You would think that now that Obama has won re-election he would at least answer questions for once.
Well, keep thinking because it's never going to happen.
Well, keep thinking because it's never going to happen.
Obama Lets Obedient Media Know Their Place After Election
Andrew Kaczynski seemed confused and distraught that President Obama issued a statement without taking any questions in his first press conference since Tuesdays election. It was the first time an incumbent president has refused to answer questions from reporters after winning reelection in over two decades.
Maybe BuzzFeed Politics wouldve been less surprised by this turn of events if they were actually doing the work of real journalists instead of acting like unpaid members of the Obama reelection campaign for the past year; President Obamas propensity for avoiding questions from the White House Press Corps has been well documented.
The Establishment Media as a whole has avoided asking President Obama any tough questions that would have jeopardized his election campaign. Theyve ignored issues like Operation Fast & Furious, WH intelligence leaks, security issues at the American consulate in Benghazi, deteriorating US-Israeli relations, and the unrelenting, crushing unemployment and abysmal job numbers that Americans are still suffering under.
Outside a handful of reporters who have gone off-script (and faced scorn from both the administration and their peers for it), the past year demonstrated that so many in the news media apparently dreamed of growing up to be lapdogs of the powerful in their starry-eyed youth, not journalists.
Now that Obamas second term has been secured, it appears that the Old Media believed Obama would reward their obedience and diligence in protecting him by actually treating them like the noble Fourth Estate they believe they are. In his first appearance before them, Obama told them to pound sand. He never needs to worry about his approval ratings or to campaign for office ever again.
He doesnt need them anymore.
Andrew, believe me when I tell you that were not sorry to say, We told you so. Enjoy the next four years.
Good Boy: Obama Lets Obedient Media Know Their Place After Election
MY point is that he isn't running for anything NOW and his time is best focused on the work at hand. Most Americans are done with sound bites...at least for now. I think we are all burned out from the bitterness of campaigning. I'm sure Obama will come around and converse with the media as he sees an advantage politically and publicly to do so. In the mean time ...y'all go watch "Survivor" or whatever you do with your time until he decides to give a press conference.
