Technorati: Discussion about “Bush's 'Town Halls' vs. Obama's Town Halls”

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This is the orchestrated political event that will feature a hand-picked audience and pre-screened questions about Obama's health care plan for the nation. In one story, the Times bills it as Obama's effort to "steer health debate out of the capital." A blog post echoes that storyline, simply referring to Obama's "selling his plan to the public." 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posts"> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/cptned" title="cptned"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=5153" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of cptned"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/ramePTaWY5vPPoIaGVM4ZmPTSzCD%2Bfu77UMUUXivd7s%3D">Blue on blue: Helen Thomas hammers Gibbs on Obamas phony town hall</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/01/blue-on-blue-helen-thomas-hammers-gibbs-on-obamas-phony-town-hall/">http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/01/blue-on-blue-helen-tho...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> Phony, that is, in the sense that the White House knows in advance the questions thatll be asked, which makes the questioners de facto plants of the most transparent administration evah. I have no big problem with The One putting on a pageant thats </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-01T11:55:19-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fhotair.com">Hot Air » Top Picks</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/hotair.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2,826</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/kansasprogress" title="kansasprogress"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=1680097" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of kansasprogress"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/w7fpeCHLM8E1MiW9AxHBGKaSN6da3%2BIA2xvFzEgYhdE%3D">Weekly Standard: “Shocked” Helen Thomas is naive on Obama</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://www.kansasprogress.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/03/weekly-standard-shocked-helen-thomas-is-naive-on-obama/">http://www.kansasprogress.com/wordpress/index.php/2009/07/03...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> Weekly Standard:I find it not at all “shocking,” as Thomas asserts, that the White House would hold a town hall event tailored to suit its needs, so she’s going down the road to Loopytown on that one, but some of this exchange definitely goes in the Helen’s “even a broken clock” file. [...] </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-03T21:17:06-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansasprogress.com">The Kansas Progress</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.kansasprogress.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 38</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <img class="photo" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://scm-l3.technorati.com/x/static/img/user/icn-emptyuser-24x24.png?1217125054" width="24" height="24" alt="Author unknown"/> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/IOR_wOPqHOZgyVJs9DxHx6B6OIqasT9JAsU7LlqCdzc%3D">Fox News absolutely CRUSHING the competition - have all top 10 shows in the 2nd quarter, on pace for best year ever!</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/07/fox-news-absolutely-crushing.html">http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/07/fox-news-absolutely-...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> Domination isn't strong enough of a word for this. Those in the state-run media are gnashing their teeth and weeping over this development. From The Huffington Post via Hot Air headlines: Fox News On Track For Best Year Ever, Claims Top 10 Programs In Q2Fox News again won the cable news ratings race in the second quarter of 2009, averaging 2.122 million total viewers in primetime and taking the top 10 programs in cable news for the first time ever. [...] </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-02T12:30:00-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Ftheblogprof.blogspot.com">theblogprof</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/theblogprof.blogspot.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 78</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/brian1969" title="brian1969"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=142326" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of brian1969"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/v2OFhDp8duO3RAHCfiX86sJuX53ozA2bgkMeaU94od8%3D">Counting The Minutes Until The Far Left Starts Hating Helen Thomas</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://www.libertypundit.com/2009/07/02/counting-the-minutes-until-the-far-left-starts-hating-helen-thomas/">http://www.libertypundit.com/2009/07/02/counting-the-minutes...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> She’s still a far-left, liberal troll, but I’ll say this for her, she’s being consistent on this: Gibbs: “… But, again, let’s–How about we do this? I promise we will interrupt the AP’s tradition of asking the first question. I will let you [Chip Reid] ask me a question tomorrow as to whether you thought the questions at the town hall meeting that the President conducted in Annandale—“ Chip Reid: “I’m perfectly happy to—” Helen Thomas: “That’s not his point. 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That prompted this from the folks at The Weekly Standard: Both White Houses are entitled to hold such events, which are inherently and sensibly orchestrated to benefit each executive. The press is right to note that fact while reporting them. Odd that the Times chose to do that only for the Bush administration , huh? Well, no not really. 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This is the orchestrated political event that will feature a hand-picked audience and pre-screened questions about Obama’s health care plan for the nation. [...] </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-01T15:27:58-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Flookinferlearnin.wordpress.com">Lookin' Fer Learnin'</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/lookinferlearnin.wordpress.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 5</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/Zeewoman" title="Zeewoman"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=22791" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of Zeewoman"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/rp6vJTzf4YJgDhuZug1UM%2BTKIVmUedRpQflUscRuQZ8%3D">Our celebrity President and his staged “town hall” meetings</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2009/07/01/our-celebrity-president-and-his-staged-town-hall-meetings/">http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2009/07/01/our-celebrity-p...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> Tom Maguire and Mary Katharine Ham both take the mainstream media to task on how they framed Bush’s “orchestrated” town hall meetings versus Obama’s, the latter of which took part in a town hall “discussion” on healthcare earlier today in Virginia . Of course, it’s not surprising to see how the mainstream media is painting the issue of “orchestrated” town halls in a positive light in The Age of Obama. [...] </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-01T15:23:22-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fsistertoldjah.com">Sister Toldjah</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/sistertoldjah.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 313</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/wikistan" title="wikistan"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=156433" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of wikistan"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/pfpK3Fou0gsoK5i56V5A2dQrmYjFj6Z6cqk%2Bpylsn9o%3D">Bush’s ‘Town Halls’ vs. Obama’s Town Halls (Mary Katharine Ham/Weekly Standard)</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://www.wikistan.com/2009/07/02/bushs-town-halls-vs-obamas-town-halls-mary-katharine-hamweekly-standard/">http://www.wikistan.com/2009/07/02/bushs-town-halls-vs-obama...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard : Bush’s ‘Town Halls’ vs. Obama’s Town Halls — The New York Times is covering President Obama’s health care town hall-style meeting today in Northern Virginia rather credulously. This is the orchestrated political event that will feature a hand-picked audience and pre-screened questions about Obama’s health care plan for the nation. [...] </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-01T15:01:03-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikistan.com">wikistan</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.wikistan.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2</a> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/neplex2" title="neplex2"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=137608" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of neplex2"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/G5IR3hAAbX5V0TYGS4RM07Skqr7OUHQHA02FwTNsN40%3D">Presidential Signing Statements</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/01/presidential-signing-statements/">http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/01/presidential-signing-s...</a> <div class="excerpt entry-content"> <p class="entry-summary"> They’re back, only with more nuance ! Update : Town hall meetings , too! </p> </div> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-07-01T12:01:53-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neptunuslex.com">Neptunus Lex</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.neptunuslex.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 146</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div><a rel="nofollow" href="?reactions">View all reactions</a> »</div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div id="extra"> <div id="ad" class="module"><div class="module-inner"> <div class="doubleclick">  <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <noscript><div><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/tri.politics/post;kw=Bush%27s+%27Town+Halls%27+vs.+Obama%27s+Town+Halls;tile=2;pos=top;ad=rb;member=0;sz=300x250,300x600;ord=6491533368825912"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/tri.politics/post;kw=Bush%27s+%27Town+Halls%27+vs.+Obama%27s+Town+Halls;tile=2;pos=top;ad=rb;member=0;sz=300x250,300x600;ord=6491533368825912" width="300" height="250" alt=""/></a></div></noscript>  </div> <p><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/about/media.html">Advertise on Technorati</a></p> </div></div> <div id="recent-items-from-source" class="module"><div class="module-inner"> <h2>Recent posts from <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/weeklystandard.com%2Fweblogs%2Ftwsfp">Weekly Standard Blog</a></h2> <ul> <li> <h3><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/TbrywDnVZ18qdc4Aql7BzofrpfDQvKhZzin56PtSOe0%3D">Kristol: Two More Contrarians on Palin</a></h3> <span>18 hours ago </span> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/yQE77pWWsthkG5pzdx8TlozzVmJzQq89c7h2Pcny2QY%3D">Clark Kent Meets Walter Duranty</a></h3> <span>22 hours ago </span> </li> <li> <h3><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/posts/Etn5gNgS3Ls9fLVKvkAajkNYu7t03_u711AfvUugdYY%3D">Who's Making Iran Policy?</a></h3> <span>1 day ago </span> </li> </ul> <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/blogs/weeklystandard.com%2Fweblogs%2Ftwsfp?posts">View all</a> » </div></div> <div id="ad" class="module"><div class="module-inner"> <div class="doubleclick">  <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <noscript><div><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437/http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/tri.politics/post;kw=Bush%27s+%27Town+Halls%27+vs.+Obama%27s+Town+Halls;tile=3;pos=bot;member=0;sz=300x250;ord=6491533368825912"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437im_/http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/tri.politics/post;kw=Bush%27s+%27Town+Halls%27+vs.+Obama%27s+Town+Halls;tile=3;pos=bot;member=0;sz=300x250;ord=6491533368825912" width="300" height="250" alt=""/></a></div></noscript>  </div> <p><a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/about/media.html">Advertise on Technorati</a></p> </div></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090705165437js_/http://shots.snap.com/snap_shots.js?ap=0&key=5aec858cac9eb5d9acde60418d9e3792&sb=0&th=silver&cl=0&si=0&po=1&df=0&oi=0&size=small&lang=en-us&domain=technorati.com/"></script> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div id="content-bottom-corners"></div> </div></div> </div> <div id="footer" class="wide-rounded"><div class="wide-rounded-inner" onclick="$(this).track('/footer');"> <div class="promo"> <ul> <li class="promo-item"> <h2 class="channel"> <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/tag" onclick="$(this).track('/promo/editorial/footer-left/20090702');">Tags</a> »</h2> <div> <a href="/web/20090705165437/http://technorati.com/tag/michael-jackson" style="float: left; 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