"Two things: 1) Yes, Bush did hand pick reporters at times (which I don't agree with) but he never called up reporters the night before instructing them on what question to ask. This has been taken to a whole new level to push Obamacare. Even the lady with cancer, Debby Smith, in the townhall meeting was a plant (http://foxyurl.com/n9C). Helen Thomas is neither Dem nor Rep, she is reporter who has seen it all and been through it all and she is just telling it how it is.....“We have never had that in the White House....I’m amazed, I’m amazed at you people who called for openness and transparency…Calling reporters the night before, telling them they’re going to be called on — that’s shocking,” 2) as cuzaoperiwinkle pointed out Obama said he wanted more things open and transparent. This is a move in the complete opposite direction. Just another one of his lies to get everyone to vote for him"
- simon