Quotes by President Barack Obama about the media: ___ "The media encourages some of the outliers in behavior because, let's face it, the easiest way to get on television right now is to be really rude." _ Sept. 18 ___ "The media loves to have a conversation about race. I mean, this is catnip to the media." _ Sept. 18 ___ "We also remember and celebrate the journalism that Walter (Cronkite) practiced _ a standard of honesty and integrity and responsibility. It's a standard that's a little bit harder to find today." _ Sept. 9 ___ "It's fine to have a debate back and forth _ he said, she said. Except when somebody else is just not even telling remotely the truth. Then (reporters) should say in your reports, `Oh, and by the way, that's just not true.' But that doesn't happen often enough." _ Aug. 20 ___ "There's been a lot of attention paid to some of the town hall meetings that are going on around the country, especially when tempers flare. TV loves a ruckus. What you haven't seen on TV, and what makes me proud, are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country." _ Aug. 14 ___ Continued... |