"John Q Public" with press pass - planted at Obama event?

[ccharles000]

This morning 8/6/08 FOX and Friends highlighted a "heckling" at an Obama event yesterday by an attendee whose nametag read "John Q. Public." I smell a fox rat.

Introducing the segment Brian Kilmeade noted that McCain, "if you've seen his events," hosts rowdy events with plenty of protesters getting tossed, and of course he "always rolls with it." Now Obama's getting some hecklers. A man standing with the press and holding a long-lens camera ("I don't know where he got that!" protested Kilmeade...hmmm) interrupted and wanted the Pledge of Allegiance recited. Obama quieted the boos of the crowd and said go ahead, lead it; they recited the pledge together, end of story.

The man's nametag identified him only as "John Q Public" but he had press credentials. Clayton Morris noted that "they'll let anyone in" and Carlson quickly retorted "well, they shouldn't." This is the Bush administration mindset, where confrontation and arguing are verboten and all events are scripted, vetted, and give the appearance of universal agreement and respect.

Methinks someone is breaking Journalism 101 rules and creating news.

http://www.newshounds.us/2008/08/06/john_q_public_with_press_pass_planted_at_obama_event.php#more

[my2sense]

1. Unfortunately we will probably see more of this n/t

Usual dirty politics from the rethugs. :mad:

[opihimoimoi]

4. Thats the PUGs MO...this is what they do...All They Do...have nothing Pos always go NEG

[MadMaddie]

2. What's going to happen is that the MSM is going to find

themselves excluded because they have failed do their jobs and they have let numnuts like this guy further sully their profession.

[thenext8seconds]

3. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be beyond Fox News to have somebody do that. n/t

[truthisfreedom]

5. Pshh... watch the video for yourself. I believe he was planted by Obama himself, to counter

the ridiculous notion that Obama won't recite the POA or hold his hand over his heart. Watch the video! It's just as likely Obama or his people set this up as McCain's or Faux's, and the result was a big plus for Obama.

[grasswire]

7. if it was team Obama making that plant...

....it was stupid and clumsy. That's the kind of thing that can backfire big time.

[ccharles000]

12. I agree.

[grasswire]

6. I smelled a rat yesterday when I saw that.

The guy was obviously a plant. And from the high praise Obama got from Pat Buchanan and other shills, I'm not sure the plant was made by Republicans. Whoever did it was clumsy.

[la la]

8. maybe-----

it was that Jesse POS from bill-o's gang. Ya know- the one who stalks....

edited fer spelin...

[Marrah_G]

9. Yup- very Rovian !

[liberal N proud]

10. The man iac is a registered Republicon

His name is John Quinn if I remember what they said locally

[Life Long Dem]

11. Plant

What would have happened if the media showed video of a man being thrown out after he ask to recite the pledge of allegiance? I don't think it would have been funny.

Obama foiled yet another attempt.