Well, I am not personally acquainted with Leslie Carbone, but I’ve linked to her before and know she’s a true conservative, a very good writer, a prolific blogger and, perhaps most importantly, a Red Sox fan.
And I know she was abruptly and rather rudely disconnected from a White House conference call this week, after being invited by “The Office of Public Liason” to listen in on Barry Jackson, Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs.
She speculates that this post may be the reason she was banned.
Oh Yes, How DARE she tell the truth like that!
Seems to me the WH Liason office needs to do some decent Liasing – and at least apologize.
Beyond that, it really burns me that a few negative words about policy can get a blogger-journalist banned from WH conferences.
Please pass this on so it will spread like blogosfire.
(Hat Tip: Blue Collar Muse)
Tags: banned, call, conference, disconnected, Leslie Carbone, Liason, White House
Posted by E!!
on September 09, 2008
Harry Reid,
Joe Lieberman /
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You may have heard the rumors that Reid banned Lieberman from all future Democratic caucus lunches and Tupperware parties? Apparently not true:
Washington, DC—Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, made the following statement today regarding false reports that Senator Joe Lieberman is excluded from Democrats’ future weekly caucus lunches:
“While it is no secret that the Democratic caucus is disappointed in Senator Lieberman’s attacks on Senator Obama, the irresponsible report that Senator Lieberman has been excluded from caucus meetings is completely untrue. Senator Lieberman has chosen to not attend Democratic caucus lunches, and that is his choice.”
Truly a shocker that Lieberman would want to avoid bruncheons with his BFF Harry Reid…
Tags: banned, caucus, Lieberman, lunches, Reid, rumors
