Uncomfortable Silence: Congressman Vamps When Reporters Don’t Ask Questions
EmailABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf reports: Everyone has different nightmares, but high on the list for just about every Congressman would be something like this: You hold a press conference, give some brief remarks and then open the floor to questions. But there aren’t any. Silence. Does nobody care about your bill? Do they not like you? Rep. Patrick Murphy lived the nightmare at the White House today, holding a press conference that lasted less than two minutes. Murphy is a cosponsor of a bill the President signed into law today that aims to cut down on wasteful government spending. Read the details HERE: When Murphy asked the White House press corps, in front of TV cameras, if they had any questions, all that was heard was the crickets chirping. Murphy was quick on his feet, however. He made a joke and vamped a little bit about his personal life. – Z. Byron Wolf
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They all knew it was just propaganda, of course.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | July 22, 2010, 4:31 pm 4:31 pm
Obama has finally lost his base… the media.
Posted by: CBA | July 22, 2010, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
“I’m a Libra?”..gee that was enlightening Congressman Murphy. I’m one of your constituents and really embarrassed by your desire to be on camera when you have really nothing of import to say. When your constituents question you at public forums you sure don’t like or invite questions..This fiasco was on par with the grocery store townhall you had. You then were competing with public announcements regarding sales of winter fruit and you still wouldn’t effectively answer questions regarding OBAMACARE.
Posted by: A Wise Latina on the Right | July 23, 2010, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm
Americans have awakened and no longer fall for these charades.
Everyone in Bucks County, PA realizes Murphy is as far removed from being the self-declared Blue Dog Democrat he claims to be as Obama is the moderate he claims to be. Nancy Pelosi does not want to loose her lead lapdog in the next election, thus we now appoint Murphy to head committees and march him out as a a spokesperson for bogus bills in an attempt to pump up his credentials.
We are tired of the games and tired of D.C. insulting the intelligence of everyone with an IQ above 10. In November both Pelosi and Murphy will fully understand the wrath of the Americans they have betrayed.
Posted by: Kathleen | July 23, 2010, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm
Murphy is nothing more than an empty suit who is trying to resurrect some fallacious claim to Blue Dog status about three months before his appointment with destiny. What a sham. If he truly wanted to cut wasteful spending, he would not have rubber stamped all of the garbage that has come out of Congress the last several months such as a $862 billion stimulus bill and the $1 trillion plus ObamaCare package. Maybe after he gets run out of Congress this November he can have a sit down with his Republican wife who might be able to enlighten him a little bit.
Posted by: Pablo Nueces | July 24, 2010, 11:05 am 11:05 am
Murphy looked like a “deer in the headlights” at this White House Press Conference. The guy is a phony! He knows it, and best of all, the voters in the PA 8th Congressional District know it. On November 2, 2010, it’s “bye, bye” Patrick Murphy!
Posted by: Rob | July 24, 2010, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
There is a good reason why this was Patrick Murphy’s “first” White House Press Conference-He hasn’t done a thing in his nearly 4 years as “our” Congressman! His claims of being a “Blue Dog” Democrat are truly a figment of his own vivid imagination! In reality, he’s nothing but Nancy Pelosi’s and Barack Obama’s LAP DOG!
Posted by: Rob | July 25, 2010, 12:50 am 12:50 am
If cutting waste is so important to Murphy why did he vote for continuing the $20 million expense of the stimulus signs and all the other cost savings that he voted against. The Healthcare bill is terrible. It removes funding from Medicare Advantage and it will hurt all Medicare recipients. All of us over 65 folks will vote him out in November. Remember Murphy’s law-if it has his name on it it will be wrong
Posted by: bigfoot | July 26, 2010, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm