Obama Tells Journalists To Stress "Significant" Nature Of Budget CutsPosted by Brian Montopoli
CBS NEWS HOTSHEETEXCERPT:
In remarks on his administration's proposed $17 billion in cuts from the 2010 budget this morning, President Obama was somewhat on the defensive against charges that his cuts don't amount to much considering that next year's total budget amounts to $3.4 trillion.
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And he told journalists directly that they should stress the fact that the cuts are "significant" – a surprisingly direct appeal to reporters concerning which angle they should take in their coverage.
"It is important, though, for all of you, as you're writing up these stories, to recognize that $17 billion taken out of our discretionary, non-defense budget, as well as portions of our defense budget, are significant," he said. "They mean something."
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HE TOLD THE REPORTERS HOW TO REPORT HIS ACTIONS
if a republican city councilman in god damned Fresno tried that, it would be Front Page Above the fold on EVERY damned paper in the English speaking world.