“The reporter who was chastised Tuesday by President-Elect Barack Obama for “wast[ing] a question” about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was none other than John McCormick, the Chicago Tribune’s deputy editorial page editor whom Blagojevich wanted fired from the Trib’s editorial board.”
Could it be! A REAL journalist in the midst of cloaked Jim Jones followers?
His wondermentness ( a creative superlative, made up, just for the 0ne) will probably publicly lament ‘the Inconvenient reporter’, asking about a different ‘inconvenient truth’. This time his magnificence seems a little testy (reporters should not be asking questions that require an answer!) – something to not ‘guilt out’ the nation does not seem to sit well with this new fella; with the big hat and no cattle.
Good lord, what ARE you choads goin’ on about?
What exactly is this inconvienient truth?
before you take a stab at this question…
try to remember what the word “truth” means.
What is the meaning of your comment harumph?
Let’s see. Chicago Politics. A bookie who used to pay “street tax” to the mob is gov. A terrorist whos says he is not a terrorist because his cause was noble is a politically powerful insider who sits on boards. Both of these guys work with BO. BO supports the former bookie for Gov…. *twice*. BO gets his house at an under market price from a convicted felon, who was trying to get a contract from the federal govt to build power plants in post war Iraq….
Mais, circulez, il n’y a rien a voir….
Tim in Vermont at December 18, 2008 7:08 AM
I think the phrase would be:
Mais, degagez, il n’y a rien a voir….
I picked up very early on that His Magnificence–thanks, Jema 54; the moniker fits very nicely–is a scold. “Don’t waste your question …”
Hmmm … it was a VERY GOOD question and one that needs answering. So, the State Department doesn’t want him to comment on it now? … Nice sidestep, BO, but you didn’t have to be so testy, so obviously pi**ed off that Mr. McCormick had zeroed in on one of your many Achilles Heels.
How many Achilles Heels is it going to take to cripple this Pretender?
Thank you for correcting my French which stinks.
I worry about this. But, I said to my husband, who listened to the clip, “Well, they’ll soon find out what BO’s really like”.
Then I remarked that most Canadians didn’t have a clue about our own thug, Chretien, whose every misdemeanour to crime was covered up by the Liberal media. In their eyes–and his own, like BO, it seems–he could do no wrong.
At least John McCormick doesn’t seem to be fooled–and there’s the internet: thank God.
HAHA! The smoking gun?
GOOD WORK, KATE!!
Bring it home!!!
I am sending this link to every major newspaper editor in the continent – maybe someone will see that independent thinkers like Kate are searching out THE TRUTH.
It is good to see. God bless you Kate!!!!
BRING IT HOME!!!
I’m not an Obama fan but it didn’t sound like chastisement to me.
Obama, “John, let me just cut you off because I don’t want you to waste your question.”, and then graciously offers John an opportunity to ask another question.
The part I didn’t like was Obama, “the story that you just talked about in your own paper,uh uh, I haven’t confirmed that it was accurate…” is pretty meal mouthed in my opinion. Weasley even.
Then journalist John asks essentially the same question again, I would have asked Obama if the story in my own paper was accurate and then used that as a launching board.
“uuh…How’d you get in here…uuh I uhh…plead the 5th…umm…please ask one of the screened questions…”
I still think BO stinks when he’s thinking on his feet. I can’t help but think foreign leaders, lobbyists and his own ilk (ie Pelosi) are salivating at the mouth at the prospect of play’n this sucka. I could be wrong, but I think the poker term “fish” fits BO nicely. When there is a fish at my poker table I just “hope” that it works out and we end up heads up; before he’s broke.
I can’t help but think the “real” great communicator would have been able to brush off any pesky reporter/editor with ease and grace.
When will the media be embarrassed about being Obama’s lapdogs? I’m sure that if Obama spilled water on the floor, the tools at CNN would lick it up. Are they not ashamed in the slightest?
It is strange that a Prosecutor would request that people or likely perpetrators NOT comment on their involvement in a crime. It’s not normal!
This excuse by Obama suggests “Collusion” (between the Obama gangsters and Dept of Justice) on a likely story that will dovetail & stand up to the expected scrutiny.
Nothing like a Dept of Justice road Map.
Because Obama knows …. that no story in anyone’s paper could be accurate unless his divineness has confirmed so!
I am a little confused – first time blogger from Winnipeg where its been global colding the last month. I found it most interesting that on the day the Illinois governor gets busted BO had assembled with his used car salesman VP Joe and former VP Al Gore (Chicken Little). BO refuses to comment on the governer and wants to move on to more important progressive initiatives to save the planet and who better to save the world than the global warming expert and his good pal Al Gore. AL happpens to be the owner of a company that receives $$ from the poluters whom buy carbon credits which will be used to fund eco friendly development in emerging developing countries. He himself purchased carbon credits for his personal largesse. Al will receive a commission on every dollar received and the funds funneled to promote BO’s green team initiatives around the world. Manitoba and WInnipeg 1 million years ago was beneath a massive glacier which has melted since leaving behind over 100,000 thousand beautiful fresh water lakes. Beneath the ice they didn’t find one automobile, factory or coal powered plant to attribute to the cause of the big melt. Dinasaur bones yes. Is what these three stooges are planning for real and are they any different than the Illinois governer? We deserve this recession. The majority seem to be backing these idiots.
Mitch