News of the candidate standing against US Senate leader Harry Reid in November’s mid term elections from the Huffington Post:
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle’s understanding of the political press appears to have even conservative outlets scratching their heads.
The Tea Party favorite made another peculiar remark during an interview with Fox News on Monday evening (see video below), explaining that she wanted “to have the press be our friend,” and “ask the questions we want to answer so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported.”
This may seem like a candid admission from a candidate who has experienced a rocky roll-out since winning the Republican nomination. But it has left traditionally sympathetic media figures perplexed if not uncomfortable.
Fox News’s Carl Cameron told Angle that she sounded “naïve” before resorting to somewhat nervous laughter. The National Review ran the exchange under the title “Did She Just Say That Out Loud?”
The comments come after a variety of other bizarre statements and actions from Angle with respect to the media. The Nevada Republican abruptly bolted a press conference that she had set up in-state once it came time for the question and answer session, forcing reporters to chase her through a parking lot. Even before that she told the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody that she was avoiding mainstream outlets because “there’s no earning for me there.”
“In that audience, will they let me say I need $25 dollars from a million people go to Sharron Angle.com send money? Will they let me say that?” she said, when explaining how she chooses to grant interviews.
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