The
First Lady's office never would say why the press was barred from the China trip...
On Tuesday night, The New York Times reported that no reporters
would be traveling with First Lady Michelle Obama to China, and that
she would be giving no interviews while there. Nicholas Kristof, the
Times columnist, called
the First Lady's decision "a mistake," and said it "signals weakness or
fear of coverage." Several conservative outlets picked up the Times
report, including the influential Drudge Report, which linked to a Weekly Standard article about it.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, I reached out to the First Lady's
office to inquire about the decision. A spokesperson for the First Lady
responded to my inquiry but declared the response "off the record,"
meaning I wasn't allowed to use the information therein. When I told the
spokesperson that I needed a response I could use, the spokesperson
replied with another off-the-record statement regarding the First Lady's
trip.
Don't worry. The mainstream media will jump in Michelle's lap when she returns.
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