Obama calls Access Hollywood interview a mistake: won't give access again

Are we headed to another Bill Clinton style, poll-driven presidency under Barack Obama? Or worse, will a President Obama have White House handlers trolling blogs and internet message board to plan the Cult of Change leader's next move? Or to admit (if that's possible) that Obama erred?

John McCain in incapable of governing this way.

MSNBC has the story:

Barack Obama said it was a mistake to allow his daughters to be interviewed extensively by "Access Hollywood," and he will not allow it to happen again.

"I think that we got carried away in the moment," the Illinois senator and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told TODAY's Matt Lauer Wednesday. "We were having a birthday party, and everybody was laughing. And suddenly this thing cropped up. I didn’t catch it quickly enough. I was surprised by the attention it received."

The interview, which is being aired in four parts this week on "Access Hollywood," took place last week in Butte, Mont. In it, Obama and his wife, Michelle, sit down with their daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, to talk about family life and what it’s like to be the daughters of a presidential candidate.

The interview, conducted by Maria Menounos, prompted criticism of the candidate, who had said that he wanted to keep his family life private, but now seemed to be using his family to advance his candidacy.

As I noted in my post from last night, Obama has no problems conducting interviews with fluff journalism outlets such as Access Hollyood.

When the corruption trial of Tony Rezko began, an Obama interview appeared in the celebrity magazine "Us." Rezko's name never came up, but the "reporter" did ask the senator if he wore boxers or briefs.

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Obama: Time for "Us," but no time for Rezko

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