That’s “real journalism” for you.
As Twitchy reported, the White House press corps (save for Mark Knoller) dutifully refrained from asking President Obama difficult questions during this afternoon’s presser. Instead, they gave POUTUS the opportunity to whine about Citizens United. And whine he did:
Obama: I continue to believe that Citizens United contributed to the problems that we're having right now http://t.co/Lubpeq42GE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 8, 2013
In other words:
Obama, basically -> Citizens United -> 2010 elections -> Ideological extremists -> D.C.'s problems right now
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) October 8, 2013
Just the sort of demented logic we’ve come to expect from the blame-gamer in chief.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/387651161630965760
Indeed. Particularly when you consider the White House’s childish “It’s. The. Law.” tweet about Obamacare. Last time we checked, the Citizens United ruling was also the law of the land.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/387651029816586240
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/387650929983361024
But Citizens United is the law of the land.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/pocketliberty/status/387656277704601600
BUT ZOMG IT'S SETTLED LAW SCOTUS SAID SO STFU! RT @reason247: Obama believes Citizens United contributed to the current problems in DC
— Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) October 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/387651119239155712
Why? Because slavish devotion to The One means not having to acknowledge his raging hypocrisy.
Fortunately, unlike the lapdog media, Citizens United doesn’t roll over and play dead just because the president stomps his feet:
President Obama's continued attacks on free speech are just another attempt to distract from his disgraceful actions during the shutdown.
— Citizens United (@Citizens_United) October 8, 2013
Mr. President, the key to any "functioning democracy" is a robust freedom of speech. We will not be intimidated. #tcot
— Citizens United (@Citizens_United) October 8, 2013
Mr. President free speech isn't the problem, it's the solution and every American has the right to participate in our democracy. #tcot
— Citizens United (@Citizens_United) October 8, 2013
Try as he may, the president will never succeed in robbing us of that right.