Filing this one under examples of why the liberal media are arguably the most self-righteous people known to man, Semafor’s Max Tani shared on Monday night the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) is mulling multiple stunts to protest reports the White House Office of Communications might take over and alter the Brady Briefing Room seating chart, including a sit-in.
“According to two people familiar with the discussions, among the proposals raised by members was a potential Civil Rights era-style ‘sit-in’ protest, in which members would return to their old seats and refuse to leave them,” Tani reported.
In other words, they think channeling Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus or other American icons who risked life and limb to desegregate American life in everything from lunch counters to schools. The arrogance of these people never fail to disappoint.
Tani explained in his article the proposal — which was first shared Sunday by Axios’s Mike Allen — “has rattled the journalists who cover the president and left them mulling how exactly to push back” against the White House’s attempt to reshape the seating chart to reflect the 21st century media habits of Americans.
Tani conceded as much:
The WHCA’s current system reflects the 20th century media power structure: wire services and broadcast and cable television networks occupy the front row, major newspapers and radio get the second and third rows, and a more fluid collection of news organizations sits further back.
He also scooped that “[o]n Sunday, key members of the WHCA, including the organization’s leadership and some White House bureau chiefs, met to discuss a range of potential responses should Trump communications officials decide to dictate where reporters in the room sit.”
Along with the proposal to compare themselves to the Civil Rights movement, Tani said “WHCA leadership declined to comment, noting that Sunday’s meeting had been off-the-record, and members of the WHCA who spoke to Semafor emphasized that the situation remained in flux.”
Tani rehashed the WHCA’s high-minded statement denouncing the possible tweaks (without having them set in stone yet), adding that, along with the changes to the pool rotations and booting the Associated Press, “Trump communications officials have also invited friendly reporters to cover events at which there is limited press access, allowing Trump to receive more positive questions and even some rhetorical backup[.]”
“[W]hile the WHCA has struck a defiant public tone, the organization had already made some concessions that have pleased the White House. After initially tapping comedian Amber Ruffin to perform at the WHCA’s annual dinner, the organization reversed course following complaints from White House communications officials, who criticized her comments...in which she described the new administration as ‘kind of a bunch of murderers,’” he added.
