Romney Shuts Press Out Of Jerusalem Fundraiser

[ProSense]

Romney Shuts Press Out Of Jerusalem Fundraiser

The Romney campaign has decided that a fundraiser to be held at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem Monday morning will be closed to the press, reports the Washington Post. The decision violates an agreement between the media and the campaign that some press coverage will be allowed at all fundraisers held in public spaces including hotels.

From the Post:

Under the agreement, a pool of wire, print and television reporters can cover every Romney fundraiser held in public venues, including hotels and country clubs. The campaign does not allow media coverage of fundraisers held in private residences.

Campaign spokesman Rick Gorka declined to explain the campaign’s decision to violate protocol with the Jerusalem event. Pressed repeatedly by reporters to offer an explanation, Gorka said only that the fundraiser was “closed press.”

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson is expected to fly to Israel to attend the event.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-shuts-press-out-of-jerusalem-fundraiser

[Kalidurga]

1. Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Romney knows he is going to say something stupid again and this time he doesn't want it to make international news.

[flamingdem]

11. Let's hope there is a mole with a cell phone

Security will be all over them no doubt

[FarLeftFist]

2. Guaranteed he's planning on knocking the Prez on foreign soil.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I've never given this any thought before, but is it customary for a Presidential

candidate to hold fundraisers outside the US? Has this been done before?

[Caretha]

7. Yes - I want to know

the answer to that too. Somehow it just seem so very very wrong to me.

[nolabear]

4. Look well, oh my children. Agreements mean nothing to this man.

[siligut]

12. Mitt crossed his fingers retroactively after making that agreement.

Didn't one of the men, who lost his job because of Mitt, say that Mitt made promises that he didn't keep?

[Berlum]

5. Republican Occultism

Republicans have so much to hide -- and so they hide everything in their sordid little world of greed and hate.

[msanthrope]

6. So when are you media fuckers gonna pay back this shit?

Seriously...you just all got dissed. Do something.

[Evergreen Emerald]

8. What a dangerous message:

Creating a chilling effect. If the press does not fawn, they will be cut off. So much for free press.

[C_U_L8R]

9. This great scene is where Mitt opens the Ark

and his face melts off

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. There will be "unnamed sources".

Granted, not as good as watching him tr to pull his foot out of his mouth on video.

If I fucked up as badly as he did with the Brits, I probably wouldn't want my WWIII inciting comments to the Israelis on tape either...

[MrSlayer]

13. This Adelson guy is a fucking creep of the highest magnitude.

Just flat out scum. Why doesn't this fucknut just move to Israel and fund the war on Iran himself? What comes after hate in the progression? Because that's what I feel for this crumb.