On a related note, while watching some of former President Clinton's interview on Larry King, I turned to someone and mentioned that I wished that the current resident of the White House could extemporize as well as Mr. Clinton when answering Mr. King�s wide-ranging questions.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
Wasn't his extemporizing what was found on Lewinsky's dress?
Posted by Ultra Klackrent Zlatan Magnus (Member # 239) on :
No, that was sperm.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Anyone got a transcript of the exchange with reporters: CNN kept airing the blurb of some reporter shrilly saying "No, the world is NOT a safer place" after Bush's stock answer about how it is.
I'd like to see the whole thing though.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"It's interesting to see Mr. Bush get testy when the interviewer does not follow the lap-dog way of American reporters.
"He keeps giving stock answers and when the reporter tries to follow-up, he stops her and tells her to let him finish."
Did you notice the last time it happened, when they were talking about Palestine? She interrupted him and he stopped, looked at her like she was an idiot, then picked up in mid-sentence where he'd left off.
I don't know how it could be any more obvious that everything out of his mouth is pre-formulated. It's so rote that he can't even stop and insert a new idea into his train of thought (or lack thereof).
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Not that interrupting during a press conference is at all professional though.
I think she was just trying to make him pissed enough for her to get a sound byte: sorta worked.
Not as much fun as Chaney (reportedly) saying "Fuck You" on the senate floor. (caught but not re-aired by CSPAN).
Where's the FCC regulators when you need them. HOward Stern must be spinning in his grave.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Actually, I heard he said "go fuck yourself". But "fuck" was apparently in there someplace, anyway.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
And to think, I used to look up to him... Oh, wait: I always thought he wasa shifty bastard.
Apparently, that guy went to my high school. Of course, he graduated when I was two, but still...
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
quote:"The policy of the White House is that you submit your questions in advance, so they had my questions for about three days." -Carol Coleman, RTE.
So now their all upset that she didn't follow the script.
quote:Angry White House pulls RTE interview
THE White House has lodged a complaint with the Irish Embassy in Washington over RTE journalist Carole Coleman's interview with US President George Bush.
And it is believed the President's staff have now withdrawn from an exclusive interview which was to have been given to RTE this morning by First Lady Laura Bush.
It is understood that both RTE and the Department of Foreign Affairs were aware of the exclusive arrangement, scheduled for 11am today. However, when RTE put Ms Coleman's name forward as interviewer, they were told Mrs Bush would no longer be available.
The Irish Independent learned last night that the White House told Ms Coleman that she interrupted the president unnecessarily and was disrespectful.
She also received a call from the White House in which she was admonished for her tone.
And it emerged last night that presidential staff suggested to Ms Coleman as she went into the interview that she ask him a question on the outfit that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern wore to the G8 summit.
If a reporter asks questions, all you have to do is get through the interview and then not let the reporter or the news agency come back.
The rest of the press will get the message loud and clear.
If only they would band together and not let the White House bully them, we might get someplace. What I mean by that is if a reporter asks tough, but fair questions, and then is shut out by the White House, the next reporter, from the same or from some other news agency, needs to ask the same kind of tough, but fair questions as well, because the White House can't shut out everyone.
The news agencies should also not back down if the reporter asks tough, but fair questions. If the White House shuts the reporter out, the news agencies should express confidence in that reporter and send he or she back the next time to show that they can not be intimidated.
Instead, what we get is the next reporter meekly coming to Mr. Bush as a suppliant, seeking what the White House gives out. In doing so, the let the White House control the process and act like they have all the power.
The press does this because reporters don't want to loose their position and they don't want to get in trouble with their news agency. But when they do this, they shirk their responsibility to ask tough, but fair questions of the administration to try and get the information the public needs, but which this administration try to hide.
Posted by Capped in Mike (Member # 709) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Actually, I heard he said "go fuck yourself". But "fuck" was apparently in there someplace, anyway.
i heard he said "the fuck."
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
IT's actuallt kind of refreshing that he's not ducking the issue but rather has stated that "he Vermont senator is the kind of guy that will attack you one minute and act like your buddy the next".
While I dont think the Senate floor should be the place for nmae-calling, I'm glad to see a politician stand behind his remarks (for once I can agree with Chaney on something: he's IS fucko).
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"...the White House can't shut out everyone."
Yeah? Try them.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
Yeah, I know. Sad, isn't it.
Posted by WizArtist (Member # 1095) on :
So if a reporter asks you "Do you still beat your wife?" that's ok? It's amazing to me that those who so viciously attack prepared statements tend to be the ones first in line to defend the statement "It all depends on the definition of IS"
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
quote:Originally posted by WizArtist: So if a reporter asks you "Do you still beat your wife?" that's ok? It's amazing to me that those who so viciously attack prepared statements tend to be the ones first in line to defend the statement "It all depends on the definition of IS"
Um, what?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
I just checked the Irish interview with Mr. Bush, the last segment (10:40 ->) is the best.
quote: Bush: - Like Iraq, the palestinian and the Israeli issue is going to require...good security measures- Carol Coleman: - And a bit more evenhandedness from America?? - Ab...meh...*noticeable grunt*...we're working on security measures, and America -I'm the first president to ever have called for a palestinian state *preen*, that's, to me, sounds like a reasonably balanced approach.
Interviewer - Mr. President, the Irish people are upset about the death toll in Iraq.
Answer - Americans are a compassionate people.
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Interviewer - Mr. President, you didn't find any WMD?
Answer - We found that Saddam Hussein had a capacity for him to make a weapon. Did I mention Saddam was a bad man?
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Interviewer - Mr. President, the world is more dangerous today post-Iraq invasion tan before.
Answer - Don't you remember September 11, 2001? I needed to work that in there somewhere. And other post Iraq invasion bombings around the world have nothing to do with what I did in Iraq. Nothing at all.
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Interviewer - Mr. President, are you satisfied with the level of support you're getting from Europe? We both know no one other than Tony Blair supported you.
Totally Delusional Answer - Most of Europe supported the decision to invade Iraq. Except the French. You�re talking about the French aren�t you?
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Interviewer - Mr. President, doesn't a solution to the to the Middle East mean doing something to solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and shouldn't you be doing something about it?
Totally Delusional Answer - There's a democracy in Turkey. And an emerging in Afghanistan. And a democracy in Pakistan. Democracy can emerge in the Palestinian state.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
They should put that as his term motto; "Let me finish!"
Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :
quote:Interviewer - Mr. President, the world is more dangerous today post-Iraq invasion tan before.
Answer - Don't you remember September 11, 2001? I needed to work that in there somewhere. And other post Iraq invasion bombings around the world have nothing to do with what I did in Iraq. Nothing at all.
The train bombings in Madrid had nothing to do with invasion of Iraq?!! Is he serious?!!
quote: Interviewer - Mr. President, doesn't a solution to the to the Middle East mean doing something to solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and shouldn't you be doing something about it?
Totally Delusional Answer - There's a democracy in Turkey. And an emerging in Afghanistan. And a democracy in Pakistan. Democracy can emerge in the Palestinian state.
She wasn't talking about democracy, specifically. Plus--Pakistan has a democracy? He should have said a semi-democracy, if he wanted to be truthful. But we can't insult our allies, now can we?
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
That interview was hilarious.
I wonder how many times he rehearsed the answers? I think that is what was irritating him so much....a question during speech could have made him look even sillier.
Posted by Nim the Merciful (Member # 205) on :
The best is when she says "more evenhandedness" in midsentence and he is noticeably irritated but can't stop the sentence he's already started.
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
I think the problem was he didn't know which hand he should be using
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