Das Washingtoner Klatschblog Wonkette bekommt offenbar immer mal wieder White House Pool Reports zugesteckt. Dana Millbank, ein Reporter bei der Washington Post, erklärt seinen Lesern, was es mit den Berichten auf sich hat:

Because of limited space in the presidential motorcade, on Air Force One and in the Oval Office, the White House organizes a rotation of „pool“ reporters, who send write-ups to colleagues who were not allowed inside but must cover the event. Often, however, the pool reporter is not allowed to observe the president, either, leading to creative — if uninformative — reports.

Und Millbanks eigener Pool Report eines ereignisarmen Tages ist besonders lesenswert.