offense meant to battered spouses)
Or
Perhaps members of the press and public are suffering from Stockholm syndrome? Some one should do an article on it. Maybe Ms Atkinson could be assigned it, she seems to be having trouble getting permission to do any more reporting on the administration.
YGDFT!YLTATSOTE!
Question: Why didn’t Nixon think of holding an off the record meeting to explain Watergate?
Answer: For several reasons.
One the press hated Nixon with a passion that exceeds even the hatred of the media for Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney put together.
The second is the press would have had a field day with the concept of an off the record meeting. Every thing said at the meeting would have been in a special edition of the Washington Post before the trash in the meeting had been picked up.
But obama lives in a different reality than Nixon. The press loves him and now some of them are acting like a battered spouse. “He didn’t mean it.” “It’s our fault for being (add adjective here)” “He won’t do it again” “He’s remorseful”. (no offense meant to battered spouses)
Or
Perhaps members of the press and public are suffering from Stockholm syndrome? Some one should do an article on it. Maybe Ms Atkinson could be assigned it, she seems to be having trouble getting permission to do any more reporting on the administration.
Off the Record Bacon to Seanmahair!
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