Update: Obama's Not Avoiding The Press
Sen. Barack Obama spent time tonight talking to the Chicago press corps about the Resko story.
So -- contrary to the impression left by NBC 5 Chicago, Obama is not avoiding reporters. Maybe just _their_ reporter.
(After all, if they were waiting for him, why walk into an ambush? Rule 1 of damage control optics is: respond on your own terms.)
Of course not. If there's one thing I know about Barack Obama and the Media it's that he is neither afraid of or intimidated by them. He may dislike some of them , which , if you look at the lies they have been making up about him, is quite appropriate, but he certainly has no problem anwering questions about serious issues.