Trump Booed By Media At White House Correspondents' Dinner
By Noel Sheppard | May 01, 2011 | 08:09
If we had a truly impartial media, would they boo a political figure regardless of his or her opinions?
According to The Wrap, Donald Trump received such Bronx cheers from so-called journalists when he arrived at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner (video follows with commentary):
Trump arrived on the red carpet at Washington’s Hilton Hotel with his wife, Melania, shortly at 7:00 p.m. (ET). After giving a brief interview with a group of several of media outlets, Trump -- who was invited to the event as a guest of the Washington Post -- walked away to a chorus of audible boos from the media members on the press line. (And it wasn't because they wanted to hear Trump talk more.)
Isn't it nice to know that folks who will be covering the upcoming presidential race have no qualms about publicly expressing their displeasure for one of the possible candidates?
Makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
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Classless. And shameless.
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:16am.
Classless. And shameless.
And then some
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:35am.
Add clueless to that. They will swear up and down that they are impartial. It's just that Obama is soooo superior, they can't help but seem biased in swaying to one side.
They are not clueless about
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:17am.
They are not clueless about it. They know what they are. They just bare-facedly deny it.
My mom told me at an early
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 10:11am.
My mom told me at an early age it was impolite to boo. Mom never sat behind home plate and watched a far sighted ump call a game. When I was playing HS football we were penalized 15 yards because of booing. The PA announcer, pastor of the local Lutheran church, booed a called made by a ref over the PA system.
Umpires expect to be booed by
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:13am.
Umpires expect to be booed by people who don't agree with their calls. The umpire doesn't boo the players.
This is the equivalent of the umpire (the media), who's supposed to be impartial, booing a player (Trump).
The media, who are supposed to be impartial, are the ones who should be boo'ed.
There is something un
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 2:11pm.
There is something un American about not booing the ump or referee. I think it comes from Casey at the Bat. , audio
your tagline
Submitted by mandrake on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 2:20pm.
You do realize that GBS was a socialist.. which would make him a pariah around here..are you a socialist?
It's a great tagline,---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:36pm.
sometimes, to coin a phrase, a cigar is just a cigar.
MD
Gentlemen of the press, hah
Submitted by Redrowan2000 on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:19am.
Why don't they bring placards with "Hope and Change " on it?
They are without a doubt one of the biggest contributors to the decline of this country and it's intentional.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Good thing Trump isn't black,
Submitted by wendybar on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:33am.
Good thing Trump isn't black, or we could scream "RACISM" Or maybe we should anyways, since it has lost its meaning now since it is used so much!
bullying tactics
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 8:36am.
The Donald is still performing a great service for the Republicans. He is showing how to be a strong opposition personality. The fact that these media characters have to resort to catcalling at a charity event shows their frustration that they haven't brought Trump down yet. He's bigger than they are and only Trump can bring Trump down. Same as for Sarah Palin. Reagan was a classic example. . The media hates to see the limits to it's power to shape public opinion.
Obama's media stooges get
Submitted by forest on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 9:01am.
Obama's media stooges get drunk on $200/bottle booze (paid for by us), and they boo people who attack their hero. I used to be appalled by this sort of thing, but if a few hundred more people noticed that the MSM is corrupt, it will be worth it.
The Obama Kissers in the MSM must think Trump is a threat.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 9:24am.
They must think Trump is a threat to their boy and must be eliminated.
Maybe Trump should buy one of the big 3 Networks, fire all the reporters and start the network over.
The are so busy kissing oblahmas ass......
Submitted by Patriot II on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 10:06am.
They haven't stopped to think, that if the communist muslims take over this country like oblahma is trying for.....they will exterminate these mindless media types....you don't think they will want the clowns reporting on the fuhrer do you?
Oh Squirrel
Submitted by The Irishman on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 10:29am.
If a squirrel poops in the woods and no one is around, does it still smell?
Is there a single person on camera who appears to be booing? How can this possibly be blamed on the media when we can't even see who might be making the sounds? I see him walking approximately 30 feet from the camera and hear his name called followed by several boos presumably because he didn't stop for an interview. I don't think the booing would hold up in a court of law.
Yo, squirrel poop.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:14am.
You have to love Trump. He couldn't care less what the press thinks of him. They don't even understand his mindset, even the ones who claim to know New Yorkers!
If a New Yorker tells you to "Go f**k yourself," he really means "Have a nice day."
If a Southerner tells you to "Have a nice day," he really means "Go f**k yourself."
You have a nice day, cupcake!
How can I match such elegance?
Submitted by The Irishman on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:21am.
What does it mean when a New Yorker says "Have a nice day?"
Have a nice day.
You Are a Liar.
Submitted by Tenebrous on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 9:49pm.
The boos come from behind or in line with the cameraman, obviously. Who was holding the camera? Someone from the media. Who is behind the cordon? The media. This is obvious, as the media is usually fenced in to a particular area, as we all know from the testimony of the closeted reporter from a few weeks back.
They were booing before he waved at them. They didn't boo Obama and Obama didn't stop for an interview. Once again, your logic sucks.
You are a liar and your lies are obvious.
Visions and Principles blog
Swell opinion
Submitted by The Irishman on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 9:36am.
But it's still an opinion.
OK, Irishman, so tell me
Submitted by Model850 on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 5:20pm.
Did TEA partiers spit on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, yell the N-word at Rep. John Lewis?
Far as I know Andrew Breitbart still has his $100,000 he offered for video proof.
I don't think the claims of racism would hold up in a court of law.
Blessed are those who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.
It's worth the same amount of time discussing either
Submitted by The Irishman on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 5:31pm.
zero
Hmmmm
Submitted by Model850 on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 3:43pm.
Well it certainly seemed worth your time earlier to write a few sentences discounting the booing, or perhaps defending the media, not sure which.
Just sayin'......
Blessed are those who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.
What a joke
Submitted by edm on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 10:28am.
The whole thing was a joke. No real competition in the GOP. No real press corp left in the world.
Many in the News Media Have Become
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 10:58am.
Little more than another left wing advocacy group. Others are DNC functionaries doubling as news reporters.
Trumps NOT a Republican,,
Submitted by brutony1 on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:10am.
But he sure knows how to rile up the Demoncrap base! He DEF won last week, forcing O'Blubber to reveal his photoshopped Birth Cert-yeah, that was real-real suspicious! All we need is a conservative with balls, and O'Blame-a will cower like the wimp he is!
When will liberals WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! -Me
Any enemy
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:28am.
Anyone who would be considered a threat or enemy to the Chairman's chances of re-election like Trump is worth taking a look or two.
In this case, I don't care if it's a republican or democrat.
-Jon
I dislike Trump immensely, as
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 12:08pm.
I dislike Trump immensely, as he is a liberal democrat through and through, just like NYC Mayor Bloomberg, and is attempting to use his wealth, like Bloomberg, to hijack the Republican Party. I fear, however, that Trump's being booed by his fellow liberals in the media, will give him even more street cred for the wishy washy RINOs in the upcoming primaries.
THE MEDIA FEARS TRUMP
Submitted by Herbster on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 4:40pm.
The media fears Trump because he does not fear them. He has the testicular courage to treat them like the garbage they are. They are used to republipimps like McCain, Hatch, Lugar, Graham and the two strange ladies from Maine. These folks are "O.K." republicans. They are not "Dangerous" to obambi and his communist agenda. They've "Crossed the aisle" so many times the carpet is wearing thin. Trump is a different type. He does not kow tow to these mediascum. He'll slap them around like he did little Georgie Steffynopolous. Trump is doing what the republicans should have been doing all these years. Republican candidates line up like sheep at a "Debate" and allow themselves to be questioned and lectured to by some leftist media type. Go donald! They are terrified of you - and Palin - and Bachmann - and Ryan. You must be destroyed, is their mantra. I'm sure that a mediapimp will eventually ask you, "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Donald, get up out of your chair and punch this guy out. You will instantly jump 20 points in the polls! I'd love to see you and Colonel West interviewed by David (Do you like my forelock?) Gregory, maybe the Bathhouse Boy, Chucky Todd, Mrs. Greenspan, etc. You guys could double team them like a child hitting a Schmoo.
Colonel West surely says it like it is! He is a TRUE hero. We need men like Donald and Colonel West to maybe give some backbone to Romney, Good and Pawlenty, etc. Nah. It's a lost cause.
Trump/West in '12. Or, if you prefer, West/Trump in '12.
It looks like the fools in
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 5:05pm.
It looks like the fools in the Lame Stream Media did not like someone showing how they neglected to do their jobs.
Instead of booing, big
Submitted by deerjerkydave on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 10:35am.
Instead of booing, big unionized media giggle and laugh with Obama White House staff at press briefings.
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