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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1004209" data-attributes="member: 1246">Re: Obamabastic !!He&#039;s A.W.O.L. with the press!!!You think the press would have allowed Bush to get away with this? Of course not, they’d be raising holy hell.Via <a href="http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/08/06/wh-press-corps-weeks-question/" target="_blank">White House Dossier</a>:President Obama has not taken a serious question from the White House press corps in nearly seven weeks, a remarkable string that points to a campaign-style White House operation that is seeking to insulate the candidate from tough cross examination. [...]

After a July 26 Cabinet meeting, Obama actually laughed off the prospect of taking a serious question about gun laws.
From the White House transcript:Q Mr. President, can you tell us, if what the Colorado shooter did was entirely legal, how do you do more on this subject without any new laws?

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I’m sure we’ll have more opportunity to talk about this.
Q This afternoon is fine. I’m available.

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks. I’ll ask Jay for your number. (Laughter.)

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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1004209, member: 1246"] [b]Re: Obamabastic !![/b] He's A.W.O.L. with the press!!! You think the press would have allowed Bush to get away with this? Of course not, they’d be raising holy hell. Via [URL="http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/08/06/wh-press-corps-weeks-question/"]White House Dossier[/URL]: [INDENT]President Obama has not taken a serious question from the White House press corps in nearly seven weeks, a remarkable string that points to a campaign-style White House operation that is seeking to insulate the candidate from tough cross examination. [...] After a July 26 Cabinet meeting, Obama actually laughed off the prospect of taking a serious question about gun laws. From the White House transcript: [INDENT]Q Mr. President, can you tell us, if what the Colorado shooter did was entirely legal, how do you do more on this subject without any new laws? THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I’m sure we’ll have more opportunity to talk about this. Q This afternoon is fine. I’m available. THE PRESIDENT: Thanks. I’ll ask Jay for your number. (Laughter.) [/INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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