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10/14/2003 Archived Entry: "Bush says 'Jump,' media asks 'How High?'"
Bush says 'Jump,' media asks 'How High?'
So Bush bestows a stupid, meaningless moniker on the US media ('The Filter,' whatever the fuck that means), and decides to do an end run around the big networks and talk to regional media about how poorly the media is covering Iraq.
Does the media come back and say, 'We are reporting the news as it happens?' Of course not.
Today we're seeing people like Don Evans cheerleading about how wonderful things are in Iraq and how wrong the media is getting it, and video footage of American soldiers delivering boxes to Iraqi schoolchildren.
The US media, as of today, has been thoroughly co-opted - even to a greater degree than it was during the war. This happy-face bullshit may play for a while, but the numbers of dead and injured US servicemen and women are slowly rising. If the Iraqi resistance decides to mount their equivalent of a Tet Offensive and soldiers start dying in larger numbers, this could make the administration look even more incompetent than they did before they started this 'charm offensive.' Shame on the media for playing along with this charade.
And shame on the American people for buying this manure.
Replies: 4 people speak up
To show our appreciation of our supine mediawhores, perhaps we should send boxes of KY Jelly via UPS to all the major media outlets and their respective talking heads.
You could find greater integrity in a New Orleans whore house. Speaking of which, remember Mountain's "Mississippi Queen"?
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 10/14/2003 12:22 PM NY
Bush is just displaying what a lightweight wimp he is. He's afraid to go up against the big, bad, journalists of the WH press corps (like Helen Thomas) - oooohh, SCARY!!!!
Bush has held fewer news conferences than any president in modern history. His performances before the press have ranged from buffoonery ("Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me... ub, up, ...won't get fooled again") to what appeard to be a Rush-party, oxycontin stupor held before a fake press conference with pre-approved questions from the "press corps" just prior to the invasion of Iraq.
Would Evander Hollifield spar with members of a male cheerleading squad? No because he is a man and can handle the tough stuff. Bush might be able to "tough it out" with a male cheerleader (since he was a cheerleader himself in college), but throughout his life he has proven: WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, BUSH WIMPS OUT!
Posted by Larry LeSueur @ 10/14/2003 01:19 PM NY
speaking of holyfield, he got his ass kicked. its sad when a boxer doesnt retire at the top. 41 is to old to get punched in the head for a living, as much as i wanted to see him win. as far as bush goes, id love to see him in holyfields place for that match, now that would be entertainment
Posted by justin @ 10/14/2003 02:00 PM NY
Maybe he should schedule another carrier landing. The media won't say things are going to shit after they see the mission accomplished 2 banner.
Posted by kuma @ 10/14/2003 02:07 PM NY
