News that may surprise you
By Matthew Weaver on October 22, 2008 at 7:20 AM in Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin
The media in general would have you believe that Governor Palin does not talk with reporters (usually with the suggestion that she’s clueless or worse). CBS News’ Scott Conroy writes in his CBS blog From The Road rather differently that among the four candidates it is actually Governor Palin who is the most accessible. Surprise, surprise, he even notes that she is confident, clear, and precise.
Scott writes that Governor Palin has increasingly approached reporters during the past two weeks, even having to be almost dragged away by her staff while in Colorado Springs. “Though she often turns the “mainstream media” into a punching bag on the stump, Palin clearly enjoys interacting with reporters.”
By quick comparison, Senator Biden hasn’t met with reporters for over a month. Not that that hasn’t slowed down his continuing stream of gaffs. Senators’ Obama and McCain have not spoken with reporters since September. Of the three, I’d love to hear Senator Obama queried by a group of serious, investigative reporters.
Cross-posted in my blog, The Independent View.






















