Canceling the presser with British P.M. because of the weather
The White House canceled a press conference scheduled for the arrival of British Primce Minister Gordon Brown because of 'snow.'
While the president thinks it’s silly when schools close in Washington, D.C., because of ice storms, it’s OK for the White House to cancel a press conference with the leader of our closest ally because of … snow.
From the Telegraph:
Strange goings on surrounding the programme for the first day of Gordon Brown’s visit to Washington.
No sooner had the Prime Minister’s plane touched down at Andrews Air Force on Monday evening when word was passed to travelling Westminster correspondents that the press conference they’d been told to expect had been called off “because of snow”.
Hours earlier, at around 4pm EST on Monday, a British official had told me that there would be a “press conference” after the PM and President Barack Obama had met in the Oval Office and before they had their working lunch in the Old Family Dining Room. Exact timings, however, were vague.
By 8pm, the press conference – if there’d ever been one planned – was officially off. The White House press schedule stated: “There will be a pool spray of the meeting.” In layman’s language, that means a small collection of reporters and perhaps two or three quick questions. That means something very short and ample opportunity to dodge anything difficult.
Welcome to Obama’s Washington, Mr. Prime Minister.
Source:
The Telegraph, March 3, 2009
Barack Obama cancels press conference with Gordon Brown “because of snow”
