The Washington press corps "have only themselves to blame" for
President Obama refusing to answer their questions at White House
events, exemplified by how he hasn't held a press conference in ten
months, Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York
contended in his Tuesday column, "Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama [1]."
After all, "Obama treats them with contempt because he knows that
when big tests come, they've always been on his side. There's no
reason for him to think they won't be there in the future." York
recalled:
"Most of you covered me," he told the media elite at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. "All of you voted for me." That's the attitude coming out of the Oval Office every day. Why does Obama do it? Because he can.
York echoed what Rich Lowry, Editor of the National Review where York
used to toil, observed on FNC's Fox Newswatch over the weekend: Obama
has "contempt" for the Washington press corps, so "it's always been
an unrequited one-way love affair."
Earlier:
- "Obama Refuses to Answer Question of CBS Reporter After Signing 'Press Freedom Act [2]'"
- "CBS's Chip Reid Snubbed by Obama...Again, Network's Broadcasts Still Mum [3]"
- Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Click here [4] to follow him on Twitter.