No answer to question about executions

Barack Obama's press secretary today shut the door on a question about the president's opinion on capital punishment, choosing instead to bestow numerous question opportunities on Bloomberg, NBC, Fox, AP, ABC and CNN.

The question had been prepared by Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House and the second-most senior reporter on the beat.

But press secretary Jay Carney instead of allowing Kinsolving to ask a question, granted seven to Bloomberg, four each to NBC and Fox and three each to AP, ABC and CNN.

Kinsolving had wanted to ask, "Does the president agree or disagree with the New York Times column by criminal justice professor Zachary Shemtob that executions should be televised."

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The column in question from several weeks ago argued "executions in the United States ought to be made public."

"A functioning democracy demands maximum accountability and transparency," he said. "As long as executions remain behind closed doors, those are impossible. The people should have a right to see what is being done in their name and with their tax dollars."

Kinsolving also had prepared a second question, "Does the president's reported support of affirmative action mean that he believes it should be required in professional football and basketball?"

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