Jim Acosta

[Benton]

(11-16-2018, 11:21 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I'm about as interested as playing the semantics game with you as I was playing the quotations game with Benton.

Access: Ability to enter. 

I can only assume both of you missed the point of comment or else your* just being petty.

Bottomline POTUS and the reporter had an interaction; one in which POTUS wanted his access (entrance) fettered (restricted) and the court has now said POTUS does not have that ability.

The POTUS wanted him restricted from all areas, including those set aside for the press. Cnn sued so he would have access to the press areas.

You can talk semantics, but accosta isn't hanging out in the guest bedroom, walking around the kitchen making himself a sandwich or putting his feet up on the Nancy Reagan ottoman. He's as fettered as every journalist in that he restricted to some areas. Those areas have greater access to staff members, but not unfettered access.

It's not a grammar issue. Words are important. Using the wrong ones completely changes the Batman cheese sandwich.