On the other hand, knowing

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:18:36 +0000

On the other hand, knowing they're doing stupid dog and pony shows, an aloof president might not pay much attention to whatever the hell they are doing and saying, just out of personal choice?

It is one thing to be

jollyroger — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:57:01 +0000

In reply to Proof that Jay Carney et. al. rarely talks to the president but

It is one thing to be famously aloof...it is quite another to leave your press guy "out of the loop"...

A sometimes ruthlessly

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:49:48 +0000

In reply to Proof that Jay Carney et. al. rarely talks to the president but

A sometimes ruthlessly monopolistic dog and pony show:

The red-faced photographer, joined by colleagues on the White House Correspondents' Association board, finished his 10-minute presentation with a flourish that made Carney, a former Moscow correspondent for Time, wince.

"You guys," Mills said, "are just like Tass."

Comparing the White House to the Russian news agency is a hyperbole, of course, but less so with each new administration. Obama's image-makers are taking advantage of new technologies that democratized the media, subverting independent news organizations that hold the president accountable. A generation ago, a few mainstream media organizations held a monopoly on public information about the White House. Today, the White House itself is behaving monopolistically.

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Obama’s Image Machine: Monopolistic Propaganda Funded by You
News organizations protest White House restrictions on independent photo coverage.
By Ron Fournier, The National Journal, Nov. 21, 2013

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On the other hand, knowing

It is one thing to be

A sometimes ruthlessly