Today around 10:45 a.m. ET, President Bush began speaking about domestic policies at the American Enterprise Institute and President-elect Obama began his press conference announcing his picks to fill the SEC, Federal Reserve Board, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Both MSNBC and CNN ignored the lame-duck president and chose to cover Obama’s remarks. Fox News originally aired Bush’s speech, but even that Bush-friendly network switched to Obama’s remarks after a few minutes.

It’s all about ratings. Obama gets them for the media — Bush doesn’t.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:09 amMebbe Comedy Central will cover Botch…
Naaaah… he’s definitely a joke, but it’s just not a FUNNY one,
December 18th, 2008 at 11:14 ammisshusseinmolly.
Yes, that and the fact the viewers would rather watch an articulate person speak whole sentences without continuous pronunciation challenges.
Just sayin…
December 18th, 2008 at 11:14 amThere is hope for this country yet!
It surprised me how often the MSM who has ignored any criticism of Heir Chimp over the last 8 years has replayed the shoes beng thrown at Bush ad nauseum. I had to check to make sure I was still in America…
December 18th, 2008 at 11:17 ambush: 0
December 18th, 2008 at 11:18 amHe’s been haunted with that score his whole damn life.
Today around 10:45 a.m. ET, President Bush began speaking about domestic policies at the American Enterprise Institute
I hope someone threw shoes at him again…
December 18th, 2008 at 11:19 amunbelievable Says:
…I hope someone threw shoes at him again…
I’m with you! Only this time lets hope he gets nailed right between the lights.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:32 amJust STFU chimpy! Don’t you have some butterflys to pull their wings off?
December 18th, 2008 at 11:36 amGood for FauxNewsMSNBCCNN! And the blogosphere should follow their example. There in NO reason (other than comic relief) to cover Shrubby’s world tour-legacy whitewash.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:41 amWow Amanda! You guys must really be hurting for stories.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:05 pmmandolin Says:
Wow Amanda! You guys must really be hurting for stories.
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Hmmm… if this is such a lame story, what does that make your need to come here and comment on it?
December 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pmAEI is as much of a think tank as Fox is news.
Stink Tanks, perhaps, nothing more.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:18 pmmandolin, shouldn’t you be plucking your strings in private?
December 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm