Jim Acosta

[GMDino]

So Mike's post about Obama not being interrupted got me thinking that it had to happen.

And there are videos of him giving a statement and having to tell someone that it was not the time to ask question while he was still speaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkygLIRPKS0

But then I found this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IwdRxB1_Ns

I mean he could have just said the reporter was a rude, horrible person who asked an awful question.    But instead he calmly explained why the question was loaded and answered it anyway.

Now I know some who has lived a life like Trump, full of never having to face consequences, would not have the patience, or vocabulary to answer that way.  But many felt Trump would suddenly act "more Presidential" once he was elected...and that hasn't happened either.

Something interesting from the link above:

Quote:"We are in an era of incivility," said Andra Gillespie, an associate professor of political science at Emory University in Atlanta. "There's been an erosion of respect for government officials post Watergate."



That erosion of respect also extends to the media.


"Part of the reason journalists have a bad reputation is that we're seen as rude and pushy, but in general you probably don't interrupt your mom if she's talking and you probably don't interrupt the president," said Jerry Ceppos, dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University.

Obama has faced his fair share of heckling.


In 2009, South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson yelled "you lie" during the State of the Union address. The resulting controversy resulted in Wilson being formally taken to task by the House of Representatives. The lawmaker later offered the president an apology.


Earlier this year, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was seen wagging her finger at Obama while on a Phoenix airport tarmac during his visit there.


Last year, Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner said first lady Michelle Obama "has a large posterior," a comment critics called racist and sexist. He, too, offered an apology.


Also in 2011, Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn apologized for comments he made on a radio program; he used the word "tar baby" to refer to the administration's policies.



Then there were all those derogatory and racially tinged signs at tea party rallies during summer 2010.

Six years ago we were having the same conversation...nothing changes except the party in control.