Bolten: White House Must Regain Its 'Mojo' ("end daily press..briefings")

[truthpusher]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060430/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_s_new_chief_1

Bolten: White House Must Regain Its 'Mojo'

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

5 minutes ago

It's time for the White House to go on offense and "get our mojo back." Josh Bolten said Sunday in his first interview since taking over as the president's chief of staff.

Bolten made no promises of pulling up President Bush's all-time low approval ratings, but he said he and Bush have decided they want to be more open with the media and the public.

(snip)

For example, he said the White House is "thinking actively" about immigration and putting the president out front on an issue that has split him off from some in his own party. Bolten added that it is vital that the White House communicate effectively about the importance of the fight against terrorism so Americans will support the mission.

(sniP)

Bolten said it may be worth considering whether to end the daily televised press briefings where reporters and the press secretary frequently air disputes in front of the cameras, but he will leave that decision up to Snow.


link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060430/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_s_new_chief_1

[Boomer]

1. More open with the media?

>> Bolten said it may be worth considering whether to end the daily televised press briefings where reporters and the press secretary frequently air disputes in front of the cameras... <<


Riiiiggght.

[Nickster]

2. More open with the media, just not more open with you and me.

If there's no cameras, who knows what was really said or asked?

[Rude Horner]

3. Regain their "mojo"?

Nice that the leaders of the World's most powerful country are relying on Austin Powers movies for their policy decisions now.

Did they ever HAVE ANY mojo?

And yeah, that's a great first step :sarcasm: in being more "open" with the public - end the daily press briefings.

[shain from kane]

6. I guess Dr. Evil is worrying about his mojo, too. n/t

[tridim]

4. Way to display that confidence in Tony Snowjob

I hope this would cause a media mutiny, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Lin]

5. these WH blurbs read like an SNL skit-press black-out more "OPEN"?! Some

day ppl will read these ridiculous articles (last week's WH 5 point plan-for instance) and see right thru them, I WISH that day was here & now.

[drm604]

7. I hate to use such a cliche

but the word "Orwellian" does come to mind.

Less Information = More Open :crazy:

[shain from kane]

8. Their mojo ain't workin'. n/t

[Coventina]

29. Or at least it ain't workin' on us!

:D

[rodeodance]

9. trial balloon (to shut down daily press conf). Now for Snow to talk.

[caledesi]

12. I feel like I am living 1984! Shut down the media...indeed. nt

[partylessinOhio]

10. I almost fell off my chair when Bolten said "Mojo!"

What the hell is that? What does it have to do with an immoral invasion, death and the cost of gas?

Bolten is already a failure for the Emperor. I am not impressed He doesn't even look good on a motorcycle.

:eyes:

[Piscis Austrinus]

23. Mojo

Massive, Outrageous Jerk-Off

Sums up this presidency pretty well already. Guess they need to stop the daily briefings because the old "candle barrels" are already full. :evilgrin:


Peace
PsA

[peacetalksforall]

11. Man, usually George says one thing and someone on his staff says the

opposite within hours of each other.

Now we have one staff member saying both things in one interview.

Open? Closed by no coverage? Which will it be.

One thing is for sure - if there is no coverage, then we are moving towards an even more secret state of affairs.

Maybe even Bryan Lamb will speak out against this one - there will be even more gaps in the documenting of our history.

This is despciable.

Me thinks they have already decided this with Snow.

They are pathetic.

But I guess it's hard work covering up your crimes. And you gotta make hard decisions to succeed at covering up.

[hang a left]

20. They probably don't want all those pesky questions about

indictments that are rumored to be hitting by the end of next week.

[leftchick]

13. Mary Matilin has been using MoJo all week

perhaps rove just ran across the word?

[rodeodance]

17. new RW talking point?--I shake my head.

[wordpix]

30. hahahaha, LOL, "mojo" is new RW talking point, SNL should do a skit on it

[qanda]

14. I don't think ever really had any mojo

What they had was the events of 9/11 clouding the judgment of millions of Americans, including the press. People were silent because either they were mourning or they were scared. Slowly, people woke up, cheered up and stopped being afraid. So, I guess the only thing that would give them back what they had before is another war or another attack on our soil.

[HuffleClaw]

15. mojo ?

heheeheheehe

[Malva Zebrina]

16. end the daily opress briefings

the press is in the club anyhow and it is all for show and nothing else.

Let the press be excluded. They offer not a damn thing worthwhile to the American people anyhow,

[madame defarge]

18. Coming on the heels of last night...

& the National Correspondent's dinner with Colbert's brilliant "truthiness", this doesn't surprise me...

In fact, nothing this regime does surprises me anymore...

[depakid]

19. The press briefings are worthless at best

and usually counterproductive lie and spin sessions. Dump 'em and we'd all be better off.

[MichiganVote]

21. Translation: No more nutin' ya filthy ingrate taxpayers

[0007]

22. Mo jo? Going on the offensive? What next a group of hot

chicks scantly dressed as cheer leaders and a cheering section of the old GOP alumni?

[Paula Sims]

24. That's exactly what Randi Rhodes said would happen

I'm wondering if the press briefings are ended and after the Stephen Colbert "outing" of our "press" whether this would make them hungrier. There is a tipping point and I wonder if we've reached it.

Paula

[jokerman93]

25. Read as:

"No really! This time we really, really mean it!"

[truthisfreedom]

26. the zero-accountability presidency strikes again. worst. president. ever.

they're floating the idea to see what happens... if there's any outrage. 8^) think there will be any?

[shadowknows69]

27. The White House

must first get rid of the vermin infesting it and maybe it's "mojo" will return.

[greekspeak]

28. "GAO says billions overspent in tracking down WH MoJo"

"The Halliburton corporation last week picked up a no-bid contract with the White House to help it find its Mojo. The cost overrun on the project is already close to $4,ooo,ooo,ooo. Congressional democrats have been quiet on the matter...Mr. bush believes that the tube containing his mojo was stolen by Iranian terraists who wanted to use it to create nuculur bombs. The country, already past its 16 day deadline for creating a nuculur bomb, has grown desprit in the past few days to assure its official position in the Axis of Evil."

[DearAbby]

31. hahaha....mojo

hey did Fat Bastard steal Comandante's Mojo? Missing Mojo! Dayum, not even mojo is safe anymore.


Sounds like they are not so sure about the "Snow job's" ability to handle the Press...hummmmmmmm

Maybe Colbert put the fear of "a working Press" into them?

Are they afraid that the Press may be shamed into actually doing their job?


Nah.

[madmark]

32. actually i see no benefit to the wh having a daily forum where they

potentially, depending on whether the reporters decide to be non-synchophantic that day, have answer about they are idiots.

[tanyev]

33. They should look under the sofa in the Oval Office.

Bush didn't find the WMDs there, but maybe they'll get lucky in the mojo search.