Still, it seems likely that other candidates will follow Perry in thinking ever harder—and with a new sense of creativity and analytical rigor—about how to gain the upper hand in their ongoing struggle with the press. If they want to remain relevant, it’s important that journalists at both the local and national levels pay attention to that effort—and start thinking about how to push back.
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File this under: Things we complain about when people other than Obama does them
#1 Posted by Mike H, CJR on Thu 25 Aug 2011 at 02:41 PM
"File this under: Things we complain about when people other than Obama does them"
Except for the fact that they do, you totally have a point.
#2 Posted by Thimbles, CJR on Fri 26 Aug 2011 at 12:34 AM
Whoops, selected the wrong Obama photo tab.
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/spot_the_presidential_address.php
PS. What's with the captcha difficulty going up a notch? I kid you not, the captcha box just asked me to hebrew.
#3 Posted by Thimbles, CJR on Fri 26 Aug 2011 at 12:40 AM
As a retired journalist who still keeps abreast of things, I have a suggestion. One of Perry's chief means of escaping responsibility for his words is what I'll call "suggestive rhetoric." He uses brash words such as "secession" or "treasonous" but uses them in such a way as to enable him to weasel out. An example is when he suggested people wanted to have a president who loves his country. When one reporter asked him if he meant President Obama did not love his country, Perry said he should ask the president. I did not hear a followup. My suggestion is that when Perry blows off a question in that way, the next reporter pick up where the first one left off. I would have asked Perry: "You were the one who made the implication. Shouldn't it be you, not the president, who should explain what you meant?"
#4 Posted by Tom Barry, CJR on Fri 26 Aug 2011 at 10:46 AM