Official confirmation of who rates where at the Obama White House

Well, it's official. Jake Tapper of ABC News questioned President Obama's Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today:

TAPPER: This is really just out of curiosity more than anything. How do you guys decide which acts of violence will prompt a White House response and which ones won't? There was a statement that went out about Dr. Tiller. How is the decision made that that would get a presidential statement, whereas the military recruiter in the Arkansas shooting would not?

GIBBS: Well, I believe a statement did go to many stations in Arkansas regarding that.

Now you know. Abortionist murdered in Kansas, statement by the president to the nation. Soldier assassinated in Arkansas by Islamic jihadist, statement to the local media. Fortunately for Obama, today's murder of a guard at the Holocaust Museum occurred in Washington D.C. so they won't have to decide what type of statement it merits.

You peasants and your annoying requests

The White House will release the photo of the flyover of New York after all.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that an internal report will probably be completed this week.

"We'll release its findings and release a photo," he said.

That was after Gibbs indicated Tuesday that the White House would not release any images.

"I've watched CNN," he said at the time, noting the considerable coverage from amateur footage. "I didn't notice a lack of archival material from that flight."

The flyover triggered panic among New Yorkers as well as the internal review by the Obama administration.

In other words, why can't you be happy with what you already have, peasant?

So much for transparency. As Quietman noted in the comments here, some enterprising journalist needs to find out how many other flyovers over other cities have taken place to give the White House some propaganda stills.

(Ht: Tee Bee at the BBA)