Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

[Linflas]

Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow.

They entered a capital that had become a military encampment, with camo-wearing military police in Humvees and enough Army vehicles to make it look like a May Day parade on New York Avenue, where a bicyclist was killed Monday by a National Guard truck.

In the middle of it all was Obama -- occupant of an office once informally known as "leader of the free world" -- putting on a clinic for some of the world's greatest dictators in how to circumvent a free press.

The only part of the summit, other than a post-meeting news conference, that was visible to the public was Obama's eight-minute opening statement, which ended with the words: "I'm going to ask that we take a few moments to allow the press to exit before our first session."

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And yes I was not happy with this trend during the Bush years all the way back to when Clinton allowed the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the Whitehouse in the 90's. This militarization of Washington reminds me of my visit to Barecelona, Spain before Spain fully emerged from the Franco era. It was the first time I had ever been in a city where police were walking around with assault weapons at the ready.

 

[Lemon law]

To some extent, this thread ignores the diplomatic process, in which delegates float all kinds of ideas and proposals, until some sort of a consensus emerges.

What is fatal to that process is some reporter writing down every half baked idea and reporting every step in the process to an eager world.

As they say, people with integrity don't kiss and tell every embarrassing detail.

But the nuclear summit seems to have produced two promising developments.

1. A pre-done deal where the Ukraine will turn over their unsecured nuclear stockpiles to the USA. Could this have happened if the press was following the behind the scenes negotiations step by step?

2. It looks like China and Russia, somewhat holdouts against effective Iranian nuclear sanctions, may come over to the Obama position. Again, could that have happened if the press followed and reported on every step by step in the process?

But don't let that stop any of you Obama haters, you are going to delude on anyway.

 

[Descartes]

To some extent, this thread ignores the diplomatic process, in which delegates float all kinds of ideas and proposals, until some sort of a consensus emerges.

What is fatal to that process is some reporter writing down every half baked idea and reporting every step in the process to an eager world.

As they say, people with integrity don't kiss and tell every embarrassing detail.

But the nuclear summit seems to have produced two promising developments.

1. A pre-done deal where the Ukraine will turn over their unsecured nuclear stockpiles to the USA. Could this have happened if the press was following the behind the scenes negotiations step by step?

2. It looks like China and Russia, somewhat holdouts against effective Iranian nuclear sanctions, may come over to the Obama position. Again, could that have happened if the press followed and reported on every step by step in the process?

But don't let that stop any of you Obama haters, you are going to delude on anyway.

That's a good point. In a way, it's like social media. Not only is every tiny little detail reported, it now has a demographic of millions of viewers who can respond to it in real-time. A frenzy of misinformation follows.

It seems like a continuation of instant gratification that plagues America in so many ways. People know that if they can say the most ridiculous thing they have a chance at a little attention. Popularity reigns supreme like girls that whore it up on reality tv because they know it gets visibility.

The fact that almost anything Obama does is misconstrued as some deep desire to destroy America (oh noes, he's running from the media; clearly he's a sleeper cell) is clear evidence of this trend.

The great American meme machine, fueled by gullibility and a new media.

 

[heyheybooboo]

A meeting like this was a terrorist dream scenario and a security nightmare.

And I think it is terrorist SOP to try to infiltrate the media when you wish to target world leaders for assassination.

Thank goodness those shoes weren't 'loaded' in Iraq ---




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[rudder]

obama loved the media during his campaign for president... what has happened?

 

[nick1985]

obama loved the media during his campaign for president... what has happened?

C-SPAN! Transparency!

 

[Red Dawn]

Ex President Cheney is jealous.

 

[Linflas]

obama loved the media during his campaign for president... what has happened?

If my sarcasm detector is faulty I apologize in advance but it was actually the other way around. The media loved Obama and every time his campaign team went around them or bitch slapped them they would just cry out "Thank you sir may I have another!".