Crossfire-like smackdown by BO
Barack Obama essentially smacked down the White-House Press Corps, much like Jon Stewart did in his Crossfire interview five years back:
Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy. I was asked several times about had I read Sarah Palin’s book. (Laughter.) True. But it’s an indication of how our political debate doesn’t match up with what we need to do and where we need to go.
Whether he was factually correct or not (he mostly was right), the incessant tabloid-like reporting in the media makes this comment resonate with people. This comment didn’t get as much press as the Crossfire smackdown by Stewart, but it sounds as true.
Of course, between American press and the Indian counterparts, I don’t know who is worse. No wonder my TV watching is limited to Pogo (and occasionally HBO).
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