Obama’s “pay to play” with ABC
By Brian Kirwin | Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | PolicyWhat happens when ABC hosts a “DC Neighborhood Ball” on Inauguration Day?
They coincidentally get the only Inauguration Day interview.
Right out of Illinois “pay to play” politics, Obama gives his only interview to the network that coughed up millions in sponsorship dollars. CBS was the most ticked off, but the New York Times was whining too.
See, Obama is the first President in a long while to blow off the New York Times editorial board during the transition. The NYT normally gets a special meeting.
Guess they just didn’t sponsor an Inaugural Ball. (Virginian-Pilot, Politico)
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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Brain,
Don’t you think there is a difference between “openness and transparency” and turning every one of Barack’s waking moments into a circus act?
Seems to me Barack can achieve more openness by providing more press briefings then Dubyah did. He does not have to allow the press corp to follow him into the toilet every time he needs to urinate.
Don’t ask me. Ask CBS and the New York Times.
They’re the ones bitching.
To me, it’s funny how these Illinois politicians have $$$=access on the mind.
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