The seas will recede when he becomes president, and the nation will find a renewed purpose, but the press? He thanks them for merely being “gracious.” The report calls Obama’s trip to the back of the plane to thank the press a “rare foray,” during which he took no questions. Meanwhile, Huffington Post continues to kvetch about the fact Sarah Palin hasn’t held a press conference. As anyone who’s been paying attention knows, Palin has become in the past several weeks the most accessible candidate on the trail for press. But way to prop up the myth through the homestretch, HuffPo! Update: And, also on Huffington Post today, here’s video of Sarah Palin taking questions from the press in Wasilla, Alaska after she voted today. Included are questions about Troopergate and American/Japanese relations. What a hidden candidate this one is, huh?
Obama’s media avail post-voting for comparison’s sake, under the fold:
