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And it is believed the President's staff have now withdrawn from an exclusive interview which was to have been given to RTE this morning by First Lady Laura Bush.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
Irish Independent
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And it is believed the President's staff have now withdrawn from an exclusive interview which was to have been given to RTE this morning by First Lady Laura Bush.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
Irish Independent
Don't take that tone with the king!
From Maru
Here is the Irish Embassy contact information if you would like to "lodge" your own counter-complaint to the White House's utterly ridiculous and malicious action attempting to squelch the press in other countries. It's bad enough that the mediawhores in this country pander to the brat king.
Here is CNN's report of the interview.
And here is the video link to the TV interview, which you will not see on American television. Everyone should see this. And offer support for the Irish TV journalist Carole Coleman who did what every journalist should be doing.
RTE
Carole Coleman
2000 M Street NW
Suite 315
Washington DC 20036
Tel: (202) 467-5933
Fax: (202) 467-5937
RTE's news online email address: newsonline@rte.ie
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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