Cell phones are simply the most convenient form of audio/video recording device these days. There are plenty of specialty devices much less obvious than a cell phone, which can be used to record the words of the president in supposedly “private” settings like fund raisers. I suspect doing things like confiscating cell phones will result in adoption of these further methods.
>Can you blame them? Obama made the “Bitter Clingers” remark in what he THOUGHT was strict confidence.
I did an informal survey of non-blog readers shortly after the 0bama was selected-not-elected in the “democratic” primary. Zero percent of voters surveyed recognized the quote “bitter people clinging to guns and religion,” as newsworthy, let alone being able to successfully attributed it to President Zero.
But then again, that election was the first ever where I felt the media said to itself, “Fuck any pretense to impartial news reporting, let’s make history!”
May 16th, 2012 at 10:24 am
Can you blame them? Obama made the “Bitter Clingers” remark in what he THOUGHT was strict confidence.
That hurt. And they MUST control the message.
May 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am
Cell phones are simply the most convenient form of audio/video recording device these days. There are plenty of specialty devices much less obvious than a cell phone, which can be used to record the words of the president in supposedly “private” settings like fund raisers. I suspect doing things like confiscating cell phones will result in adoption of these further methods.
May 16th, 2012 at 10:52 am
>Can you blame them? Obama made the “Bitter Clingers” remark in what he THOUGHT was strict confidence.
I did an informal survey of non-blog readers shortly after the 0bama was selected-not-elected in the “democratic” primary. Zero percent of voters surveyed recognized the quote “bitter people clinging to guns and religion,” as newsworthy, let alone being able to successfully attributed it to President Zero.
But then again, that election was the first ever where I felt the media said to itself, “Fuck any pretense to impartial news reporting, let’s make history!”
May 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Dear Mr. President:
If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear.
Concerned Citizen
May 16th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
If I was told that, I’d think I’d use the phone on the way out the door to stop payment on the donation check.