NBC New York’s Gabe Pressman notes that Mayor Bloomberg’s short-tempered remark to Observer reporter Azi Paybarah yesterday is just part of a history of bristling at the media. This from the man who created a media company. He writes:

On a recent day a television reporter was blocked by the Mayor’s security detail from getting close enough to ask a question. At another meeting with the press, the Mayor denounced a question about his spending as “ridiculous.” He called a question about a political opponent a “waste.” He blasted a reporter who uses a wheelchair for dropping his tape recorder, which kicked on and interrupted a news conference…

…Maybe the Mayor needs a course in New York history. I’m sure the reporters at City Hall would be happy to chip in to finance it. Or, if he doesn’t want that, perhaps he just needs therapy. He is getting very testy lately and it may be time for him to air his grievances against the Fourth Estate to a good therapist.

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