http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpI4v...eature=popular
Sorry if this has been posted already - been out of town.
According to Helen Thomas and Chip Reid, Obama isn't fielding 'the public' at his town hall meetings - he's answering pre-approved questions from pre-approved attendees, which rather defeats the purpose of having a town hall at all.
Robert Gibbs' answers bounce back and forth between "ask me tomorrow" and "if you didn't ask your question on Facebook, the President won't answer".
So much for openness and transparency.![]()










