This was great. First, it further breaks the monopoly of the national media on the president. Second, it allowed the news people to ask questions about how national policy might influence their local situations. Third, it brought in points of view not often seen in the national media, such as a pro-coal publisher who framed his question in terms of the damage being done to the Kentucky economy by anti-coal regulations.
Wiley at Ricochet has videos set up so you can watch while the questions are asked and answered.
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*Technically, one was the publisher of a local paper, not a reporter.
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Yeah, and the establishment press threw a hissy fit when on each of the first three of Spicer's daily noon-ish White House press briefings, he didn't give the first question Their Eminence (or is the Right Reverand?) AP reporter sitting down front. He went to the back or the middle of the room for "lesser" reporters before getting around to the establishment NLMSM.
It's also refreshing to see the White House Press Representative, in these briefings and in front of the public, call out the pseudo-journalists (my term) on their error-riddled and at times outright dishonest reporting. And he doesn't brook quibbling followups, either.
Eric Hines
Makes me sorry, in my evil way, that Helen Thomas didn't live to see this. Heh, heh, heh.
Sounds like some pretty cool stuff from Silicon Valley Democrats that now back Trum as the Alternative Right.
Breitbart also brought in a couple of atheist Jews or former Democrats for his media big punch as well, before he died of a "heart attack" at least.
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