Bush himself will be with Tim Russert for the full hour on Meet the Press

[Bombtrack]

this Sunday, just announced by Brokaw

[ramapo]

1. Russert on his knees no doubt

I'll pass

[JohnyCanuck]

2. Tim has his kneepads at the ready

and is working on his lip and tongue exercises so he'll be well prepared for this demanding assignment.

[loudnclear]

35. It will be a better job than Monica did on Bill!

I refuse to watch...I don't watch pornography.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Must be getting very nervous.........

this'll be a nice hour of underhanded softball toss.

[xray s]

4. Get the tee out

[bahrbearian]

21. Roflmao

[waterman]

30. Nice... very, very nice...

[cindyw]

5. Bush doing an interview? Is this a first. He does do pre-recorded sit

downs where there can be editing. Will this be live?

[knight_of_the_star]

6. I'll HAVE to see this

See how many times he trips over his own tongue

[blm]

7. They must have the National Guard service records forged that they needed.

Wanna bet that Russert presents these LONG LOST papers?????

[librechik]

16. nah, we'll need a subpoena and a cattle prod to get that out of them

except we won't since they have been destroyed, according to Burkett's testimony. No, we'll have a full hour review of Shrubbie's favorite baseball games and his intimate relationship with God. Oh, and 10-20 repeats of "Saddam Hussein is an evil man"

[blm]

19. heh...I did say "forged" didn't I????

I don't expect real documents. Just CIA quality forgeries. ;))))

But, no doubt you're right about the rest of the show.

[bahrbearian]

18. From an Italian Tabloid ?

Hopefully the U.N. can debunk em'

[lancdem]

8. Rove must be really concerned about those falling poll numbers

to have Bush do an hour-long interview, softball questions or not. Smells like desperation to me.

[snippy]

25. Agreed. This is definitely meant to stop the bleeding.

Turd Blossom Rove probably expected Bush to be basking in the afterglow of the SOTU at this point in time. Russert will be freedom kissing Bush's ass, but Bush will fuck up a few things and lie, lie, lie. I am emailing Russert to find out the over-under on Bush lies during this interview.

[Leilani]

37. Agreed

If they are sending Dim Son to Meet the Press, their internal polling is looking very bad.

[fizzana]

9. He'll get all the questions in advance and will still have the

answers come up on a teleprompter.

[bahrbearian]

15. Rove already sent Tim the Questions

1 How is Pickels
2 How are the Twins
3 How is the Dog
4 Have you done any remodeling of the WH
While that's all the Time we have Thank you for Coming

[samsingh]

41. don't forget

5. does your faith sustain you in these trying times?
6. Did Clinton mislead you about the WMD?
7. What do you say to the people that think Saddam should still be in power?

this becomes very easy
....

[bahrbearian]

52. Is that you Tim ?

you sound just like Tim.

[codegreen]

10. pre-chosen questions and breaks for naptime?

perhaps there will be cookies and milk as well

[pa28]

11. Now we'll find out if Russert is really "tough on everyone"

Bush should be confronted with pointed questions on wmd, AWOL, Plame, the budget and video of his bizarre assertions that we invaded because Hussein would not allow inspectors in. Each question should be followed-up with demands for personal accountability.

But I'm betting Russert breaks out the knee pads as well.

[tishaLA]

12. "Dear humble, virile, well-endowed leader...

...certainly these awful rumors about your National Guard Service (tm) are false. Why are the Democrats so evil, unpatriotic, and effeminate?"

[David Zephyr]

13. Russert Just "Loves" The Bush Family.

I promise you, Tim Russert will tell Dubya to extend his greetings to Barbara Bush.

[MaineDem]

14. Live???

I still can't watch.

[xray s]

17. 1st question by Tiny Tim

"Mr President, you have done such a magnificent job defending the United States against blood thirsty terrorists. Are you surprised at the vicious attacks aimed at you by the Democrats, and are they threatening our security by comforting our enemies and drawing away the attention of your fine, outstanding staff from the war on terror with their calls for unnecessary witch hunt investigations?"

[Eddie Current]

43. I think you nailed it

...it's funny because it's true.
-Homer J Simpson

[wysi]

20. Here's the transcript:

TR: Mr. President, are these charges that you were AWOL from National Guard duty true?

*: Uh, no, um Tim, they're not.

TR: Thank you for clearing that up Mr. President.

[David Zephyr]

39. Wysi! That's Exactly How It Will Be!

Russert knows he has to ask the question. It will kill him to do so, but he'll ask it and take Bush's answer with, at most, a weak follow-up and certainly, no timeline and hard evidence.

Why?

General Electric would fire Russert for doing so.

[samsingh]

42. tooo funny

and toooo true.

[Lefty48197]

22. So Bush is STILL refusing to meet with journalists eh?

Sorry Tim. You earned that. You have a chance to redeem yourself though.

[AlinPA]

24. Don't hold your breath. I think it will be scripted.

[anti-NAFTA]

34. Yeah. Probably. eom

[AlinPA]

23. I wonder how long they have rehearsed for the show.

Bush could never stand up under normal questioning, so it has to be scripted.

[blm]

27. DING DING DING....Winner.

.

[LEW]

26. He must be really really really worried

I checked the web page for MTP but was not up yet. I heard Brokaw announce and couldn't believe it......

I really hope Russert has the guts to throw in an unexpected question. Otherwise I will only have fun counting the lies, if I can stomach the whole hour. May be worth watching just to see if he crakes.

[TheDonkey]

28. Election Year is upon us, soon spaceshrub to be on Oprah

AWOL
and his horrendous record better be brought up...

on second though can we just start having presidential debates with all our nominees and bush... I'd like to see that.

[lancdem]

29. I just thought of something

How many people actually watch MTP? It doesn't have the ratings of a prime-time show, so even if Bush manages to survive the interview without, say, picking his nose, how many viewers will have seen it?

[hlthe2b]

32. Oh, come now... they will pick and choose bytes and clips to show

ad nauseum on all network and cable news channels from now until eternity... Unless you have no tv, radio, computer, or newspaper, you'll hear about it...

[lancdem]

44. Perhaps

but Bush is so bad when he answers questions, even scripted ones, I wonder if any sound bite will help him, even if it's played as often as Howard Dean's Iowa speech.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

31. Good more fodder. Even with cue cards, he'll fuck it up.

[waterman]

33. No prob... it will be edited the crap out of...

[Vampiro]

36. Looks like Russert is looking to kiss some Bush ass.

I hate that damn media whore.

[mitchum]

38. And Timmy and * are rehearsing like mad

[NNN0LHI]

40. It will be taped and canned like a Hollywood production by Friday. Cut! nt

[PretzelWarrior]

45. email that GOP whore Tim Russert and tell him to get tough

on BUsh. See if Bush even knows how many active troops we have or how many are in Iraq. See what Bush is going to do about jobs.

See what Bush will provide re: evidence of his service in Alabama Air Nat Guard.

See what Bush will provide re: reasons we should go into a sovereign nation and blow them up on faulty intelligence despite the wishes of the U.N., NATO, and other allies?

Put him on the hot seat or quit your job and admit you're a party hack, Russet.

[oasis]

46. Expect post interview commentary from: Kerry, Dean, Clark and Edwards.

[Anwen]

47. Oh dear.

I can't wait to hear the "tough questions" Russert is going to pitch at Bush. :eyes:

[killbotfactory]

48. Initial questions...

1. Is it difficult being a popular wartime president?
2. Are you doing a good job fighting terrorism and protecting the American people?
3. Do you like Jesus?
4. Bunnies?
5. There's been some talk about bad intelligence related to Iraq, how much of that blame can be pinned on the CIA which Clinton underfunded?
6. Ballistic missle sheilds sure are a great idea, don't you agree?
7. There's been lots of jokes about presidential kneepads since the Clinton's were in the white house, but I would like to know if I could have some. Seriously. I might not make it through the interview without them.

[PretzelWarrior]

49. ROFLMAO!

pretty dam funny stuff.

[Blue_Roses]

50. Maybe we should

"ask" Timmy by email, if he plans on asking the big questions, or does he just plan on playing "slow pitch," since we all know he's a blatent Bush whore.

I think I will. Maybe sending Timmy a few emails might spark him up some to put down the knee-pads and get serious about what the American people are wanting to know.

[progressivebydesign]

51. Damage control on the AWOL issue...

Wonder what kind of drugs they'll have to give him to be coherent. He is getting worse lately... Unfortunately, now that he's a known, he cannot slip by the media unexamined, as he did last time. I couldn't stomach watching him... but I know I'll hear all about it.