GOP CA Gov Hopeful Meg Whitman Holds Press Event, Refuses to Answer Questions –
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Reporters Shooed Out As Security Blocks Cameras
Meg Whitman, the billionaire former EBay executive who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor of California, has fumbled again — this time by badly abusing the trust of some of the state’s top political reporters.
Here’s how Carla Marinucci, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, described it:
Press shy GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman found herself challenged by reporters today after she announced an “open press” stop in Oakland, then refused to take questions the press — which was also barred from covering her tour of the port’s Union Pacific facility.
Reporters from Bay Area media outlets — TV, print and radio — turned up for Whitman’s advertised campaign stop in Oakland, where the former eBay CEO had announced a campaign stop and press event.
But once at the Union Pacific Railroad site, the assembled reporters were not allowed to view her tour — and herded into a holding room instead.
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