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You didn’t seriously buy into all this horse hockey about the Daily Caller’s Neil Munro having violated some sacred rule about interrupting or, as the press would call it, “heckling” the President? Of course you didn’t. But what may come as news to some is that for the White House press corps, interrupting and heckling the President is A-OK… provided, of course, it’s not President Obama.
Here’s three videos that offer perspective on how the Reagan-Obama double-standard works.
The first is the now oh-so horrifying Obama/Munro episode, seen here. The second, here, is from ABC News, with Diane Sawyer showing the same clip but something more…Obama, done speaking, walks away, with the lonely voice of (presumably) Mr. Munro asking another question, which Obama ignores. The rest of the press corps? Silent as church mice over the extraordinarily controversial immigration policy the President had just announced.
Video three?
That would be President Ronald Reagan making remarks in the White House press room, found here. The subject is another controversial topic: the Iran-Contra issue. Note that Reagan is (a) interrupted while still speaking, just as was Obama, and (b) Reagan was shouted at — not simply “heckled” but literally shrieked at — by a whole chorus of White House correspondents as he tries to leave the room. The respectful silence granted Obama as he departs in the midst of controversy, with the exception of a lone voice? OK for Obama — but not for Reagan. When it came to dealing with Reagan in this situation, respect for both President and the presidency went right out the window.
The treatment of the two presidents is starkly different.
Will you see this video in the mainstream media?
What do you think?
More. Tomorrow.
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JimH| 6.18.12 @ 9:14AM
Well, there they go again.
Bob Grant| 6.18.12 @ 9:49AM
Any bets on how this will be spun?
*Iran Contra was illegal; Obama's executive order was illegal - according to him a year or two ago...oops!
* Being from a conservative web site, he clearly had it in for obama; aaaand Helen Thomas and Sam Donaldson didn't? ...oops!
* Being a "historic" president, he deserves a certain respect above and beyond what most presidents receive ....BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
melanerpes| 6.18.12 @ 10:09AM
The Reagan video should help Sam Donaldson dismount from his high horse.
Conservative Bob| 6.18.12 @ 10:30AM
I recall this incident burnished Donaldson's credibility... I recall an interview several years later where he bragged about it.
What we all fail to understand is that Reagan was a mere mortal... O is the messiah and any utterance against hi is not only rude and racist but blasphemous!
In the mean time he cuts the constitution into 4’ squares to polish his posterior.
Conservative Bob| 6.18.12 @ 10:31AM
that would be him not 'hi'
Oldefarte| 6.18.12 @ 2:21PM
Hey wait, what about Kennedy? Doesn't anyone remember the PIN-DROP-SILENCE from the MSM over his turning the WH swimming pool etc into a brothel practically [when his wife was away naturally]? Oh wait I forgot, those were the days of Camelot, right? Mystical no doubt, similar to the bent head reverance to THE ANNOINTED ONE currently!!!!!!!!!!!
Joellen| 6.18.12 @ 5:59PM
Lord, how I wish TRUE AMERICANS like TLP, etc. were in that audience - and how I pray that at some time in the near future, we will get more reporters like Brietibart, and the young man who exposed Planned Parenthood (sorry I cant remember his name) to restore the media to its core root of investigating and reporting the news NOT their agenda.
Joellen| 6.18.12 @ 6:00PM
Obviously, I meant the late, great Breitbart.
Bob From District 9| 6.23.12 @ 12:59AM
What a fraud you are. In the Reagan video the reporters tried to ask specifically about the issue of the press conference. Munro was attacking by changing the subject, and his comment was a flat out lie. Big difference.