Like some other seemingly inncocent ommissions, say not having the 'other' candidate on a certain talk show.

Yes, I truly believe this will be, a sort of quiet censorship that this possible administration will pratice. Foxnews being another source that was excluded is a non-surprise .

This guy, I think, is going to try some very unconventional stuff at a lot of levels. More than we've ever seen.

Of course this is what we can expect from an Obama administration.  Ask a tough question (the news station in Florida) you're out.  Your coverage doesn't promote Obama just like he wants, "sorry but the press room is full today" i.e.   you will be punished. They are probably making a list of excuses now on how to eject non-conforming media.

" possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET "

Thats what Drudge is running.

They kick reporters off of the plane who's national outlets have endorsed McCain and replace them with reporters from two African-American oriented publications who will no doubt fawn all over Obama. Nope no racial politics there.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

This story is now on the homepage of Foxnews.com.  I can't seem to find it on CNN.com?  Is there something wrong with my eyesight or my internet connection?

If anything, the Obama campaign has shown us the in-your-face, aggressive style of press management. Think of when:

• After a debate, Sean Hannity tried to ask Obama's spokesman Robert Gibbs about the Ayers connection. Gibbs tried to equate Obama's association with Ayers as the same as Hannity's interview with some right-winger, and then childishly gave a "I know you are but what am I" style playground response.
• Bill Burton, out-slicking himself, simply interrupted Fox's Megan Kelly from asking questions, firing off talking points and talking over her.
• Now we see them with a new tactic. Instead of evading the question, they simply throw you off the plane.

There are surely reporters from the mainstream media, on the Obama plane, who are sneeringly happy that those critics were cut off. It means more time for them, and they will happily appease Obama.

Careful what you wish for. Remember, these same reporters covered Hillary. For years, the Clintons treated the press with the same abusive, only-if-you're-on-our-side disdain. When somebody new came along, the press got their payback.

Somebody new always comes along.

Enneie-meenie-minnie-moe,

Catch a rightie by the toe,

If she hollers...let her go!

So if MS Bellatoni has been traveling with the Obama campaign who has her seat now?

This one issue points up their approach to everything. None of this is about equal opportunity; it's about desired outcome. While McCain holds the door, having rolled out the welcome mat for reporters who disagree with him (most, but not quite all), Obama slams the door in the face of those who oppose him. Politics is a junk yard dog fight, and Republicans always show up, unarmed. McCain should reach across the aisle and hug them some more, as the Stupid Party continues to erase itself.

Welcome my friends to Big Brother's Ministry of Truth.

Those who think otherwise have been asleep.

If you disagree with Big Brother Bama - for ANY reason - then you are labelled and slandered a racist and you are investigated  by the government in the effort to become a second class citizen.

These are the people who will bring the so-called media fairness doctrine to a vote in the first year of Big Brother Bama.

As a student of history Barack Obama will challenge the very fabric our society and the constitution.

Who is the critic from Fox News? Major Garrett? Give me a break. He's just another Obama head.

What B. Hussein is doing is shocking, but not unexpected.  He's doing like all good pinkos and reds: attempting to control media coverage of himself.

From Wikipedia, about Hugo Chavez: 

"In 2006, President Chávez announced that the terrestrial broadcast license for RCTV—Venezuela's second largest TV channel—would not be renewed.  The channel's terrestrial broadcasts ended on May 28, 2007 and were replaced with a state network."

My fear is that this is just the start.  Expect members of the New Media who aren't pinkos to have increased difficulty in obtaining press credentials.  Then, of course, there is the small matter of the Fairness Doctrine.  I wonder what controls on Internet content they will attempt to dream up?

While I think the decision is certainly questionable, in all fairness McCain kicked Maureen Dowd off his plane a month or so ago.

It's not like he's short of money, or anything.  $600 million buys an awful lot of airplane miles.

Typically the Obama group will generally refer to any dissent as "Silly Season in Politics".  Think about that reply.  "Silly Season in Politics" and the press (MSM) has allowed him to get by with this non-answer.  They have allowed him a pass at every turn.  Sean Hannity is not the only person that believes that 2008 is the year in which journalism died.  The good news in all of this is the emergence of the "New Media".  They will not be silenced.

God Bless America

Nick O

If McCain kicked off all the media reps who dissed him and Governor Palin, he could trade in his 737 for a Piper Cherokee

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