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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-26-05 04:39 PM
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Our Liberal Media...banging head against wall
Press as Patsies, Redux
by Joe in DC - 8/26/2005 02:15:00 PM

Dan Froomkin writes in his column today about the super special invitation received by the White House Press Corps to have a super secret off-the-record bbq with Bush last night. Froomkin got the inside scoop:

Nevertheless, I'm told that several reporters expressed squeamishness about last night's event, particularly as the press-pool vans drove by antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan's "Camp Casey" site. And later, a small handful watched askance as the rest fawned over Bush, following him around in packs every time he moved.

How disgusting can they can be? Fawning over Bush instead of reporting on him. And, it's worse:

Incidentally, Bush isn't the only one holding off-the-record dinners with reporters this summer. I'm told senior adviser Karl Rove has held several in the last month himself. Give me a break. Nothing with Rove should be off-the-record. No wonder Rove thinks the media are a bunch of patsies.

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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-26-05 04:42 PM
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1. That's part of the plan -- NOTHING ELSE TO DO
in Texas' wonderland, Crawford, but follow IdiotSon and his brigade around like POODLES.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-26-05 05:07 PM
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2. Personally, I don't think anything should be
"off the record" with **, except maybe his pillow talk with Laura at night (if they even share a bed). If he wanted the job so bad that he was willing to steal two elections for it, he should be prepared for constant scrutiny.
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