Post-'news conference' discussion thread

[FlashHarry]

The British reporter on CNN said it was total bollocks, that Tony dug himself in deeper, that they needed the nuclear angle to go to war. Pretty strong stuff.

What are the other presstitutes saying?

[Syrinx]

1. Did you notice what Bush said re. wmd's

"We will bring the weapons." Perhaps just a simple slip of the tongue...

[FlashHarry]

2. Hell, yeah. Nice slip, Dr. Freud.

Although, if they 'find' weapons now, most of the world will doubt it.

[Voltaire]

3. Was there a press conference?

All I heard on NPR was the same "reconstituted" BULLSHIT! Now watch the Yankee press dogs lap it up like manna from heaven. Whores. There are no words to describe my deep disappointment in Tony Blair and in my loathing of the wasted piece of protoplasm who purports himself to be the President of the United States.

[FlashHarry]

Yeah. That's why I put quotes around it.

It was a political commercial, pure and simple. Bush looked nervous and angry--squinting and stuttering. Plus, speaking next to Blair--who you have to admit, no matter how you feel about him, is a good speaker--made Bush look like a total freakin' cro-mag.

[The_Gopher]

5. the standard four questions

and of course, not a single one was addressed in a straightforward manner (though i'm sure that the WH will claim they were).

WILL THIS DAMN CHIMP *EVER* HAVE ANOTHER REAL PRESS CONFERENCE?!?!?!

[hang a left]

8. Exactly

"that issue has been addressed", "i think that we have addressed that issue'

[jpgray]

4. All nonsense

Blair is really working his "I truly, honestly, genuinely, sincerely, believe" line. Bunch of smoke and distraction vis-a-vis the twenty and twelve year-old intelligence. Some other misdirection about 300,000 missing and dead (since when? Hammurabi?). A Bunch of nonsense.


That four question rule is idiotic as well.

[ewagner]

7. Question about the detainees

Bush started reciting from his talking points and had to stop himself...said he wouldn't try the defendents in the questioners newspaper.......

you could tell what he had memorized and what he had to improvise.......

otherwise, I agree...not a news conference but a ....well....coronation?

[tinnypriv]

6. Try this: BBC reporter hedges it, but rips Blair apart

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=20013&mesg_id=20013&page=

[FlashHarry]

9. Who's the asshole on Buchanan and Press right now?

Some Congressman saying the SOTUA stuff doesn't matter. Called Sen. Graham 'nuts.'

[Hoppin_Mad]

10. He keeps showing pics of dead Kurds

Which the US knew about when they cozied up to Saddam vs Iran.

Bring it on dumbshit !

[webtrainer]

19. Sen. McConnell was showing the same pics

today on the Senate floor. Talking points have been delivered.

[meti57b]

12. I suspect those are the fresh new talking points ....

that cheney just delivered to congressional republicans. Probably each repub that appears on a talk show will now have his/her personal copy of a pic of the poor Kurds that were gassed, to hold up to the tv cams.

[Emboldened Chimp]

14. This is going to be the big PR push they're banking on

to get them out of this mess. If they can successfully spin this stuff today and tomorrow, the tide will go their way. If not, they're permanently screwed. Sad to say, but it all depends on the press.

on edit: subject editing rules!

[Stephanie]

22. Did you hear that on NPR? Cong. pugs complaining

that they hadn't received their TALKING POINTS on this issue. Jayzus! Admin. promising they would get their talking points soon. NO WONDER!

[karlschneider]

17. Goofball Duncan Hunter from Calif. Here's a letter I just sent to him

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=677&letter_id=38179921

[Mokito]

11. 'The Blur Government'

I am sure I heard * say at a certain point he has trust in the intelligence from the 'Blur Government'.

[tinnypriv]

13. I prefer Oasis

But if Blur were running the place, I'd drink to that. :D

[Mokito]

15. I was thinking more about

blur ( P ) Pronunciation Key (blûr)
v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs
v. tr.
To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.
To smear or stain; smudge.
To lessen the perception of; dim: “For street children... drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty” (Alma Guillermoprieto).

v. intr.
To become indistinct.
To make smudges or stains by smearing.

n.
A smear or blot; a smudge.
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.

[mopaul]

16. my fave part was when he accepted full responsibility

that will look good in any democratic candidate's add, with arlington cemetary in the background

[myomy]

18. Wasn’t that something, I thought those two were gonna hug

right on camera.:puke:

[julka]

20. richard shelby said the buck does NOT stop with the president!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he said it was all TENET's fault!

can you believe that?

on Lou Dobbs......the female interviewer was astounded by his response.

have they NO shame?

I want to hear EVERY single republican say that......OVER and OVER and OVER


the buck does NOT stop with the president!!!!!!!!!!!

still can't believe he said that.....

[FlashHarry]

21. I guess the bar lowers for Bush again.

Typical.