Why does the media still call Bush "this very popular wartime President"?

[TruthIsAll]

Poll question: Why does the media still call Bush "this very popular wartime President"?

And I can give you fifty more reasons..

[Maple]

1. Because it sounds bad to say

Bush, 'this damn fool in the White House' when you're on the air.

[RC]

2. Oh, where to start...

Unlike the repug world, you can only vote once here.

[JohnKleeb]

3. other

To make him feel "special" orders by boss Rove himself.

[Champion Jack]

4. Because the GOP OWNS the media.....

Duh

[grasswire]

5. because....

.....Rove successfully framed the narrative.

The key to making the press propagandize for you is to frame the narrative in the first hours.

A story breaks. The WH fights to get the press to use certain words and phrases on the evening news.

There's video tape of Ari celebrating this very feat.

Once the narrative is framed, it stays that way.

[Jackie97]

11. That picture is so funny.

Thanks for posting that.

[RobertSeattle]

6. Because they are LAZY writers

I enjoy observing "unthinking adjectives" that are placed in front of nouns. "popular" is just the lazy adjective they use in front of "President" nowadays.

Other examples:
fierce firefight (is there any other kind?)
uncertain times (times are always uncertain)
etc

[Mz Pip]

7. To prop up

the neo con's house of cards.

Keep repeating: Bush is a popular war time President. Bush is a popular war time president.

Say it often enough and it will be believed by the masses.

MzPip
:dem:

[bitchkitty]

8. Because they're dickless cowards? n/t

[TruthIsAll]

9. Kick for more votes...

.

[TruthIsAll]

10. Bush has done some great things to earn those ratings..NOT!

...

When will they stop calling him this, when he hits 33% in the polls?

[TruthIsAll]

12. As they are still doing with 45% approval...

..Can't spin Zogby...

[redeye]

13. Because his approval rate has never been below 75% (n/t)