via Right Scoop
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: …pointing out that the Republicans… *unintelligible* …Obama….
CBS REPORTER: That’s the question.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: *unintelligible*
CBS REPORTER: Yeah that’s the question. I would just say do you regret your question.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Your question? Your statement?
CBS REPORTER: I mean your statement. Not even the tone, because then he can go off on…
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And then if he does, if we can just follow up and say ‘but this morning your answer is continuing to sound…’ – *becomes unintelligble*
CBS REPORTER: You can’t say that..
**Later**
CBS REPORTER: I’m just trying to make sure that we’re just talking about, no matter who he calls on we’re covered on the one question.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Do you stand by your statement or regret your statement?
Newsbusters identifies the reporters as CBS reporter Jan Crawford and NPR’s Ari Shapiro.
Meanwhile, Obama is in Las Vegas campaigning. After all, he does have his priorities.
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update Yessireebob, the media beclowned itself yesterday.
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I’m sure this tactic is part of a Master’s level seminar at Columbia J-school: Ethics and Journalism 891
This Ari Shapiro.
Lickspittle media. Journalism is dead.
Well Dennis, to be fair, sometimes the labia are the same size as Libya.