Myth-Information: "Poor press peons" edition

By GottaLaff

I will post these various headlines and excerpts without a lot of commentary, because, as I just told Paddy, I'm too angry to write coherently about the tone of the press the 20-minute-old White House is getting. Here are several examples of that vaunted objectivity from our esteemed media that everyone says is so damned liberal:

• Poll: Trouble signs for Obama over Cabinet picks?
• Dems target right-wing talk radio More and more Democrats in Congress are calling for action that Republicans warn could muzzle right-wing talk radio.
• RNC shows reporters some love
• From NBC's Chuck Todd:

"The White House Bubble"... I have to say, nothing is more frustrating than covering an actual event here at the White House if you at all believe in anything remotely having to do with the First Amendment. [...]

Today, it was so bad that we were kept behind closed doors so that these CEOs and other business leaders could leave without accidentally mingling with us poor press peons. [...]

Seriously, is this the picture the White House wants? CEOs who come to the people's house and then get rushed out so they don't have to deal with press questions? [...]

But public events like the one the president held today ought to allow the press a tad more access to these guests who are apparently involved in some of the people's business of the day. Just because a previous admin has "always done it this way" doesn't mean it's the way things should continue to be done.

Message control is something every White House wants but sometimes when a White House attempts to control a message too much, they can irritate the press to the point that we all stop even paying attention to their message of the day. Just ask the previous occupant.

*** UPDATE, RESPONSE TO COMMENTORS: "This isn't about us not having access, this is about ANYONE having access... if it's NOT us, it's the public!...Beat us up all you want, but this isn't about us whining, it's about us not even being able to do the job you want us to do and that is be the people's questioner here. But, of course, having a respectable debate on this issue with some is impossible. The irony, of course, is that many of you would be just as upset about the lack of access as I am if the occupant of the White House were someone else.

Note to Chuck: It's spelled "CommentErs".

Okay, I can't resist sneaking one comment in: How about giving this administration just a little time to settle in, establish their M.O., and give them the opportunity to respond to your frustrations before venting publicly?

Maybe, just maybe, if the press were as fair to Team Obama as they want Team Obama to be to them, there would be a more reciprocal relationship.