Mitt Romney Makes Reporter Agree Not To Ask About Todd Akin Or Abortion

[Tx4obama]

VIDEO and transcript here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mitt-romney-makes-reporter-agree-not-to-ask-about-todd-akin-or-abortion/

The Republican presidential ticket’s Todd Akin tragedy has now entered the third stage, bargaining. In a comical effort to wish the Akin story out of existence, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney forced Denver CBS reporter Shaun Boyd to agree not to ask any questions about the Todd Akin controversy, or the issue of abortion. The Democratic National Committee and the Obama campaign leapt on the news with relish, distributing the video, and a brief memo, to reporters.

From the Obama campaign:

The Denver CBS affiliate today reported that, as a condition for a one-on-one interview with Mitt Romney, they had to pledge to not ask Romney about either Todd Akin’s recent comments or the topic of abortion.

It’s no surprise why. On Tuesday, the Republican Party’s officially endorsed the Akin amendment, which would ban abortion for all women, including rape victims, and Paul Ryan has struggled to explain his support for redefining rape. Mitt Romney’s campaign might be able to muzzle reporters from asking tough questions, but women across America deserve to know the truth about Romney-Ryan’s extreme agenda.

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[DrDan]

1. whoa - they really stand firm on that platform and their personal beliefs, don't they?

[niyad]

2. whatever happened to real reporters, who would not let candidates dictate what they could or

could not ask? was I just making them up?

[niyad]

3. jim hightower had a column a few weeks ago about how the politicians are dictating to the press

and the news stations exactly what questions they could be asked, or not, and even insisting that they have the right to censor any print item before publication. and the media are letting them do this. sad commentary on the fourth estate, for sure.

[HopeHoops]

4. Can't have the candidate for president talking about REAL issues now, can we?