After roundly criticizing The Clintons for their manipulation of the press, Obama shows some signs of a willingness to do the same. Did he feel burned after the coverage his comments in Nevada, about Reagan, got? Who knows, but here's The Politico.
And the traveling press corps has been shut out of monitoring Obama's satellite interviews with local media outlets, which is a normal practice on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.
On top of that, the traveling media has been tussling with Obama aides to keep conversations with the candidate on his campaign plane on the record.
I wouldn't mention it, because it appears to have made it to the right-wing daily talking points, but I thought I should, since it's an obvious AS .... error of omission, if he is really upset about how politicians treat the press to their advantage.
