It's the Media, Stupid.
The name of RTE (Irish State Broadcasting) journalist Carole Coleman will be scrawled on the John O'Neill Wall of Heroes.
Miriam Lord, The Irish Independent: THE White House has lodged a complaint with the Irish Embassy in Washington over RTE journalist Carole Coleman's interview with US President George Bush...The Irish
Independent learned last night that the White House
told Ms Coleman that she interrupted the president
unnecessarily and was disrespectful.
She also received a call from the White House in which
she was admonished for her tone.
And it emerged last night that presidential staff
suggested to Ms Coleman as she went into the interview
that she ask him a question on the outfit that
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern wore to the G8 summit.
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http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1205871&issue_id=11063
Angry White House pulls RTE interview
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THE White House has lodged a complaint with the Irish
Embassy in Washington over RTE journalist Carole
Coleman's interview with US President George Bush.
And it is believed the President's staff have now
withdrawn from an exclusive interview which was to
have been given to RTE this morning by First Lady
Laura Bush.
It is understood that both RTE and the Department of
Foreign Affairs were aware of the exclusive
arrangement, scheduled for 11am today. However, when
RTE put Ms Coleman's name forward as interviewer, they
were told Mrs Bush would no longer be available.
The Irish Independent learned last night that the
White House told Ms Coleman that she interrupted the
president unnecessarily and was disrespectful.
She also received a call from the White House in which
she was admonished for her tone.
And it emerged last night that presidential staff
suggested to Ms Coleman as she went into the interview
that she ask him a question on the outfit that
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern wore to the G8 summit.
Miriam Lord
Posted by richard at June 27, 2004 12:49 AM