Press Corps Fails To Ask Any NSA Questions At Obama’s NSA Press Conference -- Gregory Ferenstein, Tech Crunch
The White House Press Corps just completely botched the one opportunity we had to learn details about the National Security Agency’s spying program, and the rationale for sweeping government surveillance. During the hour-long press conference President Obama held specifically to answer questions about the NSA, not a single journalist asked him details about the NSA. As a result, we learned precisely zero information from something slated to be critically informative.
What did they ask about ?
Republicans trying to reverse Obamacare: CHECK!
Speculation about presidential economic appointees: CHECK!
Obama’s relationship with Putin: CHECK!
The Press Corps, dominated by TV broadcasters dependent on ratings from the gossipy machinations of politics, just ditched its obligation to inform the American people.
Let’s review:
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My Comment: Gregory Ferenstein is sadly correct .... with the exception of a comment by President Obama that Edward Snowden is not a patriot .... on the NSA story the press at today's news conference went AWOL.
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