So much for bi-partisanship

Don't want politics? Don't read on... I'll try to post some pics or something lighter next time...

Excerpt from an article about Obama's first prime-time press conference (it's stuff like this that makes me fear what this administrations impact to a free thinking, independent press will do and ultimately, if the press in in bed with a political viewpoint, what that will mean to the "democracy" my children will live in.. I don't want the press in bed with either side, but I comment on the "left" because that's where the press seems to be)...

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Analysis: Obama Appeals to Liberal Media in First Prime Time Press Conference
President Obama reached out to non-traditional and left-wing media in his first prime time press conference at the White House.

He seated a left-wing radio host in the coveted front row. He called on a liberal blogger from the Huffington Post. He even brought far-left columnist Helen Thomas out of the wilderness and let her ruminate about "so-called terrorists."
Clearly, President Obama was making a point of showing deference to the Left at his first prime-time press conference, which was broadcast to millions from the stately East Room of the White House on Monday.

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Critics pointed out that Bush never showcased right-wing bloggers or columnists at press conferences. And he certainly never allowed right-wing radio hosts to sit in the front row.
"What if Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh were up front at Bush's press conferences in the East Room?" asks media critic Michael Calderone of Politico.
During Bush's press conferences, reporters aggressively tried to ask numerous follow-up questions. But on Monday night, aside from Thomas and Major Garrett of FOX News, most reporters refrained from asking follow-ups, even when their initial questions went largely unanswered.
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