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So much for that transparency. Way to go, Joe.


Biden Aide Apologizes After Reporter Kept in Storage Closet During Fundraiser

Published March 27, 2011 FoxNews.com
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The vice president's press secretary has apologized to a local political reporter after he was kept in a storage closet during a Florida fundraiser.

Scott Powers, a reporter with the Orlando Sentinel, was relegated to the storage space during a fundraiser Wednesday for Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., apparently to prevent him from speaking to people before Vice President Biden showed up. The Orlando Sentinel published a brief account of the incident earlier in the week.

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As with everything that is posted from the right wing witch it is best to check the facts, especially if (as she ALWAYS does) qoutes Fox News. A FOXOPHILED mind is a terrible waste.
Biden didn't stuff anyone in a closet as suggested. Even the reporter isn't upset. It wasn't like they were at some tea party candidate event in ALASKA having security thugs trying to arrest a reporter! Eeker
To channel Paul Harvey: THE REST OF THE STORY!

Scott Powers says Biden's staff kept him confined in a closet during posh fundraiser
BY Philip Caulfield
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 12:48 PM


JURVETSON/JONWORTH CCA Florida reporter said a staffer for Vice President Joe Biden, left, kept him confined in a closet during a recent fundraiser for Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, right.
TwitterOrlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers Vice President Joe Biden is known for putting his foot in his mouth. Now, his staff is allegedly stuffing reporters in closets.

A Florida newspaper reporter claims Biden’s staffers placed him in a storage closet last week to keep him from chatting up guests during a high-priced fundraiser.

Scott Powers, a veteran political reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, was the lone newsman assigned to cover the $500-a-head bash for Sen. Bill Nelson at the home of developer and Democratic bigwig Alan Ginsburg on Wednesday.

But when he showed up at the posh Winter Park mansion, a "low level" staffer hustled him into a storage closet and stood guard outside the door, Powers told The Drudge Report.

The staffer told Powers he could come out when the veep arrived to give a speech.

"When I'd stick my head out, they'd say, 'Not yet. We'll let you know when you can come out,'" Powers told Drudge.

During the wait, while the 150 guests noshed on caprese crostini and chicken Caesar wraps, Powers waited patiently, sipping bottled water and killing time at a makeshift desk set up amid the clutter.

"Sounds like a nice party," he emailed his editors, along with a picture of the temporary prison, the Orlando Sentinel wrote on Wednesday.

After about an hour and 15 minutes, Powers was let out to listen to Biden and Nelson speak.

After the speeches, though, he was supposedly dumped back in the closet for the rest of the event, Drudge reported.

Powers made no mention of his impromptu imprisonment in his report or in Twitter posts about the fundraiser.

The Sentinel also took the incident in stride, mentioning Powers predicament in a brief, lighthearted blog post.

Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement Sunday that the decision to put Powers in the storage room was a "mistake" and that the reporter accepted her apology on Wednesday.

She said that reporters often gather in "hold rooms" when the Vice President makes appearances, but she acknowledged that the cluttered storage room wasn't an appropriate place for Powers to wait.

Powers also told Drudge that Ginsburg called him on Friday to apologize.

"He said he had no idea they'd put me in a closet and was very sorry," Powers said. "He said he was just following their lead and was extremely embarrassed by the whole thing."

After the event, Powers tweeted that Biden helped Nelson raise $75,000
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Originally posted by b50m:
Thanks Cage. I still have him on ignore so I don't know what he posted but I can guess. What he tends to forget is even though Fox had the story, it was an AP story word for word


Although I am with Opie on this one, it is an honor to be "ignored" by the wicked witch (much more preferable than being "stalked") once again she has tipped her hand and revealed the TRUTH referring to my statement about Fox being the source.
She thinks if she SAYS she is ignoring people it will somehow CRUSH them Roll Eyes or either let their gaurd down.
One must be EVER vigilant against stalkers and others with some sort of mental disorder,
An even better telling from ABC.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/polit...g-him-in-closet.html
Biden Team Apologizes to Reporter for Sticking Him In Closet

March 27, 2011 3:44 PM


"Scott - You have our sincere apologies for the lack of a better hold room today," wrote Vice President Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander last Wednesday to Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers.

"Lack of a better hold room" is an interesting way of putting it. In order to keep Powers from mingling with guests at a Democratic fundraiser last Wednesday, Powers was escorted into a storage closet by a Biden staffer.

Powers was the designated pool reporter, there to record the proceedings for the press corps in general.

He told ABC News that he showed up at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday to cover Vice President Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., attending a $500-a-head fundraiser at the Winter Park manse of developer Alan Ginsburg.

A young female staffer met him at the door and brought him to the storage closet.

"You're going to have to wait in here until the VP gets here," he says she told him.

"You're kidding me," he recalls responding.

Forcing reporters into closets is generally not the tradition of politicians in the US. Powers is a respected politics and business reporter who recently wrote about the Space shuttle Discovery coming home to Kennedy Space Center for the 39th and final time.

Making matters worse, Biden didn't arrive until more than an hour later.
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Originally posted by b50m:
An even better telling from ABC.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/polit...g-him-in-closet.html
Biden Team Apologizes to Reporter for Sticking Him In Closet

March 27, 2011 3:44 PM


"Scott - You have our sincere apologies for the lack of a better hold room today," wrote Vice President Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander last Wednesday to Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers.

"Lack of a better hold room" is an interesting way of putting it. In order to keep Powers from mingling with guests at a Democratic fundraiser last Wednesday, Powers was escorted into a storage closet by a Biden staffer.

Powers was the designated pool reporter, there to record the proceedings for the press corps in general.

He told ABC News that he showed up at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday to cover Vice President Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., attending a $500-a-head fundraiser at the Winter Park manse of developer Alan Ginsburg.

A young female staffer met him at the door and brought him to the storage closet.

"You're going to have to wait in here until the VP gets here," he says she told him.

"You're kidding me," he recalls responding.

Forcing reporters into closets is generally not the tradition of politicians in the US. Powers is a respected politics and business reporter who recently wrote about the Space shuttle Discovery coming home to Kennedy Space Center for the 39th and final time.

Making matters worse, Biden didn't arrive until more than an hour later.


How do you like it CAGE when the wicked witch goes "scurrying" all over the net to back up a FOX NEWS story to try and bolster her credibility????????????????????? Roll Eyes Wink Cool Big Grin Razzer

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