No questions for Bush after speech on press freedom.
No questions for Bush after speech on press freedom.
“On a day when he trumpeted democracy, President Bush noted the vital nature of a free press. Then he got a laugh when the press got stiffed,” the AP reports in a wire story.
Bush joined Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday for a joint statement at Prague Castle. They stood at podiums, in a grand hall, before the media.
A Czech moderator quickly kept reporters’ expectations in check.
”This press conference is going to be without questions,” he said. ”Thank you for your understanding.”
That brought a hearty chuckle from Bush, who gave a mock apologetic shrug toward the U.S. press corps.
At the microphone, Bush ticked through a host of international topics. Then he thanked his hosts for ”a chance to discuss these issues with the media” _ apparently a one-way discussion.
Bush did have other chances to field queries. He turned them down.
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Why bother asking Bush anything?!
June 5th, 2007 at 1:27 pmczech, please, gotta run..! heh heh…
June 5th, 2007 at 1:28 pmQuestions are hard. I don’t like to answer them.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:30 pmSure, the press is free….as long as they don’t ask any questions. Typical Chimpy poo.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:31 pmMight as well ask questions of a sea sponge. The man is an idiot.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:34 pmTo Bush, the best question is the one not asked.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:36 pmExpect to see more of this while he is in Europe. Our reporters are not as tame as WH correspondents. And the Q&A’s will be reported worldwide.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:38 pmHeh heh.
F*ck you, world.
Heh heh.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:39 pmExpect to see more of this while he is in Europe. Our reporters are not as tame as WH correspondents. And the Q&A’s will be reported worldwide.
Comment by doro
Thank goodness. No wonder he’s not taking questions, eh?
June 5th, 2007 at 1:40 pmIt’s embarrassing enough to watch GDumbya self-destruct when giving unscripted, off-the-cuff responses here on U.S. soil. I hate to think what a moron he would come off as when doing the same thing in front of a foreign press corps that isn’t beholden to him as are the U.S. media mice.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:45 pmWhat an arrogant little chimp bastard.
Repukes everywhere are to blame.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:45 pmWhat a complete asshat. I am (and have been since 2000, mind you) ashamed this prick is president of this country.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pmI’ve got a question someone should ask him:
How do you feel about your girls coming home in a 30″ square box?
June 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pmDemocracy is what he says it is.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:50 pmWell, Keith, they ain’t goin’ to the meatgrinder. So, to answer your question, I don’t think about it. Hehehe.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:54 pmWithout a script, he’s clueless.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:05 pmHey, wait, even with one he’s clueless.
Somebody go back and get a shitload of clues!
Enuff irony here to keep the housemaid busy for weeks.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:07 pmI know hate is a strong term and not very P.C., but I really HATE Bush!!!
June 5th, 2007 at 2:09 pmBush only answers ‘questions’ on FOX and the Rush Limpbaugh program.
That’s how much contempt for the Press these traitors have.
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June 5th, 2007 at 3:18 pmone-way discussions are the only type he understands…
June 5th, 2007 at 3:30 pmWhy bother to ask questions when the only response is a lie; always, completely, and without conscience.
Lies are the only thing this administration knows. Well, there is secrecy, cronism, rampant corruption, extreme greed….
June 5th, 2007 at 4:22 pmAny journalist who purports to have any integrity remaining should have walked out of this propaganda dissemination session masquerading as a press conference as soon as they were told no questions would be allowed.
Why the hell do we still tolerate this bullsh!t? I doubt our Founding Fathers would have been so spineless. For what it’s worth, I’d like to offer them an apology, on behalf of the current American people, for squandering their gift so cravenly.
June 5th, 2007 at 4:31 pmI don’t even watch the George W Doofus when he gives speeches or comes on the tv no more. Everything he says is always a direct contradiction to what he’s doing.
June 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pmMaybe Bush will have “lunch”…
…with Vladimir…
…in London…
June 5th, 2007 at 9:14 pmwon’t answer questions because he’s run out of excuses – surely he has an obligation to at least make an effort – what a disgrace
June 5th, 2007 at 11:07 pmI wonder if someone replaces Bush with Bubbles, the chimp, would anyone notice? No more Bush and Dick!!!!
June 6th, 2007 at 12:29 amAs the president of the United States, he of course knows what he is doing. We should not question or be disrespectful to the president of the United States, otherwise we are just as bad as Al Qaeda .
June 6th, 2007 at 2:10 am#28 – yep that’s right – and fool him once,shame…y’know shame on you….or me…but fool….y’know they hate us for our freedom…..and ah…y’know we’re makin’progress….’n shame on…ah f**k it! – pass the moonshine
June 6th, 2007 at 2:48 amBush had a press conference with Vaclav Havel in which no questions were asked? And Havel wasn’t appalled?
June 6th, 2007 at 5:19 amThe reason he didnt take any questions is because his hidden ear piece and microphone attachment aren’t compatible with European current. You cant blame him for that, he didn’t know til after he booked the press conference! haha
June 6th, 2007 at 7:45 pmAmericans – don’t be too critical on your own president. Our European leaders are rapidly learning from him, obviously finding him wise and admirable.
Many of us really hate Bush too, but realize that he is not much worse than our own political leaders.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:47 pmit would be more embarassing to the US if Bush DID answer questions. lets just quite while we are ahead.
June 12th, 2007 at 4:38 pm