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David Burn / January 18, 2008

The Stench of Privilege

A political reporter showed up for work yesterday. His name is Glen Johnson and he works for Associated Press. While covering the Mitt Romney for President campaign, Johnson tripped up the candidate, not with a line of questioning, but with a direct challenge as to the truth in a Romney claim.

Romney said he didn’t have any Washington lobbyists running his campaign (the presumption being that others do). Johnson begged to differ. “That is not true. Ron Kaufman is a lobbyist,” said Johnson. The fact that he did so publicly inside a Staples store in Columbia, South Carolina with cameras rolling, confounded the man who would be President. And it angered his travelling press secretary, Eric Ferhnstrom, who scolded Johnson repeatedly, saying, “Don’t get argumentative with the candidate.”

Ferhnstrom’s response is maddening and outrageous. What would Mencken say?

How about, don’t lie to the press unless you want everyone to know about it.

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David Burn

Poet, critic, and storyteller.

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  1. irina slutsky says

    January 20, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    thanks so much for sharing this

    Reply
  2. irina slutsky says

    January 20, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    thanks so much for sharing this

    Reply

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