-By Warner Todd Huston
Since the day he became President Barack Obama has been denying the press access to him as he goes about his business in the White House, on Air Force One, and at events outside those areas. After five years, the White House press corps is finally starting to say something. But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney just laughed off Obama’s imperial decree that the media isn’t allowed in.
During the December 12 press conference in the White House, Carney blew off concerns that the press have over the historic lack of access to Obama. No other president in modern times has denied the press access like Obama has but as the reporters spoke up, Carney didn’t seem to much interested in their complaints.
In today’s presser, Carney was peppered by an unruly press corps sick of this president ignoring them and denying them access. But instead of answering to their concerns, Carney continued to mischaracterize the arguments that the reporters were making and blithely kept claiming “we’re working on improving access” without telling anyone what that actually meant.
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Obama’s Press Sec Laughs Off Obama’s Imperial Exclusion of White House Press Corps”