State Dept Spokesperson Objects to Fox News Reporter's Presence at Press Conference

Yesterday, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland objected to the very presence of a Fox News reporter in the press pool. Here’s the transcript:

QUESTION: As a follow-up to the hearing yesterday, how was —

MS. NULAND: Can you tell me who you are?

QUESTION: Mike Levine with Fox.

MS. NULAND: Every time I turn around, I’ve got a new Foxie in the pool here. Going to have to talk to them about that.

No wonder Barack Obama fared so poorly in his debate with Mitt Romney. It seems that everyone in the Obama administration is deeply disturbed by the notion of any reporter willing to ask adverse questions.