Daddy Bush Complains Media Is "Something Short of Fair and Balanced"

[DrFunkenstein]

The former president appeared to fight back tears as he complained about media coverage of the younger Bush that he called "something short of fair and balanced."

It is "deeply offensive and contemptible" to hear "elites and intellectuals on the campaign trail" dismiss progress in Iraq since last year's overthrow of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the elder Bush said in a speech to the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association annual convention.

"There is something ignorant in the way they dismiss the overthrow of a brutal dictator and the sowing of the seeds of basic human freedom in that troubled part of the world," he said.

"Iraq is moving forward in hope and not sliding back into despair and terrorism," he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=1&u=/nm/campaign_bush_father_dc

[xultar]

1. Did he WINK at the faux reporters when he did that ? nt

[jean]

2. see this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1317649&mesg_id=1317649

[Catfight]

3. Love the Condi pic!

BUgger off Bush senior...cry about something that matters...like LIVES...HUMAN AMERICAN LIVES...and HUMAN IRAQI LIVES!

How about fair and balanced media coverage of the coffins entering America everyday?

How about media coverage of Iraq? Fair and Balanced?

He can go to hell with his pretend tears. The Bush compassion is located in the same bunker as the WMD...not in existence.

[DrFunkenstein]

6. The Pic Sums Up The Collective Ass-Kissing of Last Two Years

And how it's starting to get old.

[arcane1]

11. that pic reminds me of Gary Oldman...

from Dracula :scared:

[MSgt213]

4. Sigh. Poppa Bush no one is saying there is no progress I'm sure everyone

who sees a new wall or security barrier go up is really impressed.

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. All at once, now! 1 ..... 2..... 3..... "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!"

:wtf: , you evil old fart?

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. How's this for progress?

They're dragging the dead bodies of American soldiers in the streets.

Don't buy the Bush tears. They cry at the drop of a hat.

[indepat]

8. If the media coverage of GWB were "fair and balanced," he would likely

have popularity numbers in the 30s, IMHO, and get less than 35% of the vote in a two-person race.

[SeattleRob]

9. You got to love it...

I'm sure poppy Bush got a sympathetic group hug by the "National Petrochemical and Refiners Association" foiks.

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. Yeah, no shit.. Poppy, speaking to the oil industry

Who didn't see that one coming :eyes:

[no_hypocrisy]

12. No shit, Sherlock. The media's been anything but "fair and balanced"

for a while and it doesn't look too good in the future -- and why are you bitchin'? The party line has been and is in your favor.

[Blue_Roses]

13. ROFL

that pic is hilarious

[PopSixSquish]

14. And PopSixSquish Complains that .....

both of you are MORANS!!!!!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Cicero

[MAlibdem]

16. WTF? He BAILED ON UPRISING IRAQIS

It could have been a domestic coup of Saddam, but he withdrew our troops and our support of the uprising. For him to talk about the altruity of the American effort in Iraq (and I believe there is some) is RIDICULOUS!