Ugens Bad Press

Den republikanske senator John Cornyn er modtager af Ugens Bad Press.

Han er nemlig blevet afsløret i at have udsendt sin reaktion på Obamas State of the Union-tale inden tale var blevet holdt eller overhovedet havde cirkuleret blandt journalister.

Det var Politicos blogger Ben Smith, der opdagede miseren, og han postede selvfølgelig citaterne på sin blog:

Cornyn ville gerne citeres for mange ting, blandt andet også tonen i talen og fremførelsen. Se blot her:

"President Obama’s State of the Union address was like many of his other speeches - it was clearly well delivered and certainly he has a gift.”

“But I was a little disappointed because the problem the president has is not a communications problem —he really has a credibility problem. He’s made a bunch of promises over this last year, including one tonight that I liked about more tax relief. But we’ve all heard these promises before, and he simply hasn’t delivered.”

Efter at være blevet opdaget, svarer han personligt til Smith, der selvfølgelig igen viderebringer hans sprællen:

"I'm a little offended by the lack of journalistic ethics. This is really a matter for convenience of reporters and others."

Og Cornyn fortsætter med at forsvare sine udtalelser:

"Was I wrong?" he asked. "It was eloquent; he's got a gift of giving a good speech. I think I was exactly right. I wouldn't change a word of it."

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