Snow: Bush ‘not the type to dis the press.’
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Snow: Bush ‘not the type to dis the press.’
At the 2007 American Magazine Conference over the weekend, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow was asked if President Bush thinks “the press are fair?” “I don’t know… he’s not the type to dis the press,” replied Snow. Below — President Bush seen carrying Bernard Goldberg’s anti-media screed “Bias,” which Bill Press said at the time was “a message to the media” by Bush:
In his recent Bush bio, “The Evangelical President,” the Washington Examiner’s Bill Sammon claims “that Bush has three enemies: foreign adversaries, the Democrat Congress and the mainstream media.
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Who's going to read that book to the Chimp?
October 29th, 2007 at 4:18 pmmainstream media his enemy? give me a friggin break. they're his best friend.
and we're talking 'i'll help you hide the body' kind of friend.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pmOh, he has more enemies than that. Hell, he has three in my house.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pmExaminer’s Bill Sammon claims “that Bush has three enemies: foreign adversaries, the Democrat Congress and the mainstream media
I would also add: Truth, Clarity, the Constitution,
October 29th, 2007 at 4:22 pmthe American electorate, Sobriety, a Fair Judicial System, Oversight,
Congress, Armed Service, Big words, Little words,
a Complete Sentance. What's not to love?
just for future reference: everything Snow says is a lie.
there...now that we've got that established....
October 29th, 2007 at 4:22 pmIn his recent Bush bio, “The Evangelical President,†the Washington Examiner’s Bill Sammon claims “that Bush has three enemies: foreign adversaries, the Democrat Congress and the mainstream media.
Ah yes, Bill Sammon...author of such works as:
At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election
Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the White House
Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, Media Bias and the Bush Haters
Strategery: How George W. Bush Is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media.
You'll forgive me if I fail to give Bill Sammon's latest yammerings any credence whatsoever.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pm“The Evangelical President,â€
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Word Find: Ever notice the word Evangelical contains the word Evil?
OK - that was pretty lame, but I couldn't help myself.
Now - report all off-topic posts by trolls using the REPORT ABUSE feature. Let's see if TP will do anything about our complaints.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pmEXCLUSIVE: FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds Will Now Tell All - and Face Charges if Necessary - to Any Major Television Network That Will Let Her"
check THIS link-OT I know-but-HOLY F-N $HIT!!!!
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5197
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pmSnow also sez Osama more popular than Bush.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pmSnow is a propagandist and a traitor to American values.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
Oh - that's a good one! Say, I didn't know that ol' Tony had taken up comedy!
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pmsubmitted to TP tipline just now...
October 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pm3 - yep, in my house too. Even my CATS hate him. ;o)
October 29th, 2007 at 4:33 pmBush admits to Sammon that he doesn't trust the "mainstream media," meaning, I guess, that Stretch doesn't fit into that category. I'm just curious how Sammy can now make the case that he's anything but a partisan stenographer?
October 29th, 2007 at 4:34 pmThe Sibel Edmonds story has been on the Zoo since this morning. ;)
Hey, whitey.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:35 pmZooey-check the link-this is one of those OMFG stories!!!!
(POPStar ;)
October 29th, 2007 at 4:37 pmpoop, scooped again :(
October 29th, 2007 at 4:37 pmThe Main Stream media is the enemy of all Republicans due to their strong bias towards socialism. It is sad, but it is fact.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:37 pmNot on TP! I hope you get the $50. And the glory. :)
October 29th, 2007 at 4:38 pmBill Sammon ?
Bill has a wife named Becky ; and their five children are named Bucky, Bluto, Bam-Bam, Boris and Bunky.
And this imbecile wants to be taken seriously ?
By whom ?
Ringling Bros Clown School ?
October 29th, 2007 at 4:38 pm"Bush not the type to dis the press."
October 29th, 2007 at 4:39 pmBush is the type to disparage, dismiss, duck, douche, defame, and deny the legitimate existence the press.
MCMetal, are you serious about the kids' names? :D
October 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pm#8...EXCLUSIVE: FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds Will Now Tell All - and Face Charges if Necessary - to Any Major Television Network That Will Let Herâ€
That's going out on a limb Sibel! Like there's any Network that would ever take you up on that offer. Of course if there was a vast liberal media like the trolls say, Edmonds would have mulltiple offers within 5 minutes. I'm guessing the trolls are wrong.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pmMCMetal, are you serious about the kids’ names? :D
Comment by Zooey — October 29, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
Yup......It's in Wikipedia
October 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pm"You’ll forgive me if I fail to give Bill Sammon’s latest yammerings any credence whatsoever."
Comment by TripMaster Monkey
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October 29th, 2007 at 4:42 pmROFLMFAO!!!!
bush couldnt even walk down the street without getting pegged with rotten eggs....
he has put barney on the payroll just so he would play with him!
October 29th, 2007 at 4:44 pmIt's funny...the MSM has done nothing but bend over for this asshole, and he STILL hates them. You'd think the MSM would get the message, but, alas, no....
Bush could take a dump and throw into the middle of the Washington Press Corps, and they would fight over it like starving dogs, and he would still hate them and call them a bunch of commie liberal fags.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:45 pmYup……It’s in Wikipedia
Comment by MCMetal — October 29, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
Those poor kids....hell, that's too funny. :-D
October 29th, 2007 at 4:45 pmNot on TP! I hope you get the $50. And the glory. :)
wait, WHUT??? MONEY?!?
...me likee...
October 29th, 2007 at 4:46 pmYup……It’s in Wikipedia
Comment by MCMetal — October 29, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
Those poor kids….hell, that’s too funny. :-D
Comment by Zooey — October 29, 2007 @ 4:45 pm
The Family "B" ; whose dad is a professional bullshitter for Bush .....
That's quite a title.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:47 pmwhitey,
Isn't there $50 in it, if TP picks up your blog post? Did you just send them the link, or did you write it up?
October 29th, 2007 at 4:47 pmBush has probably enjoyed more cooperation from the MSM than any other president in recent memory (with the possible exception of his father or his dad's old boss, RR). The media was more than obedient when it came to shilling for the war in Iraq while scarcely questioning the idea. Even today, you see far more broadcast and print news putting forth stuff they get off press releases than you see actual investigative reporting.
But the best way for Bush to appear that there's a bunch of independent media (as opposed to corporations carrying water for the administration) is to pretend they have a liberal bias and are unfriendly to him.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:48 pmThat’s quite a title.
Comment by MCMetal — October 29, 2007 @ 4:47 pm
It's just too perfect that all their initials are BS. ;)
October 29th, 2007 at 4:49 pmI'm always mystified why FOX News isn't considered mainstream news by these people. They are, after all, one of the largest and most profitable news outlets in the U.S. Sounds pretty mainstream to me. But I guess this administration's definition of mainstream means any news outlet that isn't a branch of the Republican party.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:49 pmBut the best way for Bush to appear that there’s a bunch of independent media (as opposed to corporations carrying water for the administration) is to pretend they have a liberal bias and are unfriendly to him.
Comment by missmolly — October 29, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
I think you probably have this right.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:50 pmdang it!! I'm at work-no time for a blog post, just a quick-"hey, guys, check this out!"
October 29th, 2007 at 4:51 pmActually, whitey, I'm surprised TP isn't on this story already. Hmmm...
October 29th, 2007 at 4:53 pmHates the media. What a champ. What a real American patriot.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:53 pmComment by whiteyfresh
Since you were first to go off-topic, I think I'll continue in that vein (from Raw Story, and apologies, if it's been posted before):
US-IRAQ: Ill-Equipped Soldiers Opt for "Search and Avoid"
By Dahr Jamail
WATERTOWN, New York, Oct 24 (IPS) - Iraq war veterans now stationed at a base here say that morale among U.S. soldiers in the country is so poor, many are simply parking their Humvees and pretending to be on patrol, a practice dubbed "search and avoid" missions.
Phil Aliff is an active duty soldier with the 10th Mountain Division stationed at Fort Drum in upstate New York. He served nearly one year in Iraq from August 2005 to July 2006, in the areas of Abu Ghraib and Fallujah, both west of Baghdad.
"Morale was incredibly low," said Aliff, adding that he joined the military because he was raised in a poor family by a single mother and had few other prospects. "Most men in my platoon in Iraq were just in from combat tours in Afghanistan."
According to Aliff, their mission was to help the Iraqi Army "stand up" in the Abu Ghraib area of western Baghdad, but in fact his platoon was doing all the fighting without support from the Iraqis they were supposedly preparing to take control of the security situation.
"I never heard of an Iraqi unit that was able to operate on their own," said Aliff, who is now a member of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). "The only reason we were replaced by an Iraqi Army unit was for publicity."
Aliff said he participated in roughly 300 patrols. "We were hit by so many roadside bombs we became incredibly demoralised, so we decided the only way we wouldn't be blown up was to avoid driving around all the time."
"So we would go find an open field and park, and call our base every hour to tell them we were searching for weapons caches in the fields and doing weapons patrols and everything was going fine," he said, adding, "All our enlisted people became very disenchanted with our chain of command."
Aliff, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), refused to return to Iraq with his unit, which arrived in Kirkuk two weeks ago. "They've already lost a guy, and they are now fostering the sectarian violence by arming the Sunnis while supporting the Shia politically ... classic divide and conquer."
Aliff told IPS he is set to be discharged by the military next month because they claim his PTSD "is untreatable by their doctors".
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seeking treatment for PTSD increased nearly 70 percent in the 12 months ending on Jun. 30.
The nearly 50,000 VA-documented PTSD cases greatly exceed the 30,000 military personnel that the Pentagon officially classifies as wounded in both occupations.
VA records show that mental health has become the second-largest area of illness for which veterans of the ongoing occupations are seeking treatment at VA hospitals and clinics. The total number of mental health cases among war veterans increased by 58 percent; from 63,767 on Jun. 30, 2006, to 100,580 on Jun. 30, 2007, according to the VA.
Other active duty Iraq veterans tell similar stories of disobeying orders so as not to be attacked so frequently.
"We'd go to the end of our patrol route and set up on top of a bridge and use it as an over-watch position," Eli Wright, also an active duty soldier with the 10th Mountain Division, told IPS. "We would just sit with our binoculars and observe rather than sweep. We'd call in radio checks every hour and say we were doing sweeps."
Wright added, "It was a common tactic, a lot of people did that. We'd just hang out, listen to music, smoke cigarettes, and pretend."
[. . .]
I'm wondering how wide-spread this is. The soldiers themselves have decided to disengage, making a mockery of the gains made since the surge began.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:55 pmImagine having to answer to your constituents about your idiotic decisions .......?
Yeah , what ungrateful bastards every American is ........
What a douchebag......
October 29th, 2007 at 4:56 pmbarfly, yeah, but my post was quick. I didn't post the WHOLE FRIKKIN ARTICLE. just give the nice people A LINK next time, please.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:59 pmBush has billions of enemies because he is paranoid and insane.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:00 pmIn a side note, I just heard Rep. Jim Moran (D - VA) on the Big Ed Schultz radio show claim that the "Dems just don't have the votes (60 in Senate) to stop the funding of the Bush war on the Iraqi people. Total BS. The Dems don't need any votes. All Speaker Pelosi need do is to stop any additional funding bills to reach the floor of the House. It's called "hardball," Miss Pelosi. Bush and the GOP play hardball every day of the week. It's the Dems to grow a spine and become vertebrate animals...
"barfly, yeah, but my post was quick. I didn’t post the WHOLE FRIKKIN ARTICLE. just give the nice people A LINK next time, please."
Comment by whiteyfresh
Sorry, but I did cut it. Notice the elipsis?
October 29th, 2007 at 5:00 pmNo, Bush doesn't dis the press, just like he doesn't torture.
He only disses the American people, that "damn piece of paper(the Constitution), the Courts, the UN, International law, International treaties, blacks, the NCAAP, etc., etc., etc,.......................
October 29th, 2007 at 5:01 pmwhat, did you cut out three 'ands' and 2 'or's?
;D
October 29th, 2007 at 5:03 pmwell, It's been fun kids, but I gotta split.
toodles ev'rybody!!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:04 pmI’m wondering how wide-spread this is. The soldiers themselves have decided to disengage, making a mockery of the gains made since the surge began.
Comment by barfly — October 29, 2007 @ 4:55 pm
That's a good question but if I were in their boots, I'd be doing exactly the same thing.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:23 pm"Bush ‘not the type to dis the press.’"
He has lackeys for that kind of stuff.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:25 pmUp is down. Down is up.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:32 pmthe Washington Examiner’s Bill Sammon claims “that Bush has three enemies: foreign adversaries, the Democrat Congress and the mainstream media.
Bush is going to realize how many enemies he has actually made during his time in office when it's over and he gets a call only once a year, perhaps, for one of those public appearances he says are going to "replenish the ol' coffers".
Anybody who is foolish enough to want to PAY to hear political advice from this sociopath, belongs in a padded cell.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:38 pmWhen you own the media what's the worry? The Bush tentacles are very long.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:40 pmYou can take Snow out of the White House, but you can't take the White House out of Snow.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:45 pmHe will continue to defend Dumbya until the end of time.
He can't help himself - it's part of who he is - I can only guess what deal he made with Bush.
There is no question that Bush despises the media - he always has - he doesn't hide it. To say Snow is disingenuous is to put it mildly.
I can only guess what deal he made with Bush.
Comment by Marie — October 29, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
You mean like making a deal with the Devil?
I knew Chavez was right!
October 29th, 2007 at 5:51 pmLong way to go to catch up to Nixon's "enemies list."
October 29th, 2007 at 5:59 pmBush only hates the journalists that tell it like it is....which there are few and far between.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:01 pmHuh? And all this time I thought that Bush's biggest enemies were; oversight, critical thinking and "leftists".
October 29th, 2007 at 6:07 pmHerr dubyah is afraid of the MSM, much like all reich-wingers, because it delivers facts and the truth.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:14 pmAnyone who would send Fleischer, Snow-job and Dana {mini-me Katie Couric) Perino out to sling his BS is DEFINITELY dissing the press and anyone who gives a sh!t about truth and reality.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:15 pmTony Snow does outright bald-faced lies. And in other breaking news dog bites man, stay tuned for details at 11....
Cheers,
October 29th, 2007 at 6:21 pmThere is no question that Bush despises the media - he always has - he doesn’t hide it. To say Snow is disingenuous is to put it mildly.
Comment by Marie — October 29, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
Ahhhh, Marie - let's just step right up and call him the lying sack of crap that he is!!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:25 pmI usually try to refrain from name-calling (at least in public - and not always successfully), Annie, but this Bush crowd really tests my limits -- You are 100% correct, of course -- Snow is a lying sack of crap, lying for a sack of crap living in the White House.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:53 pmMaybe Tony Snow should be reminded of this comment, made by Bush to his running mate Cheney, during the 2000 Republican convention in Illinois:
In Illinois on Monday, unaware he was speaking in front of a live microphone, Mr Bush whispered to his running mate Dick Cheney: "There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York Times."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/913312.stm
October 29th, 2007 at 7:40 pm“that Bush has three enemies: foreign adversaries, the Democrat Congress and the mainstream media.
Make that four enemies!! ME!!!!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:40 pmBush's disdain for the press is so vehement that I posted the comments he said about Adam Clymer and to Al Hunt earlier, and so far TP hasn't posted them.
October 29th, 2007 at 7:47 pmIt must be because of the vulgarity Bush used while addressing those two members of the press, even though I did some rearranging of the letters in the swear words.
I posted the comments he said about Adam Clymer and to Al Hunt earlier, and so far TP hasn’t posted them.
Comment by OxyCon — October 29, 2007 @ 7:47 pm
Look at #57. The link is there. Maybe you hit the wrong button. I had no trouble with my post.
October 29th, 2007 at 7:52 pmWho you gonna believe: Tony Snow or your own eyes?
October 29th, 2007 at 9:14 pmBush did dis' Laura for making a totally crappy Gin and tonic.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:39 pmDon't bank on it. People in power despise the 'yes men' just as much as they despise dissenters.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:39 pmOkay, in that 11-word statement, Snow lied. I hope Fox News was watching. They know he's still in top form and more than qualified to work for them still. Bush hates the press. He disses them every chance he can. He intimidates them away from the truth with his mafioso tactics.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:43 pmAnybody who is foolish enough to want to PAY to hear political advice from this sociopath, belongs in a padded cell.
what would a bush speaking tour sound like??? - can y'all imaginate it?
October 29th, 2007 at 11:33 pm