Aww, snubbed again! Unrequited love, it hurts. You see, as Twitchy reported, the most transparent administration evah denied access to the press for Obama’s Apollo 11 photo op.
WH saying no access to TV cameras to "stills only" Apollo 11 event with POTUS. One small step for the press… Denied.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 22, 2014
Get it now, press?
CBS’ Major Garrett, a journalist who refuses to be a lapdog, didn’t take it lying down.
Watch the back and forth btwn @MajorCBS, @jonkarl and @PressSec over press access to Obama meeting astronauts http://t.co/SI2ys0bBMA
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 22, 2014
More from Politico:
CBS News’ Major Garrett lodged the complaint during the press briefing on Tuesday. Only still photographers were allowed into the meeting for a pool spray.
“The astronauts were among the most visible, televised national heroes this country has ever known, that entire program was finances by the American taxpayer. Stills presentation of that limits television coverage of that event we believe that is a classic definition of something that should have the broadest press coverage imaginable, and we are therefore lodging a complaint against your decision to keep us out,” Garrett said.
During WH briefing, Major Garrett lodges WHCA complaint for not letting press have access to Obama meeting with Apollo 11 crew
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) July 22, 2014
WH Press Corps, represented by @MajorCBS, goes on record at briefing to protest ltd access to Apollo 11 astronauts at WH Tues.
— Alexis Simendinger (@ASimendinger) July 22, 2014
ABC’s Jon Karl let the administration have it as well.
Apollo 11 moon landing: one of the most memorable televised events ever. Obama's meeting today w Apollo 11 reps: TV cameras denied access
— jonkarl (@jonkarl) July 22, 2014
Now J. Karl is also voicing displeasure of lack of access to Apollo 11 event.
— Jessica Heddings (@JessicaHeddings) July 22, 2014
And offered a reason for the lack of access.
.@jonkarl notes White House limits access to Apollo 11 after Neil Armstrong was critical of POTUS. Earnest: Nothing to do with it.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) July 22, 2014
Hmm. Funny that.
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