Perino delivers parting shot to media

[devilgrrl]

Dana Perino may not have always offered the most coherent defenses of President Bush's policies, but she sure knows how to make an exit.

Today, in her final briefing as White House Press Secretary, Perino had this to say about the purported liberal bias of the media:

"Here’s the thing. I don't think I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media if there wasn’t any liberal bias in the media... If it was a moot question, then we wouldn’t always have the discussion.”

As Steve Benen writes, by that logic, "I don't think Perino would always be asked about Dick Cheney's breathtaking dishonesty, if there wasn't any breathtaking dishonesty. I don't think Perino would always be asked about Bush's failures on Iraq, the economy, and the response to Hurricane Katrina, if there weren't any Bush failures on Iraq, the economy, and the response to Hurricane Katrina."

Some of Perino's most memorable responses to questions posed by the liberal media follow.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/?last_story=/politics/war_room/2009/01/16/perino/

[Solly Mack]

1. Regular brainiac

[lpbk2713]

2. Dumbya had a penchant for appointing glaringly incapable people to highly visible positions.

Perino will be remembered as one of the more obvious examples.

[47of74]

3. Hopefully this hapless wonder will have as much success as Gonzo did in finding a new job.

[pacalo]

4. Liberals are concerned with right vs. wrong, so it's easy to see why Rethugs

would label media with "liberal bias" when they point out & question what's wrong with Rethug leadership.

[ellenfl]

5. kicking eom