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The White House Press Corps Apparently Doesn’t Like To Travel
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Rob - 09:07am on 07/21/2007

Or maybe they just don’t like Tennessee.

My goodness but these people are whiny and petty:

MR. SNOW: Okay, the President’s schedule today, normal briefings at 8:00 a.m. At 10:55 a.m. we’ll have a tour of the Nashville Bun Company. The President will make remarks on the budget at the Opryland Convention Center, discussing how his fiscal policies are going to keep the economy growing, American’s taxes low, and continue to move toward balance in the federal budget. He’s going to highlight the debates and differences between the two parties when it comes to the economy and spending. At 4:05 p.m. he will return to the White House. [...]

Questions.

Q Why are we going here today? And is he going to be taking questions from the audience or anything?

MR. SNOW: Yes, he’s likely going to be taking some questions from the audience. And what he’s doing is a speech to highlight, again, the differences between the two parties when it comes to fiscal discipline.

Q Does he need to do the Q&As outside of Washington for a certain reason? What’s the purpose?

MR. SNOW: Believe it or not, people outside Washington actually care about the government and they have a right to ask questions of the President. I think it’s — the President certainly takes plenty of questions in Washington, and it’s always important to hear from people around the country.

Q Why did you pick the Opry House?

MR. SNOW: Because, basically, it’s a good facility where you can pack in a bunch of people and at the same time have the right kind of — essentially, people can exchange ideas and conversations. I mean, it’s a good venue.

The funniest part is when the reporter is grilling Tony Snow about why the President might actually want to leave DC and talk to Americans who live in other parts of the country.


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