Halperin should focus on telling true stories meant to be newsworthy, not comedy. Part of reporting is having a basis of respect for the subjects you cover. If Halperin can’t refrain from calling the President a “dick” because he hurt his feelings, what does he think of “real” Americans he has to cover every day? [...]
When two White House aides last weekend stripped off their shirts for an afternoon of drinking with friends at a Georgetown bar, there was widespread agreement that it exposed something — beyond the pectorals of speechwriter Jon Favreau and press aide Tommy Vietor — about Washington in the age of Barack Obama. There was no [...]
President Obama voices some displeasure with the press that covers national issues and his administration. But it’s not going to come easily and it is going to require a level of cooperation and a willingness to work strategically together that we have not seen over the last several years. And frankly, this town and the [...]