A NIXONESQUE MOVE FROM TEAM OBAMA

NY Post - By Kirsten Powers - Nov. 1, 2008 -

TEAM Obama veered off message yesterday, kicking off the campaign bus reporters from three newspapers deemed unfriendly to the campaign - The New York Post, The Dallas Morning News and The Washington Times.
This is bipartisanship?
The move is utterly at odds with a central part of Obama's message: the idea that he's a different kind of candidate - one who won't demonize opponents or critics, but will instead work hard to bring people together. Let's hope this isn't a harbinger of what would happen in an Obama administration. A spokesperson claimed the decision was one the campaign had to make to appeal to swing voters. In fact, those reporters were bumped to make room for others from Jet and Essence, two glossy magazines targeted at African-Americans, and for a documentary unit chronicling the last days of the Obama campaign. None meet the standard of appealing to a "swing voter." Worse, the campaign bumped news reporters for lifestyle magazines. ...Continues...