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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow. Not a word on the LA Times website about Obama's hour-long press conference.
You'd never know he said a word about it today. But they dedicated a nice big article to Boner's talk.
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Wow. Not a word on the LA Times website about Obama's hour-long press conference. (Original Post)
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
OP
Wasn't hard to find right on the 'U.S.' page (even has some video of it)...
PoliticAverse
Oct 2013
#4
You are correct, I missed that. I was looking under SHUTDOWN COVERAGE and on the FRONT PAGE.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#5
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)1. They did have a blip
Way down at the bottom by a regular columnist in a section called "The Economy Hub".
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-iword-20131008,0,1301550.story
mucifer
(23,550 posts)2. repeat after me "BOTH SIDES BOTH SIDES BOTH SIDES"
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)3. CNN did the same - web page was 90% Boner, 10% Obama.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)4. Wasn't hard to find right on the 'U.S.' page (even has some video of it)...
Obama: Failure to raise debt limit would 'cause economic chaos'
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-obama-debt-limit-government-shutdown-20131008,0,1670016.story
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)5. You are correct, I missed that. I was looking under SHUTDOWN COVERAGE and on the FRONT PAGE.
Boehner, of course, got on the front page. Obama got put at the back of the bus.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)6. Well the default is is Boehner's court so to speak... n/t