Comments on: Nine years later, NYT still waiting for an interview with Bush.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:19:02 +0000

I guess I’m lucky. It’s only been three years since I asked for George W. Bush to explain his omissions from the Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned report. The hospital with the largest patient death toll warranted not one mention in his robust investigation:

LifeCare Hospitals-24 patient deaths. LifeCare is an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, which is legendary for its political connections.

Tenet Healthcare owned Memorial Hospital. LifeCare rented a floor of the facility. Tenet lost another 10 or so patients. Senator Bob Kerry (D) is on the Tenet Board of Directors and Governor Jeb Bush just joined him at the Board table.

So NYT, you’re not alone!

By: MyOwnPeace

MyOwnPeace — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:13:51 +0000

How about this:

No interviews – no book deals – no special public speaking deals – no NOTHING!!!!!

Just let him go to Texas and clear brush – that seems to be about the only thing he’s wanted to do anyhow – and lord knows he’s spent enough time doing it in the past 8 years!

By: RWeSafer

RWeSafer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:25:47 +0000

I can’t believe this can possibly be true in a modern democracy. It can’t be considered flattering to Bush, in any case. However, he probably thinks he put one over on us (again).

Fool me four times (or more)…

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:12:49 +0000

Expect the dumbass Privacy Center any moment…

By: rogerD

rogerD — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:45:17 +0000

W merely disremembered what strategery he would have abused while being interroragated by a realistical jornalistarian. It was just a miscontrudian errorism on his particle, and he is verifiabically contritional.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:53:44 +0000

They could have Kristol interview Bush.

Question 1: Why are you so awesome?

OK never mind, I can see why that would be a pointless exercise.

By: Bozo The Neoclown

Bozo The Neoclown — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:43:34 +0000

The times should have left an article space empty for nine years once a week filled with only these words, “the president of the united states refused an interview for this space”.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:02:26 +0000

Maybe he would grant a interview from his jail cell here real soon.

By: freeman

freeman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:00:28 +0000

9 Years later the NYT is till waiting for an interview with Bush …. WHY?
After taking in Bill Kristol , they should know Bush’s opinions are well enough represented in their paper . Why ask the dummy when his ventriloquist is on the payroll ?

By: mausium

mausium — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:56:03 +0000

wow…the nytimes is in the tank for the neocons…remember it was their reports that convinced the american morons to go for the war in iraq…

Yeah, they still hire Kristol out of “fairness”.

By: Roket

Roket — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:55:47 +0000

The only way the NYT will get an interview with GW is if he’s sitting behind bars. I figure it will be about two years.

By: rmwarnick

rmwarnick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:46:56 +0000

You think Bush would be grateful. Without the NYT pushing front-page stories about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction, Bush could never have invaded Iraq. On second thought, perhaps that’s nothing to be grateful for!

By: celtic cynic

celtic cynic — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:43:19 +0000

It’s kinda hard to schedule or stick to a schedule when you’re drunk or stoned these past eight years.

By: trollsbwild

trollsbwild — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:39:03 +0000

Bush goes on Fox and Rush’s radio program, i.e., the cheerleaders of the Fourth Reich. There they get shelter from the storm. They avoid the harsh light of other media outlets like cockroaches. Has there ever been an administration as secretive as this one? In my memory, no.

By: misshusseinmolly

misshusseinmolly — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:22 +0000

Just for the sake of contrast, does anybody have any info about past presidents being interviewed by the NYT? Which presidents have agreed to be interviewed? Which ones (besides Dubya) haven’t? And which president has been interviewed the most?

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:26:30 +0000

Bush/Chenney have to be interviewed face to face with a procecutor in an international court! Hague 2009!

By: the Lone Voice of Reason

the Lone Voice of Reason — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:04 +0000

Too much ed-jew-ma-ca-tion for Bushie’s IQ so he doesn’t trust ‘em

By: Lungman424

Lungman424 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:22:01 +0000

Bush snubs the NYT? I thought it was the NYT with their policy against publishing the Sunday Funnies…

By: DaTruth

DaTruth — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:21:06 +0000

He just doesn’t want to risk being exposed with his lies about 9/11 and his pretenses that misled the nation to the criminal invasion of Iraq.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:20:20 +0000

Arthur will never see an interview but one person at NYTimes has. David Brooks’s column on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times started in September 2003. David has been spreading Bush Propaganda and did get an intereview which he published in the NYTimes. David was so excited he soiled his pants and like a woman in love he still holds on to the moment. Bush never will give an interview to a real Journalist. Most educated fair/balanced Journalist will now get to interview a President with the education to hold the office and run it.