Before Granting Interviews, Romney Demands Reporters Agree Not To Ask ‘About Abortion Or Todd Akin’

[kpete]

Source: Think Progress

On the campaign trail today, Mitt Romney refused to grant interviews to any reporters who wanted to know about his position on abortion, or about Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), the Senate candidate whose “legitimate rape” comments sparked outrage over the weekend from Democrats and Republicans alike.
One CBS correspondent, Shaun Boyd, explained that only four local reporters got to talk to Romney because of his conditions. “The one stipulation to the interview,” she explained, “was that I not ask him about abortion, or Todd Akin”:

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/23/737201/before-granting-interviews-romney-demands-reporters-agree-not-to-ask-about-abortion-or-todd-akin/

[rfranklin]

1. these reporters should get some cojones and just keep asking over and over about those things....

you would see Mitt go ballistic and show that he is not qualified to lead this country.

[markpkessinger]

14. Or they should refuse to publish any interview with Mitt unless and until . . .

. . . he agrees to no preconditions concerning questions to be asked.

[rfranklin]

15. Or just make shit up, like Mitt does...

turnabout is fair play.

[hamsterjill]

2. They need to report that he wouldn't take questions on abortion, too.

It needs to be made VERY public that he is dictating what can and cannot be asked in his interviews. In effect, he is blackmailing the reporters by only granting interviews to those who agree to his terms. I know celebrities do this on a regular basis, but a person running for President should not be afraid to be asked anything that has to do with policy decisions.

[wordpix]

3. blowback: let the media not interview Mittney & he'll get no media play

Tax Haven Mitt thinks he owns the planet and all the people. Show him he doesn't

[JoePhilly]

4. Also don't ask about Bain, Taxes, RomneyCare, Dressage, Mormonism ... I miss anything?

[Pryderi]

5. I'm sure that'll work...NOT.

[Bossy Monkey]

6. Not a problem. "What about those tax returns, Mitt?"

"With this new tithing angle, aren't you saying that your father was much less devout than you are?"

[cpompilo]

7. Jeez , Mitt. Just take your toys and go home.

He is not ready for prime time.

[heaven05]

8. how

how can this be? what a cowardly and compromised media we have. this is outrageous...they have surrendered to this man. what a joke!.

[Pryderi]

9. Shut up, peasants! It's HIS turn! n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Reminds me of the Dennis the Peasant...

sketch in Monte Python's Holy Grail, where Arthur is demanding that he be silent.

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It is near the end, but the whole skit is worth watching.

[bongbong]

10. Flip-Flopper's conditions

"You may not ask me any questions at all. You can only stand mute with your microphone as I recite lie after lie after lie."

[diane in sf]

11. Does that mean they can now ask him about his tax returns and Bain???

[Hydra]

13. I was going to ask that too

but I'm sure he'll add that as an addendum. Oh, and no Bain, SLOC or living in his son's unfinished basement when he ran for gov either.

[Trillo]

12. Is that two major things he refuses to face?

• He doesn't want to talk about his taxes.


• He doesn't want to talk about abortion.


• He doesn't want to talk about Akin.

What does he want to talk about?

• Getting your vote.

[oldsarge54]

17. or....

Who are his donors, what promises made, what his plan to replace the copy of his medical plan, or ....

[Sherman A1]

18. The reporters need to simply

walk away and I suspect at least some of them will do so.

He is interviewing for a job and the reporter's questions are part of that process.