Lachlan Markay
NewsBusters
11/15/2010
President Barack Obama is peeved with the American press. They never say “thank you,” he whined to journalists in Japan on Monday.
According to the pool report from the press conference, one reporter said “Thank you, Mr. President.” Someone said the reporter was Australian.
“I knew it must have been an Australian because my folks never say thank you,” Obama said. [Emphasis CAJ]
At that, the entire American pool said in unison — admittedly with a bit of sarcasm — “Thank you, Mr. President.”
PM Gillard could be heard chiming in, “There are a few cheeky Australians here.”
At first glance, Obama’s comment reeks of arrogance. He seems to think that press access is a privilege, not a right, and that he is under no obligation to even speak to reporters…
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CAJ note [corrected]: And here we were thinking the President should be thanking the American media. Without them he might never have become the Democratic candidate, or been elected to the Oval office.
Update: For example…On ‘Today’ Gov. Bobby Jindal Slams Obama for Slow Response to Oil Spill, Lauer Offers Excuses
