tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5492599231993641338..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Des Moines | Obama campaign releases transcript; candidate reverses on
off-the-record talk demandJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39414182287809268042012-10-26T10:30:03.542-04:002012-10-26T10:30:03.542-04:00Yeah, they screwed up, at first.
Then, they fixed...Yeah, they screwed up, at first.<br /><br />Then, they fixed it. And BHO is taking another ink-bath flood of bad PR.<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203897404578076841543944634.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read<br /><br />Duh.<br /><br />RG, you goofed, but you recovered. Way to go. At least you didn't look stupid on national TV.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90474786349033562882012-10-26T09:20:50.239-04:002012-10-26T09:20:50.239-04:008:35 - The fact that LH & RG agreed to an off-...8:35 - The fact that LH & RG agreed to an off-the-record conversation is ludicrous. Stop making excuses for them. It was wrong and they should have known. it. It's not rocket science. This is why Gannett is such a joke and losing credibility every single day. I find it sad and disturbing that BHO's campaign knew it could get away with such a stunt with Gannett. This is how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91685847460719022652012-10-26T08:35:47.723-04:002012-10-26T08:35:47.723-04:00RG did right thing.
That BHO's staff would su...RG did right thing.<br /><br />That BHO's staff would suddenly call and demand OTR on this is just silly and bizarre, and Mitt's people had a huge field day with it.<br /><br />That's on BHO, not RG.<br /><br />Jim -- what about a special history blog -- "weirdest election story, ever?" Who suddenly dropped in? Who got in a shouting match? Longest night, ever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78215487697707996012012-10-26T02:53:30.063-04:002012-10-26T02:53:30.063-04:00Forget about a President's Ring. This guy is i...Forget about a President's Ring. This guy is in line for the Gannett Fist of Honor award.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62790547973312741872012-10-25T22:43:57.304-04:002012-10-25T22:43:57.304-04:009:12 Where do you see the word "sleezebag&quo...9:12 Where do you see the word "sleezebag"?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24550155202442050032012-10-25T21:12:31.622-04:002012-10-25T21:12:31.622-04:00I love that Jim deletes a post if you try to ident...I love that Jim deletes a post if you try to identify a poster but its okay to call someone a sleezebag. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41637346886106623332012-10-25T19:29:44.849-04:002012-10-25T19:29:44.849-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45359911496851259132012-10-25T15:49:19.184-04:002012-10-25T15:49:19.184-04:00Rick Green is a great guy and a great editor. You ...Rick Green is a great guy and a great editor. You go Ricky don't worry about these posters. They have no clueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64411738335833739172012-10-25T13:38:02.168-04:002012-10-25T13:38:02.168-04:00How do I know hell has frozen over? Because sleaze...How do I know hell has frozen over? Because sleazebag Rick Green is doing right thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19147171754095345392012-10-25T11:53:54.639-04:002012-10-25T11:53:54.639-04:00....'an important victory for the public's.......'an important victory for the public's right to know about Obama's positions less than two weeks before the Nov. 6 election." This is Iowa. We see candidates on a regular basis. Plus, after seeing approximately 1,800 television ads per day, listening to 3 debates, and months of campaigning, I think the public is very aware of Obama's positions without this transcript.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4437029583866554732012-10-25T08:57:47.359-04:002012-10-25T08:57:47.359-04:00The Register should make NO endorsements after thi...The Register should make NO endorsements after this embarrassing incident. Shame on Laura and Rick!!!!! Instead of an endorsement, they should write an apology to readers/voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50024360079459347912012-10-25T05:13:20.508-04:002012-10-25T05:13:20.508-04:00WHO-AM, Des Moines, called the incident "sill...WHO-AM, Des Moines, called the incident "silly and bizarre."<br /><br />Yup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7932185392024387672012-10-24T23:49:14.084-04:002012-10-24T23:49:14.084-04:00Rick Green is so self-serving it is pathetic. The ...Rick Green is so self-serving it is pathetic. The footprints of Green's shoes are on the backs of journalists with integrity. It is the Gannett way. I'd fire both of those clowns. Shameful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46163345269335081742012-10-24T22:23:40.271-04:002012-10-24T22:23:40.271-04:00That's right! Green's predecessor drove a ...That's right! Green's predecessor drove a wedge between candidates...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85795332877494840012012-10-24T22:00:21.955-04:002012-10-24T22:00:21.955-04:00Oh well, Green's not the first Register editor...Oh well, Green's not the first Register editor to embarrass us over a presidential campaign. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58998991453319229752012-10-24T21:54:46.911-04:002012-10-24T21:54:46.911-04:00The saddest part to all of this is that Laura and ...The saddest part to all of this is that Laura and Rick are off high-fiving each other on a job well done - clueless that their actions are cowardly and completely inappropriate from any journalistic angle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19297207879783390562012-10-24T21:42:16.612-04:002012-10-24T21:42:16.612-04:00Im disgusted by this after being a fan of Rick Gre...Im disgusted by this after being a fan of Rick Green's for while. The paper's job is to give their readers the information they need to make an informed vote. Green and his publisher should have cut the Obama camp off immediately the minute they suggested the interview needed to be off the record. It really doesn't matter that the DMR wanted to talk to Obama to decide on an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33413584252612116642012-10-24T21:13:25.108-04:002012-10-24T21:13:25.108-04:00absolutely right, 7:42, and the Register was even ...absolutely right, 7:42, and the Register was even more appalling for agreeing to it and THEN calling out the Obama campaign in public to change the terms --- of a deal the Register freely made. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88762589996150364112012-10-24T19:42:45.544-04:002012-10-24T19:42:45.544-04:00Any good publisher knows not to agree to an off-th...Any good publisher knows not to agree to an off-the-record conversation with any political candidate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33719867926771313782012-10-24T16:13:00.660-04:002012-10-24T16:13:00.660-04:00So essentially the Obama campaign got the option o...So essentially the Obama campaign got the option of reviewing the transcript and deciding whether they liked it before approving whether it would be published. The Register botched this. They should not have agreed to off-the-record in the first place, period. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7844050454475991902012-10-24T16:04:53.187-04:002012-10-24T16:04:53.187-04:00"Great. Mr. President, we know that John Boeh..."Great. Mr. President, we know that John Boehner and the House Republicans have not been easy to work with, and certainly you’ve had some obstacles in the Senate, even though it’s been controlled by the Democrats...."<br /><br />Given the president's unease with unprepared remarks and the lack of any kind of followup from Laura or Rick, was this off-the-record on-the-record call Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65235717226225720972012-10-24T12:18:08.210-04:002012-10-24T12:18:08.210-04:00It figures Laura Hollingsworth agreed to those con...It figures Laura Hollingsworth agreed to those conditions in the first place. It shows how clueless she is as a publisher. The Louisiana papers are lucky to have her making decisions for us now. Is anybody paying attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com