More From The Dept. Of Not Bush: Aboard Air Force One

OK, since you never got back to me about the pen thing, I have a huge favor to ask. Ever since, 9/11, the security perimeter around Camp David has been expanded so as to block access to some of the most family-friendly hiking trails in Catoctin Mountain Park. The park ranger told me last fall that they were supposed to return to normal years ago but never did. Every time Camp David is in use, major portions of the surrounding area are inaccessible to the public. Example from last weekend:
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Catoctin Mountain Park Announces Temporary Partial Park Closures
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Please pass along that letting people enjoy the park on weekends would be change that thousands of area visitors would appreciated, especially by the youngest hikers.

If you need specifics, the most kid-friendly trail is Hog Rock. Great even if you need to lug a two-year-old for part of it.

You poor pressers. Why would the meanie White House and POTUS Obama make you actually work for a change? Shame on them...

http://www.political-buzz.com/

Michael, if the bad news is Obama's starving the press corps while doing the people's busienss, I hope you aren't expecting a lot of sympathy.

The President?...in shirtsleeves?...on Air Force One...?
Oh, the *shame* of it! No respect for the office! Blah, blah...

Scherer
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Seriously bro, why open yourself up to criticism of an otherwise well written and informative post by complaining about not eating your ham n cheese? Its like you are a glutton for punishment. I tell you what, I personally won't attack you for throwing that in at the end. But you gotta stop putting a bullseye on your chest. I mean you write enough wingnut bull crap as it is. Why sully the few times you give it to us straight.

Here's hoping that the success or failure of the Obama Presidency isn't measured in the degree to which he makes reporters feel comfortable. It's nice to comment on the amenities and I'm glad Obama is smart enough to recognize the opportunty to chat you up, but history tells us that when coverage itself is based on the quality of individual relationships, we citizens are the ones who end up suffering the most.

1) This is exactly what I was hoping they would do. But they have to realize that this is going to be a very rough road, because it is a direct attack on the Village. The people are with them, but the last week of coverage, where ideas like spending isn't stimulative or that government can't create jobs are treated respectfully.
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Note MS's savvy tone here.
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He again tried to frame the debate, saying the president is more concerned about getting something passed quickly than he is about the details of the roughly "10 percent" of the stimulus package on which the House and Senate still differ.
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There's no frame here.
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2) The narcissism never stops. The country is teetering on the brink of the worst precipice in a 100 years, and he's worried about having to eat his taxpayer supplied ham sandwich too fast.

You forgot to use your sarcasm tags.

But I mean it about Camp David

I assure you that the above post is meant to be read as involving a bit of sarcasm.
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Sure. We got that. But the thing you chose to be sarcastic about involved your own personal comfort.

Did you think the "bad news" Scherer was going to reveal was maybe facing the fact that D.C. Villagers like him are insulated and need to get out of their comfort zones more often? WRONG---it's really all about not getting his sammich as he flies outside the Beltway over the millions trying to put food on ordinary plates.

Forget the pens; and the Camp David thing doesn't require a reply. I'll know Change has arrived when I can take my granddaughter to Hog Rock on a POTUS weekends, and I'll send you some home-made cookies.

joyo - cookies are fine, but Michael needs to eat his sandwich first. If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.

Why must we endure the press alternating between looking through a microscope into a mirror or wearing a blindfold feeling parts of an elephant while the closest voice tells them what they think they're touching (you know, the old object lesson on perceptions, the elephant's leg is a "tree", the trunk is a "snake", and so on... ). Break the mirror, take off the blindfold, and stop feeling up elephants.

joyomama,

Are you in my neck of the woods (Hagerstown)?

Nope; Hyattsville area (near U of M), but I am a frequent visitor to that lovely region.

Scherer
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http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/stimulus-package/obama-aides-rip-cable-news-dc-media-and-political-elite/#comment-1579
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What did you make of this? Did Gibby really call you guys out? Are you and Tapper somewhere now plotting his downfall as retaliation? Is JMart down with the plan? Is Drudge promising to link to it with a siren?

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That's not all. In response to another question about Obama's scheduled rally today in Elkhart, Indiana, Gibbs directly attacked the White House press corps. “We'll get to measure whose questions were better over the course of the day — the voters of Elkhart or the reporters of Washington,” Gibbs says.

So…
What are Secret Service-issued cufflinks like? Do they have little microphones, or maybe frickin' lasers?

Not to toot my own horn...ah f@ck it, I'm tooting my own horn, I've been pretty consistent that Obama was going to have to push back against the media, and to his credit we're starting to see some of that now. I'd like to hear it directly from Obama's mouth though, something nuanced like..."but the Beltway mentality is fighting the change we need. The politicians, the lobbyists, the media, they are all addicted to the same type of thinking that put us in this situation in the first place". Oh yeah, and some decent Dem talking heads would be nice.

sg:
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This was presaged by Obama making the mouth movements with his fingers, talking about cable chatterers. It's funny that McCain thought he could win by attacking the media for bias, while Obama's about to attack them for being stupid and out of touch. "We'll see who asks the better questions, the reporters or the citizens."

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FlownOver
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I was wondering the same thing. Like some Inspector Gadget cufflinks or something lol