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I mean, come *on,* Jeralyn, Kevin. You two are old-school.

By Moe Lane Posted in 2008 | Obamafiles | The Best Democratic Primary EVER — Comments (1) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

(H/T: Glenn)

Both of you know darn well why this situation occurred:

Journalists in general don’t relish asking politicians questions in awkward situations, like on a golf course or over a waffle. But sometimes our hands are forced: Obama hasn’t given a press conference in 10 days and the questions, some of them -- like Hamas -- rather important, are starting to build up. If he wins the nomination he'll be running again John McCain, whose philosophy is to give the press total access to the point of saturation; Obama might consider holding avails with a little more regularity. Then, maybe, reporters would let him to eat in peace.

It occurred because Senator Obama doesn't know how to talk to the press. Sure, he can make a nice speech, but his off-the-cuff stuff has a real tendency to end up being foot-in-mouth. Shoot, after last Wednesday's debate debacle, I'm surprised that the campaign's letting him out in public at all. I suppose that it'd look bad if they didn't, or something.

I'll add one more thing: Jay Newton-Small laid down a very strong hint in his article. The Media doesn't have to write nothing but hagiographies of the Obama, particularly once Senator McCain starts rolling. Obama may give them the Audacity of Hope, but McCain will give them Material for Deadlines. Guess which one keeps them employed?

Shorter Moe Lane: finish your waffle later, Senator. On second thought: never mind anything I just wrote. You're doing grrreaaattttt.

Moe