Clinton campaign kills negative story - The Orange Mane

W*GS · 09-26-2007, 08:20 PM

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5992.html

SoCalBronco · 09-26-2007, 08:26 PM

I dislike the Clintons as much as you W*GS, but I don't see what is wrong with this. The media is NOT entitled to interviews or exclusives or anything like that. It's simply playing the cards you have. They can publish whatever they want, but nothing wrong with forcing them to decide what is more important to them.... that story...or access to Bill Clinton later. Simply a game of playing the cards you have. It's merely arm-twisting. Not a big deal.

Spider · 09-26-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by W*GS

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5992.html

real good link there wiggy ......... Dont b**** about LABF using bartcop , you are no better ...... as for the story so what ?

Rohirrim · 09-26-2007, 11:41 PM

That was standard operating procedure under Giuliani in NYC. Do a negative piece on Rudy, your phone calls don't get answered. Bush has been running the WH press room that way since he was inaugurated. Do a negative piece and your name doesn't get called.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 09-27-2007, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

That was standard operating procedure under Giuliani in NYC. Do a negative piece on Rudy, your phone calls don't get answered. Bush has been running the WH press room that way since he was inaugurated. Do a negative piece and your name doesn't get called.

But one thing's for certain: You won't see W*GS start a thread to complain when it's Bush doing something like this.

W*GS · 09-27-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

That was standard operating procedure under Giuliani in NYC. Do a negative piece on Rudy, your phone calls don't get answered. Bush has been running the WH press room that way since he was inaugurated. Do a negative piece and your name doesn't get called.

Are you deflecting or are you putting the Clinton machine in the same category as Giuliani and/or Bush?

W*GS · 09-27-2007, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

But one thing's for certain: You won't see W*GS start a thread to complain when it's Bush doing something like this.

Where did I complain? Of course, we never will see (nor have we ever seen) you start a thread in which something in which Bill Clinton is involved is anything less than adulatory.

Don't you find your praise and worship of all things Bill Clinton at odds with his work for Hillary, when you've made it clear that you despise her? I bet his support for her makes you mad.

Bronco Bob · 09-27-2007, 11:15 AM

This one got sort of lost in the shuffle, so I'll repost it. It's a big article so I'll just post a few highlights and if you want
you can read the rest by going to the link at the bottom.

For Clinton Camp No Press Is Good Press
Democratic Front-Runner's Press Office Employs Take-No-Prisoners Approach

By RICK KLEIN
Sept. 25, 2007

For the small band of reporters who regularly cover Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign, the dirty little secret is this: They rarely -- if ever -- get to speak to the candidate herself.

Clinton, D-N.Y., is running perhaps the most media-controlled -- and media-obsessed -- campaign in presidential history. Her aides carefully screen access to the candidate, generally avoid news conferences on the campaign trail and have been known to throw around the Clintons' considerable weight to block negative stories and influence coverage of the candidate they're protecting and promoting.

Ari Fleischer, a former press secretary to President Bush during his 2000 campaign and first years in the White House, said the Clinton campaign has taken a hallmark of the Bush White House -- carefully controlled media access -- to another level.

"Hillary is no Bill when it comes to discipline -- she has some," Fleischer said. "But it's more than just discipline." During his 2000 run, "George Bush did press [availabilities] just about every day, and he was always disciplined.

"Hillary is also disciplined," Fleischer continued, "but she keeps her distance from the press probably because she doesn't like them." "She sees all downside in access. As a front-runner with a 20-point margin, the press can hurt her more than help her."

Reporters say requests for interviews with Clinton are often ignored. The press office often berates reporters and editors for stories it considers unfair or incomplete. In the Senate and on the campaign trail, her Secret Service contingent sometimes serves as an informal shield to protect her from off-the-cuff exchanges with reporters.

"These people went through Whitewater and impeachment," said one Democrat with close ties to the Clintons. "They know how to be tough bastards when they need to be."

"They play to win," Chris Lehane, a former Clinton White House aide, who was Al Gore's spokesman during his 2000 presidential run, said of Clinton's campaign team. "She can dominate the rest of the field by her ability to occupy more media real estate than everyone else combined. And you have another person who can do the same thing for them. That gives them an enormous tactical advantage."

"When they want to communicate things directly, they can transcend the traditional modes of communication," Lehane said.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/S...3648738&page=1

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Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,842	That was standard operating procedure under Giuliani in NYC. Do a negative piece on Rudy, your phone calls don't get answered. Bush has been running the WH press room that way since he was inaugurated. Do a negative piece and your name doesn't get called.

09-27-2007, 11:15 AM	#8
Bronco Bob Tastee Freeze Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,464 Adopt-a-Bronco: Champ Bailey	This one got sort of lost in the shuffle, so I'll repost it. It's a big article so I'll just post a few highlights and if you want you can read the rest by going to the link at the bottom. For Clinton Camp No Press Is Good Press Democratic Front-Runner's Press Office Employs Take-No-Prisoners Approach By RICK KLEIN Sept. 25, 2007 For the small band of reporters who regularly cover Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign, the dirty little secret is this: They rarely -- if ever -- get to speak to the candidate herself. Clinton, D-N.Y., is running perhaps the most media-controlled -- and media-obsessed -- campaign in presidential history. Her aides carefully screen access to the candidate, generally avoid news conferences on the campaign trail and have been known to throw around the Clintons' considerable weight to block negative stories and influence coverage of the candidate they're protecting and promoting. Ari Fleischer, a former press secretary to President Bush during his 2000 campaign and first years in the White House, said the Clinton campaign has taken a hallmark of the Bush White House -- carefully controlled media access -- to another level. "Hillary is no Bill when it comes to discipline -- she has some," Fleischer said. "But it's more than just discipline." During his 2000 run, "George Bush did press [availabilities] just about every day, and he was always disciplined. "Hillary is also disciplined," Fleischer continued, "but she keeps her distance from the press probably because she doesn't like them." "She sees all downside in access. As a front-runner with a 20-point margin, the press can hurt her more than help her." Reporters say requests for interviews with Clinton are often ignored. The press office often berates reporters and editors for stories it considers unfair or incomplete. In the Senate and on the campaign trail, her Secret Service contingent sometimes serves as an informal shield to protect her from off-the-cuff exchanges with reporters. "These people went through Whitewater and impeachment," said one Democrat with close ties to the Clintons. "They know how to be tough bastards when they need to be." "They play to win," Chris Lehane, a former Clinton White House aide, who was Al Gore's spokesman during his 2000 presidential run, said of Clinton's campaign team. "She can dominate the rest of the field by her ability to occupy more media real estate than everyone else combined. And you have another person who can do the same thing for them. That gives them an enormous tactical advantage." "When they want to communicate things directly, they can transcend the traditional modes of communication," Lehane said. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/S...3648738&page=1