Incoming MSNBC host and former Politico reporter Eugene Daniels used his various sets of remarks throughout Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner to predictably and nauseatingly extol the supposed virtues of the First Amendment….which White House reporters behave as though it only applies to them.
Most notably, the outgoing White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) president said “we are not…the opposition,” “the enemy of the people,” and/or “the enemy of the state.” Rather, he said at one point, the WHCA is “an example of American exceptionalism” and embodies “transparency, accountability, and the free flow of information.”
Daniels began prior to the actual dinner by promising “an intense focus on our fabulous scholarship students” (which the event is allegedly for) and the various WHCA awards. He also acknowledged…