Jack Tapper has a story here. He wondered why the president barred the press but it later became clear that Team Obama was creating its own little media report "complete with cuts, interviews, and chyrons identifying who's speaking."
Tapper subtly warned that the president's penchant for controlling the message smacks of an Obama Ministry of Propaganda styled effort that excludes "actual reporters" from covering the White House and leaves the country with faux news that is free of any "uncomfortable questions" asked by probing journalists.
I have no problem with the President reaching out with his own spin. The First Amendment was written so we can have ALL sidesof the story, including the President's. But to get all sides, we cannot have President Obama barring the press, just so he can limit any negative coverage.
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