OrlandoSentinel.com
The glamorous life of a reporter.
Vice President Joe Biden's communications team apologized to a reporter after his staff kept him a broom closet during a recent fundraiser.
A newbie Biden staffer asked journalist Scott Powers to kill time in a “storage” space before the event in Florida on Wednesday, then prevented him from leaving. The cramped area was filled with boxes and shelves.
Powers explained what went down in a blog. He wrote, "I sat to wait, mistakenly thinking it would be only a few minutes. The door wasn’t locked, though every time I opened it and stepped out to see what was going on a staffer told me I couldn’t come out yet. He’d let me know." Powers said he grew "impatient and annoyed."
Biden was on hand to help raise money on behalf of Sen. Bill Nelson. But, the Orlando Sentinel writer arrived to the party before Biden, so this move prevented him from talking to the high-profile guests. A hold room is not an abnormal occurrence for a private event like this. The broom closet — total stretch. Luckily, they slipped the poor guy some food and water for the hour-plus wait.
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Hey at least they didn't tie him up and sit on him like the Alaska bunch.
OMG!!! WTF are these guys up to anymore that they have to resort to these tactics. This is disgusting. All politicians are starting to look suspicious now. We need a whole new bunch for the next elections. Even people with past criminal records are better than this kind of stuff from people who are our elected officials. At least we would know what we were getting. This way, we get a bunch of scotchguarded liars and weasels that seem to be a pocket pet for someone else with questionable motives.
This was stupid.
The event coordinator should have included a waiting room or bar-tab for enticement and a licensed security guard to provide directions.
Putting someone in a broom closet for over an hour could be considered to be unlawful detainment in places like California. This could be a serious crime if reported to police within 72 hours. A licensed security guard would know that.
Wait, are you saying the Democrats actually tried to keep someone IN the closet?
WTF???