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when the questions get 'hot', spicer always goes to a 'reporter' that changes the subject. (Original Post) spanone May 2017 OP
Yeah, he bails when it gets hot. Adsos Letter May 2017 #1
none of the networks, cable or otherwise, identifies the reporters.... spanone May 2017 #2
Yeah, I'd like to know who they work for. Adsos Letter May 2017 #3
Oh yeah. countryjake May 2017 #4
yes, he always does this and it's so lame and obvious. I wish the reporters and the news agency anneboleyn May 2017 #5
good catch! kentuck May 2017 #6
I always get suspicious True Dough May 2017 #7
HA! monmouth4 May 2017 #8
it's ALMOST that blatant. spanone May 2017 #9
A spineless Monkey Boy maveric May 2017 #10

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
1. Yeah, he bails when it gets hot.
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:50 PM
May 2017

I wish C-SPAN would identify the reporters asking the questions, and their news affiliation.

spanone

(135,816 posts)
2. none of the networks, cable or otherwise, identifies the reporters....
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:51 PM
May 2017

i suspect it would be revealing.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
3. Yeah, I'd like to know who they work for.
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:54 PM
May 2017

Context, and all that.

I don't recognize most of them; I suppose I could spend the time to find out, I just wish they would provide the info.

countryjake

(8,554 posts)
4. Oh yeah.
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:55 PM
May 2017

And it doesn't matter how many are clamoring to remain on point, he ignores them all to go to a Faux newsperson or some other more "friendly" journalist.

Spicer's been doing that from the very beginning.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
5. yes, he always does this and it's so lame and obvious. I wish the reporters and the news agency
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:56 PM
May 2017

they represent would be revealed when they ask questions at these pressers. Spicer always knows who to go to for a softball question (nothing at all to do with Russia but something easy about some trip Tillerson is taking, etc)

True Dough

(17,301 posts)
7. I always get suspicious
Mon May 8, 2017, 02:03 PM
May 2017

when the questions go from "Did President Trump get any warnings about General Flynn from the Obama administration," to "Sean, where did you get that great tie?"

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