It was the pot calling the kettle black on Morning Joe Tuesday. Joe Scarborough was up in arms over President Obama’s criticism of the media for not reporting the way he would like. Scarborough called Obama out for opting for more friendly news outlets that provided the “easiest questions and he would be speaking to his audience directly.” But the fact is Morning Joe had their own softball interview with the President.
Scarborough kicked off the segment by pointing out Obama’s hypocrisy of saying the media should have high standards. Commenting that Obama has not done an extended interview with the Washington Post in the over seven years of his presidency, “and yet gladly submits himself to being interviewed by YouTube stars who sit in bathtubs with milk and Fruit Loops [GloZell] … And also another podcast called WTF. With a liberal L.A. Comedian.”
It’s true that it is ridiculous that the President of the United States does “media” engagements like this while rarely doing press conferences, let alone extended interviews with reputable outlets. So it should be understandable that the few times he does give those interviews the time is precious and should be filled with hard hitting questions. But that’s not what happened when Obama appeared on Morning Joe on October 29, 2012.
. Eric Scheiner
. Eric Scheiner
