Thursday, September 13, 2012

Ah, the journalist conspiracy of Peer Review.



This is simply rehearsal by journalists to try to have Mr. Romney actually answer a pertinent question. A frequent strategy for avoidance of answering questions is to take only one question per journalist. It is not usual for peers to seek a strategy to receive the answers they seek. 

The review by the Right Wing Media makes it sound as though the journalists are actually crafting answers before the questions are asked. That is not what this is. There is no prescribed outcome to the questions. The problem is Romney. He won't answer a question straight up. He talks around it, blames others and seeks avoidance of every topic involved in this election. It he would answer questions instead of avoiding them it would be helpful. What would be more helpful is if he would answer them honestly. I suppose he is saving the good answers for the debates. 

But, this is simply journalists doing what they do to every candidate in a race no matter where the race is, they seek answers to difficult questions. I suppose if a journalist wants to ask Romney what he got for Christmas he could, but, that isn't really a campaign issue.

The journalists don't know if they will even get a chance to ask their questions. So, to agree on questions most important to the people of the country is not a bad thing.

The accusations by the Right Wing Media are baseless, contrived and lies in themselves. There is no conspiracy here, just professionals seeking some kind of power in the situation to achieve answers to specific questions. Someone is awfully desperate. 

So much for freedom of speech. 

NEW RULE: All press must enter any Romney Press Room with hands in lap, eyes forward and complete focus to the front of the room. No talking allowed. You may breath. You will only speak when spoken to. Only ankles crossed. No poking, no hair pulling and no gum chewing. That sounds like a gender issue, too.