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You're right in that this does not significantly block NYT, etc.'s ability to gather news (btw you can check the transcripts online: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
by Jun8 10y ago
You're right in that this does not significantly block NYT, etc.'s ability to gather news (btw you can check the transcripts online: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings) but it's an important symbolic gesture by the White House.
Here's a cool post of how the 49 seats assignments have changed over time: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/03/25/how-the-seating-chart-of-the-white-house-press-room-has-changed-in-1-cool-graphic https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/03/25/ho...
- sp332 10y agoBlocking only NYT might not change things significantly, but showing that they will ban anyone who asks difficult questions means the ones who are left will think twice. The ones who keep "misbehaving" will also get banned. That will change things for everyone trying to get news.
- methusalasleeps 10y agoThe banned parties should make an alternative venue that asks questions of shadow governments. It will be more interesting and erode the Presidents power to choose how to address the people by overshadowing his useless PR and making the other governments easier to imagine.
- sp332 10y agoShadow? Like this? http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Tampa-town-hall-meeting-cardboard-Marco-Rubio-10954378.php http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Tampa-town-hall-meeti...
- methusalasleeps 10y agoAlso fun, but I didn't mean a cutout of trump.. an actual clinton or sanders, or anyone who has some backing to run next term can build a shadow cabinet and start answering the NYTs questions.
- maxerickson 10y agoThat's an esoteric use of "shadow government". It's typically used to mean a secret cabal that holds the real power.
- mjcl 10y agoI took him to mean "shadow" as how it's used in the term "shadow cabinet" in parliamentary democracies, particularly the UK.
- methusalasleeps 10y agoExactly. I would expect the UK's media to use the shadow cabinet to take back the floor.
- roywiggins 10y agoIf the only questions that are asked are softballs, then the only clips that CNN, etc, can air from the press conferences are well-prepared, pat answers. Which will tend to make the administration look better, rather than spluttering and indignant.