WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday again bemoaned the political environment surrounding this year's presidential elections and called on journalists to hold candidates and themselves to a higher standard.
Obama spoke at the presentation of the Toner Prize, named for Robin Toner, the first woman to be national political correspondent for The New York Times. During her nearly 25 years there, Toner covered five presidential campaigns. She passed away in 2008.
Obama said the No. 1 question he gets when traveling the world is "What is happening in America?" He said it's because people abroad understand America is the place where you "can't afford completely crazy politics," and they care about the most powerful nation on earth functioning effectively.
"We are all invested in making this system work. We are all responsible for its success, and it's not just for the United States that this matters, it matters for the planet," Obama said.
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And yet, 9 out of 10 journalists have treated that loser with kid gloves....
ReplyDeleteFunny that he didn't say that when he was running.
ReplyDeleteHow ironic is that?
ReplyDeleteThe Media won't go after Hitler-y for lying like they did Nixon.
ReplyDeleteThat man is a POS
ReplyDeleteExcept for holding the dumbocrats accountable!
ReplyDeleteWhen the media was proclaiming him the savior of the world, he didn't seem to mind that too much.
ReplyDeleteIts when they started asking about his real name, his college days, and his birth certificate that he decided the media was being "too watchful".
We should hold presidential candidates to a higher standard. We held obama to a lower standard his whole life and look what we ended up with !!!
ReplyDeleteJust like they've held you accountable, Mr. president?
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