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In reply to the discussion: State Department Brief Today on Snowden. Unbelievable [View all]karynnj
(59,503 posts)It is very possibly true that they would have disagreed with what the State Department's actions and positions were, but far more information would have been elicited had the reporter actually allowed her to answer completely - rather than repeatedly cutting her off before she could get more than a few words out.
The fact that you agree with the reporter and with Snowden should not make it impossible for you to see that he was using this press conference to make his points - not to genuinely get answers. To get answers, you have to allow the person to respond. (Yes I know this is an area where you have experience - but seriously wouldn't you think that allowing her to answer completely would get more information out and would allow him better quotes if the SD position was an issue? To me, there is little difference between this and the way Issa asks detailed questions and then cuts Democrats off.)