Mainstream Media Bias Alert, Presidential Respect Edition

Still deny media bias? Watch this video, where White House reporters won’t even stand up when W enters the room, but jump to their feet for O.

Reporters attempted to explain the dichotomy of treatment by saying the briefing room has always been more informal, and reporters did not rise for Bush because they did not want to block the view of the camera people in the back of the room. However, when Obama entered the room, they simply forgot.

Every reporter in the room forgot that the briefing room is informal? Every reporter forgot there are camera crews in the back?

Basically, this is admitting that they are so swept away by Obama’s presence that they forgot basic rules for the office where some of them have worked for years.

This is supposed to be a better explanation?