[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by Sandtrap328

This is nothing new. Every White House spokesman has been doing the exact thing - probably since George Washington. We know for a fact it has been happening from Carter forward through all the Presidents to President Obama.

I always liked the television show called West Wing. Allison Janney was the Press Secretary. Best episode, in my opinion, was when the Deputy Chief of Staff - Rob Lowe - spent a night with a prostitute and accidentally switched cell phones with her. The prostitute kept getting all the secure, confidential calls and Rob Lowe kept getting her calls from "johns" wanting services.

With this kind of conditioning, it's no wonder so many voters wouldn't be able to name the 3 branches of federal government, or which party holds the majority in the Senate or House.

[tomwed]

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