Obama Freezes Local Reporters Out of S.F. event

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Obama freezes local reporters out of S.F. event

Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

President Obama is scheduled to appear before hundreds of donors at a $7,500-a-plate noontime fundraiser today at San Francisco's W Hotel - but not a single local reporter will be allowed inside to cover his only stop in the area, the White House said Monday.

Coverage instead is being restricted to a small pool of Washington-based reporters - a move that is a sharp departure from the practices of past administrations, political observers said.

Three former top White House press aides called the move insular and politically short-sighted. And some press watchers said it is hypocritical for an administration that Obama promised would be "the most transparent in history."

The White House declined Monday to say why no local reporters would be allowed to attend today's event, nor whether the ban on local media was part of a new national policy...


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Obama, why do you hate democracy?

Shame, shame, shame on you, Prez Obama.

I guess he used us to get elected, now he acts just like his predecessor. Some hope and some change.

If you think losing homes, jobs, healthcare is just folks wanting another pony, well, your fascist thug police state tactics won't help you at the ballot box or in the realm of public opinion. Better take that Wall St. money now and run, you have earned it by your actions.



Hands off my Social Security!
Hands off Latin America!

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