college newspaper reporters barred from smirk event in Iowa

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040416/NEWS09/404160394/1056/NEWS00

Reporters and photographers from two college newspapers said Thursday White House officials denied them access to President Bush's appearance in Des Moines.

Student newspapers at Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa State University were turned away from the noon event at the Marriott hotel in downtown Des Moines after submitting requests for media credentials on time, they said.

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Chronicle reporter Mike Allsup said White House advance staff told him his time would be better spent in school. "It really is not fair that we represent 14,000 students at my college and I'm disregarded and sent away," said Allsup, of Des Moines.

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White House officials did not immediately reply to repeated requests for comment.
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"WHITE HOUSE ADVANCE STAFF TOLD HIM HIS TIME WOULD BE BETTER SPENT IN SCHOOL"

that BrownShirt WH advance staff needs to be taken down a peg or two.

and learned how dirty politics is played!

When he isn't pretending to be macho and cocksure, he's AFRAID of real reporters.

Look at what one reporter did to him that didn't follow the rules at a press conference.
Can you imagine what a hot shot collage kid could do? :evilgrin:

Where is the "Bring it on" here already?

Who didn't ask their pre-approved question?

i am a believer..........some kid needs to break the rules

say, you dont keep us quiet, we stand for our country, our right to speak

for pissing people off.

I think Bush*'s time would have been better spent in school.

Blow off the college crowd. Hey, anyone for a Republicans for Kerry club on campus? LOL!

Most college students are of voting age, this was a blunder on their part. Although I just read of a poll that was take among college students, and the news is not good for Bush.

Less students identify with Republicans and more identify themselves as Democrats. From the Administrations point of view this was just a strategic move to distance the president from potentially hostile questions. The students are not paid, they can't be fired, they can't be scripted.

But still, this was dumb.