Bush speaks, boy Yawns

[Asteroid]

For Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 
NEW YORK -- What began on David Letterman's "Late Show" as a comedy bit needling President Bush turned into a comedy of errors when CNN incorrectly reported that the White House had cried foul.
 
Then Letterman — apparently not getting CNN's message that it had made the mistake until he was well into his Tuesday broadcast — only heightened the confusion.
 
The whole thing started during a collection of video clips Letterman showed Monday under the label "George W. Bush Invigorates America's Youth."
 
One showed Bush at a March rally in Orlando, Fla., standing at a lectern with several listeners behind him — among them, a boy in his early teens who could barely stay awake. While Bush spoke, the young man yawned, twisted his head, checked his watch and generally seemed dead on his feet.
 
Tuesday morning, CNN attempted to lighten its news mood by running the segment, credited to CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman," on its "CNN Live Today."
 
But then CNN host Daryn Kagan added: "We're being told by the White House that the kid, as funny as he was, was edited into that video, which would explain why the people around him weren't really reacting."
 
Later, during CNN's "Live From ...," anchor Kyra Phillips reran the tape but cautioned viewers: "We're told that the kid was there at that event, but not necessarily standing behind the president."
 
The truth was: The White House never complained, and the footage was real.

Entire article here: http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/cnn/0404/01flap.html

That is classic. It sums up bush himself, asleep at the wheel while terrorists were plotting crime, and the economy was going to down the crapper.

[Cursive_Knives512]

1. Does anyone have a link to a clip of that?

I haven't seen it.

[WiltedFlowerChild]

4. Here is the link

Someone, and I apologize for not remembering who, posted it a couple of days ago.

http://brendanl.net/video/gwbyouth/

[Cursive_Knives512]

12. Thanks!

[Selwynn]

2. Heheh dave jokingly called it "Kid-gate" it was funny... :D

[Shoedogg]

3. IF that's true...

...and the White House didn't contact CNN (which I am not inclined to believe) then I want to know who at CNN passed Kagan the note saying they did.

If the WH never called, then "someone" at CNN ordered this to be said and I want this to cost that person their job.

I also want to know if it's the same person that told the next anchorwoman to suggest that the kid was there...but not in that place - which Letterman also claims is a lie.

Get your story straight, CNN.

[koopie57]

5. once again Bush

is making fools out of CNN and its news people. Why do they allow him to do that to them?

[Asteroid]

6. I wish I had a clip of that segment

I have been looking on the internet, but so far I have been unable to find anything. I can't understand either why CNN would make that comment about the kid being edited into the video, when the whitehouse never called them. But Dave got it right from the start, and it just seems like another example of the media trying to protect Bush.

[Maine-i-acs]

8. Link to clip here:

http://brendanl.net/video/gwbyouth/

[Shoedogg]

10. I have the video...

Both the original and Letterman's followup on the next night.

It needs RealPlayer :-(

The files are large but if you have a high-speed connection, I'd be glad to E-mail them to you.

[boobooday]

7. The Kid was Hilarious

But WHY is CNN taking it upon themselves to LIE for BUSH?

AAARRRGH!

In Bush's top 15 donors:

AOL/Time Warner (CNN)
News Corp (Fox)
GE (NBC)

Seriously, this propaganda is SO far out of hand!

Kudos to Dave, though! He kicks ass!

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[DieboldMustDie]

9. The kid's going to be on Letterman tonight.

Dave announced it last night. ;)

[Shoedogg]

11. Please see this thread as well

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1335472&mesg_id=1335472

[NewHampshireDem]

13. Here's a link ...

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/

It shows both the original video and Dave's interview with the kid.

--off topic--
You should also watch Steve Martin's balls sing ... very funny indeed! :) Steve Martin is one of America's funniest men alive. If anyone has a link to his flash animation about trying to get Gwenyth Paltrow pregnant, please message me with it!
--/off topic--

[peekaloo]

15. I thought Letterman handled the interview well

Can you imagine what the "old" Dave would have come back with on the kid's answers to what he liked to build and cook. :evilgrin:

[radfringe]

14. my cats leave the room when bush* speaks

and I heard that another DUer's cat hacks up hairballs when bush* flaps his lips