Zing! As Twitchy reported yesterday, President Obama golfed with Tiger Woods and Golf Digest had the scoop. You see, the White House press pool was totally snubbed.
Most of the information about the President's golf weekend coming from Golf writer Tim Rosaforte of Golf World/Golf Digest.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 18, 2013
Golf Channel reports Rosaforte is a member of The Floridian where Pres Obama is spending the weekend – giving him more access than WH press.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 18, 2013
@brithume WH press corps will be whining for weeks..
— WhigsnTwigs (@WhigsnTwigs) February 18, 2013
And, boy, they are not happy about it.
So?RT @Majchrowitz: WH Correspondent's Ass'n "expressed extreme frustration about having absolutely no access to the President" this weekend
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) February 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/agolis/status/303342181001867264
Evidently, it takes missing a bromance golf outing to tick off the press. Unrequited love; it hurts!
It is hilarious that Obama's media, instrumental in pushing Obama and his agenda, is whining about transparency and access. Suckers!
— MotherKnowsBest (@motherknowsbest) February 18, 2013
With ZERO access to @BarackObama, .@EdHenryTV promises WHCA "will continue to fight for…transparency." http://t.co/n0X8R4ju
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) February 18, 2013
.@edhenryTV blasts WH on behalf of Correspondents Assn for lack of transparency. There was "absolutely no access to Obama this entire wkend"
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) February 17, 2013
Thanks to @edhenryTV for pushing for greater WH access and transparency.
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) February 18, 2013
Press, per @edhenryTV, "today expressed extreme frustration to me about having absolutely no access to the President of the United States"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 17, 2013
@jeneps @edhenrytv @whca yes. This is not about a photo op. It's about the erosion of access & transparency. cc @whnpa
— Charles Dharapak (@Dharapak) February 18, 2013
Photo White House press pool is getting of Obama golfing w/Tiger Woods by @evanvucci #closedpress http://t.co/5qreqhaQ
— Charles Dharapak (@Dharapak) February 17, 2013
Press, not even WH Travel Pool, allowed on grounds of The Floridian resort where Pres Obama is spending the weekend. How rude.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 16, 2013
Ed Henry took to Twitter to explain.
President golfs today w/Tiger Woods & White House has blocked all press access bc private course. Yet Golf Digest tweeting from inside
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
Access to President for not just media, but American people, suffers blow when media banned from getting even pic of him on golf course
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
Media often let into golf course in Clinton, Bush days as well as earlier in Obama admin — Dem & Repub administrations — why not today?
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
@GordonChaffin that would be a government issued photo — not a photo shot by independent American media
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
@SarcasticBull sad — journalists are here to hold powerful accountable
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
@GayPatriot both would be nice
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
@edeanporter right transparency prob not a big deal to you but thanks
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
And the point is not about a specific golf game — it is transparency, something this WH has repeatedly promised
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) February 17, 2013
Indeed. While it is hilarious to see the press whining about their lack of access, Ed Henry makes valid points. But, it just rightly strikes some as a little peculiar that it takes missing a golf outing with Tiger Woods to remind the press of that. President Obama continually claims to have the most transparent administration evah. And the press allows that lie. Until now?
Per latest WH pool report, pool "logged a request to the White House for access to the President’s game for a photo-op." They were denied.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 17, 2013
@JohnJHance I don't, personally. Others want it, though, and I certainly don't mind press pool standing up for press access.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/eScarry/status/303294778878083073
This Twitter user offers a reason for the non-transparency yesterday.
@edhenryTV @MikeEmanuelFox U guys r wrong..Obama didn't play golf today, he & Woods were shooting skeet..as they have done numerous times
— Jerry Rosen (@Shortrosen) February 18, 2013
Zing! And Dana Perino makes a solid point; what difference would it have made? It’s not like the press would have actually asked any hard-hitting questions anyway.
I can't help but wonder what the questions would have been for the president had the press been able to see him this weekend.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) February 18, 2013
And others sum up the real problem, and it ain’t access to a golf outing.
https://twitter.com/psaharko/status/303309840372097024
https://twitter.com/rhondalburns/status/303474944795344896
Why all the fuss from the WH Press now? They haven't had access to Obama for four years. But, transparency!
— KRenner (@KRenner2) February 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheSRProject/status/303353719838359554
The WH Press Corps demands transparency on golf course — but turns a blind eye to Benghazi.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) February 18, 2013
Bingo.
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