Thursday, June 19, 2008

Obama's campaign tightens control of image and access - No Muslims, No African-Americans in pictures


The campaign on Monday barred cameras from a large gathering of African-American civic leaders Obama attended. It recently refused to provide names of religious figures with whom Obama met in Chicago and directed some of them to avoid reporters by using a special exit. It has created some early turbulence for a candidate who has run on promises of openness and cultivated a grass-roots following and a cottage industry of homemade campaign videos, memorabilia and street murals. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - One Hanes Place