Cheney to present awards for 'distinguished reporting on the presidency'

[quaoar]

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=3331

In addition to serving as the most powerful vice president in history, Dick Cheney also finds time to be the King of Irony.

In that latter role, Cheney is scheduled to present the Gerald Ford Journalism Awards during a closed-door luncheon on Monday, June 13, at the National Press Club in Washington. The Ford Awards honor what Cheney refers to as "distinguished reporting on the presidency and national defense" -- which, considering the Washington press corps' stenographic coverage of the White House prior to the launch of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, is something of an oxymoron.

But there could be no greater oxymoron than the association of the name "Dick Cheney" with the craft of journalism. No wonder the organizers of the event felt it necessary to include four explanation marks on the notice that: "THIS EVENT IS FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS ONLY!!!!"

The crowning irony of Cheney giving out journalism awards is that the vice president hates everything about journalism, unless, of course, it is the journalism of Rupert Murdoch.

[jeff30997]

1. And the award goes to....

Mr Brownmouth the best buttkisser.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. I expect nothing less from this band of merry murders.

This is like the little awards teachers give students for doing what they're told.

Typical.

[deadparrot]

3. Whoohoo! GannonGuckert reunion! nt

[fooj]

4. BLECH!

:puke:

[geek tragedy]

5. This is for real? Oh dear. eom

[LightningFlash]

6. Oh my god......

:puke: :puke: :puke:

He's basically the only reporter on the presidency, this emporer de extraordinaire.....

[saltpoint]

7. Following the Journalism Awards gig, Dick and his pal Tony Scalia

will be giving duo keynote addresses for the annual PETA convention.

On the day Cheney gives out the Journalism award, I say we all email Helen Thomas and thank her for her long-standing excellence in REAL journalism in a constitutional republic.

Any takers?

[quaoar]

9. Cheney giving out a journalism award

is like Josef Mengele giving out awards in medical research.

[Erika]

12. Excellent post n/t

[paineinthearse]

8. See earlier post from last Saturday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x21247

[Carolab]

10. I got yer award right here

[Erika]

11. Another big laugh n/t

[quaoar]

13. Does anyone else find it funny

that these awards are to be presented during a CLOSED-DOOR luncheon?

Journalism is about opening doors and spreading information.

[leveymg]

14. The awards list is classified, of course, to protect sources and methods

Compartmentalized information. You have no need to know. . . terra alert! We interrupt this White House press briefing in order to bring you this message from the Emergency Broadcast System . . .sound of claxon . . .:hide: B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) :evilgrin: :+ :dunce: B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) B-) :hide: :grr: :bounce: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :grr:

[w13rd0]

15. I had to read it twice...

...before I realized it wasn't the Onion.