White House credibility gap on press coverage, Carla Marinucci video

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Carla Marinucci In Hot Water With White House Over Protest Song Video

The dust-up stems from a surprise protest last week during President Barack Obama's speech at a private fundraising breakfast.

Carla Marinucci In Hot Water With White House Over Protest Song Video

White House credibility gap on press coverage


The White House communications operation has a credibility problem. On Thursday, key people in that office told The Chronicle in plain language that reporter Carla Marinucci would be banished as a pool reporter for future presidential visits because she shot video of a protest inside an Obama fund-raising event in San Francisco. The White House further threatened "retaliation to Chronicle and Hearst reporters if we reported on the ban," said Editor Ward Bushee.

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What happened to transparency? What are we supposed to come away with that everyone is happy with everything and no one is protesting his policy or what have you? Sounds vaguely familiar and a bit unsettling.
 
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe-ab8q2-O4&feature=player_detailpage]YouTube - Protesters Sing Bradley Manning Song to Barack Obama (Camera 1)[/ame]
 
Obama is a thin skinned, vindictive thug who is trying to squash our Free Press and our Freedoms of Speech.

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CaféAuLait;3588094 said:
What happened to transparency? What are we supposed to come away with that everyone is happy with everything and no one is protesting his policy or what have you? Sounds vaguely familiar and a bit unsettling.

She broke the rules.....and you know how the White House believes in strict adherence to the rules. :eusa_whistle:
 
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She broke the rules.....and you know how the White House believes in strict adherence to the rules. :eusa_whistle:

She didn't do anything another reporter wouldn't do. I find it amusing that Obama was at Facebook talking about new media then this happens. It's certainly some Obama underling who doesn't have a clue.
 
She broke the rules.....and you know how the White House believes in strict adherence to the rules. :eusa_whistle:

She didn't do anything another reporter wouldn't do. I find it amusing that Obama was at Facebook talking about new media then this happens. It's certainly some Obama underling who doesn't have a clue.

I was being sarcastic.
 

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