PRESS SHOULD ASK BUSH: Why are you afraid of unscripted questions?

[yurbud]

Bush only appears before handpicked audiences and when he does answer unscripted press questions, he allows, what, one follow up?

The press should ask him if it's because he doesn't know that much and he's afraid he'll run out talking points Karl trained him to repeat

[spanone]

1. They already know he's ill-informed and disdains the press.

He really doesn't want to 'discuss' anything, mainly because he's incapable of debate. He has NO skills. His skill is bullying.

[yurbud]

5. they know, but they should ask so EVERYONE does

[Metta]

2. I think he's deteriorating mentally or physically.

One can see, over time, how much he's become disabled. I wouldn't be surprised if they're proping him up in public/ giving him limited rein and taking care of business behind the scenes.

[yurbud]

7. I don't think he ever had much rein. he's the salesman and spokesmodel

Cheney is the foreign policy president, and rove is domestic.

[Kurovski]

3. "Why won't you take unscripted questions?"

Is a perfectly professional and reasonable question to ask.

It sounds like a question for Helen Thomas to ask of Scotty. "Why doesn't he, Scott?"

Sure, we can answer it, but no one will report what we say in the press. (Unless of course it's about far-fetched stuff, or we swear, or post some drunken tirade or something.)

[Mabus]

4. When does the press get a chance to ask Bush anything?

Even that's pretty controlled and they've got ringers to go to, that is, if Bianca finally shows up.

[yurbud]

6. Bianca--is that his new pet name for Jeff Gannon?

[Mabus]

9. At a press conference in September

The following is what Bush said after answering a question about Syria. After stumbling with the answer Bush asked for a reporter named Bianca.


THE PRESIDENT: Bianca. Nobody named Bianca? Well, sorry Bianca's not here. I'll be glad to answer her question.

George W. Bush
Press Conference
September 22, 2005

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Here's a fuller look at the exchange that prompted Bush to start looking for Bianca.


Q I'll follow up.
THE PRESIDENT: Joseph.

Q Why is it taking so long to secure the border at Syria? And do you really think that the Iraqis can secure it if the U.S. troops have been unsuccessful to do it so far?

THE PRESIDENT: It takes a while to secure the border with Syria because it is a long border that has had smuggling routes in existence for decades. In order to secure a border, it requires cooperation on both sides of the border, and we're getting limited cooperation from Syria. We've made it clear to Syria we expect them to help us secure their border and to stop the transit of suiciders coming from other countries through Syria into Iraq. Their response hasn't been very satisfactory to date. I continue to remind them of their obligation.

And so it's a long border. One of the things is that we need to continue to train the Iraqis to be better controllers of the border, and that's one of the missions that General Casey briefed us on today.

Bianca. Nobody named Bianca? Well, sorry Bianca's not here. I'll be glad to answer her question.

THE PRESIDENT: Are you Bianca?

Q No, I'm not. Anita -- Fox News.

THE PRESIDENT: Okay.

Q Just a quick question . . .

THE PRESIDENT: Okay. I was looking for Bianca. I'm sorry.


source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050922.html

And we're supposed to believe that his press conferences aren't controlled and, at least, partially scripted? :eyes:
For a video look at the exchange go to: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/22.html#a5065

[yurbud]

10. that was funny--like the time he answered a question before it was asked

[Mabus]

11. Funny but in a really, really pathetic way

Even after all this time he still isn't ready for primetime.

[yurbud]

12. what I can't figure out is why they don't tell him smarter things to say

in his earpiece--it's like ANOTHER retard is whispering in his ear.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. Maybe the press conferences are scripted as well

Remember the thoroughly scripted press conference that took place just before we went to war? Bush looked like he was on some kind of heavy tranquilizers that night and he still had problems looking like a normal person, even with all of the questions pre-submitted and the order of questioners in the press pre-determined.