Now They Tell Us: Media View of the White House from the Inside

[SackLunch]

Don't say I didn't tell you so...

Let me tell you folks, a LOT of card-carrying Republicans are beginning to see these things and are jumping ship. I have heard on other boards that some Republicans are so angry over the Government's lack of response to the Katrina aftermath that they are calling for President Bush to resign, or worse, be impeached. Criminal negligence has been cited, as well as obstruction of justice and willfully deceiving Congress and the American people. The heat is on...and I think what President Bush has done to the Republican Party is SO SAD...

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...some journalists who are long-time observers of the White House are suddenly sharing scathing observations about President Bush...Is Bush the commanding, decisive, jovial president you've been hearing about for years in so much of the mainstream press?...Judging from the blistering analyses in Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere...it turns out that Bush is in fact fidgety, cold and snappish in private. He yells at those who dare give him bad news and is therefore not surprisingly surrounded by an echo chamber of terrified sycophants. He is slow to comprehend concepts that don't emerge from his gut. He is uncomprehending of the speeches that he is given to read. And oh yes, one of his most significant legacies -- the immense post-Sept. 11 reorganization of the federal government which created the Homeland Security Department -- has failed a big test.

Link to Full Article

 

[ClaireZ]

I actually have seen this mentioned before.

I just don't know what to think about it. It may be exaggerated or just being said for shock value. I would hate to think that he would have that many problems, but who is to know really.

I would prefer to have more evidence before I believed it, as I am skeptical by nature.

 

[Ginny]

Deja vu thread of a deja vu thread of a deja vu thread of yet another deja vu thread.

And it's a media view, Sack! Wow!!!! This time it must be unbiased. Thanks for posting it!!!



P.S.,
The author of this article sounds like a twit. He makes allegation after allegation with no documentation.

In other news today it was cited that the President of Wannahawkalugie has a personality that sometimes portrays characteristics that other normal human beings portray.

Nice try, though. You don't give up.

 

[SackLunch]

I actually have seen this mentioned before.

I just don't know what to think about it. It may be exaggerated or just being said for shock value. I would hate to think that he would have that many problems, but who is to know really.

I would prefer to have more evidence before I believed it, as I am skeptical by nature.

Or it could have some truth to it?

How much evidence do you want? You have several news sources cited in this piece who are all saying the same thing. This lends credibility to the argument.

 

[SackLunch]

Deja vu thread of a deja vu thread of a deja vu thread of yet another deja vu thread.

And it's a media view, Sack! Wow!!!! This time it must be unbiased. Thanks for posting it!!!



P.S.,
The author of this article sounds like a twit. He makes allegation after allegation with no documentation.

In other news today it was cited that the President of Wannahawkalugie has a personality that sometimes portrays characteristics that other normal human beings portray.

Nice try, though. You don't give up.

Hmmm...now why is it, Ginny, that Bush supporters cannot offer up any kind of rational argument other than posting nonsensical jibberish? Is that all you can offer in defense of your President?

So what you are saying is that 1) The media is always biased against Bush (even though it attacked Clinton like heck for the Monicagate thing); 2) The author of the article is a "twit" (attacking the character of the source); and 3) Posting jibberish as a response to criticism of the President is logical, sound, and rational.

You need to bone up on your debating skills, Ginny

 

[Ginny]

You have several news sources cited in this piece who are all saying the same thing. This lends credibility to the argument.

These are just a few of "cited" references.

"It's a standing joke among the president's top aides...." Thomas writes.
"Among Thomas's disclosures..."
"Mike Allen writes in Time: "Longtime Bush watchers say"
".....A youngish aide who is a Bush favorite described the perils of correcting the boss."
"a source tells Time..."
"Time magazine concludes..."

I still would not look up if these same people said "a source says the sky is falling........

 

[SackLunch]

While the populace sleeps, our country drifts further and further from its moorings. Wake up! It's time to make a change.

 

[Ginny]

You need to bone up on your debating skills, Ginny

Alright, since you are going to go there... why is it you post new thread after thread after thread after thread about the same topic? Perhaps we should post a sticky at the top or merge all your other threads.

Or perhaps you can pick a new subject to discuss.

dé·jà vu
n.

1. Psychology. The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.
   1. An impression of having seen or experienced something before: Old-timers watched the stock-market crash with a distinct sense of déjà vu.
   2. Dull familiarity; monotony:

 

[SackLunch]

These are just a few of "cited" references.

"It's a standing joke among the president's top aides...." Thomas writes.
"Among Thomas's disclosures..."
"Mike Allen writes in Time: "Longtime Bush watchers say"
".....A youngish aide who is a Bush favorite described the perils of correcting the boss."
"a source tells Time..."
"Time magazine concludes..."

I still would not look up if these same people said "a source says the sky is falling........

And yet if President Bush frog-marched every Christian in this country into concentration camps and starved them like he did to the people in New Orleans you'd be perfectly fine with that.

I still don't get these last vestiges of Bush supporters. If Bush told them to jump into a vat of hot oil, they'd not only do it, they'd be all to happy to please their god-like leader in such a selfless sacrifice.

I do pray these people will wake up soon before it is too late...

 

[SackLunch]

Alright, since you are going to go there... why is it you post new thread after thread after thread after thread about the same topic? Perhaps we should post a sticky at the top or merge all your other threads.

Or perhaps you can pick a new subject to discuss.

dé·jà vu
n.

1. Psychology. The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.
   1. An impression of having seen or experienced something before: Old-timers watched the stock-market crash with a distinct sense of déjà vu.
   2. Dull familiarity; monotony:

Perhaps this isn't even worth a response seeing as that I haven't even posted here in SEVERAL DAYS now...

Nice try?

 

[k]

I pray for the day when Bush is impeached. Hopefully, that will open the doors to hold those around him accountable as well.

 

[Ginny]

Ooooooooo, so not only is he responsible for the hurricane itself, but now he is responsible for starving them. Not that he allowed them to starve, but he actually starved them himself. This grows more and more interesting.

There are independents as well as democrats that may disagree with Bush, but also know when to give it a rest and not expect superhuman traits giving sensible ideas and opinions.

No one has to be a Bush supporter either to make the same responses that you are reading. You will see people of all parties support and not support the President across these boards. There are republicans angry with Bush, and democrats that also give the man a break....

 

[k]

Ooooooooo, so not only is he responsible for the hurricane itself, but now he is responsible for starving them. Not that he allowed them to starve, but he actually starved them himself. This grows more and more interesting.

Where have these crazy allegations been made? (Well, except for the "allowed" part because inaction in that situation is taking an action, but Bush is not the only one responsible, it starts from the local and moves right to his shiny desk in the Oval Office.)

 

[Ginny]

Where have these crazy allegations been made? (Well, except for the "allowed" part because inaction in that situation is taking an action, but Bush is not the only one responsible, it starts from the local and moves right to his shiny desk in the Oval Office.)

That is precisely the part of the post I was referring to....yes it does start from the local...I am not quite sure about the shiny desk...but yes even all the way up to the president.

 

[Verv]

Don't say I didn't tell you so...

Let me tell you folks, a LOT of card-carrying Republicans are beginning to see these things and are jumping ship. I have heard on other boards that some Republicans are so angry over the Government's lack of response to the Katrina aftermath that they are calling for President Bush to resign, or worse, be impeached. Criminal negligence has been cited, as well as obstruction of justice and willfully deceiving Congress and the American people. The heat is on...and I think what President Bush has done to the Republican Party is SO SAD...

<snip>
...some journalists who are long-time observers of the White House are suddenly sharing scathing observations about President Bush...Is Bush the commanding, decisive, jovial president you've been hearing about for years in so much of the mainstream press?...Judging from the blistering analyses in Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere...it turns out that Bush is in fact fidgety, cold and snappish in private. He yells at those who dare give him bad news and is therefore not surprisingly surrounded by an echo chamber of terrified sycophants. He is slow to comprehend concepts that don't emerge from his gut. He is uncomprehending of the speeches that he is given to read. And oh yes, one of his most significant legacies -- the immense post-Sept. 11 reorganization of the federal government which created the Homeland Security Department -- has failed a big test.

Link to Full Article

Honestly, I do not buy it; this is the observation of a bunch of journalists; it is not as if these are trusted advisors that speak with him, apparently several journalists somehow concluded that he was this way...

I do not think that pulp news magazines analyzing the President from a distance have any right to come to such extreme conclusions about the President's personality.

 

[jlujan69]

And yet if President Bush frog-marched every Christian in this country into concentration camps and starved them like he did to the people in New Orleans you'd be perfectly fine with that.

I still don't get these last vestiges of Bush supporters. If Bush told them to jump into a vat of hot oil, they'd not only do it, they'd be all to happy to please their god-like leader in such a selfless sacrifice.

I do pray these people will wake up soon before it is too late...

This is deja vu of right wingers during the Clinton Administration making similar oulandish claims about the then President and the direction he was taking this nation. If the pundits are always correct, then this country is alternatively communist and fascist depending on who's in office. It seems we've always "drifted from our moorings" as a nation. Of course, if we're constantly drifting from our moorings, one wonders if we were ever moored in the first place. When the next Dem is elected, I hope I can remember to avoid chanting the same mantra being chanted nowadays. Here's hoping for that.