Reporters laughing - and saying - What a Disgrace!

[debbierlus]

On yahoo telestream, they kept the camera on for a few seconds after it ended.

They were making fun of Bush.

One said - What a disgrace!

[BrklynLiberal]

1. It is about time! Are they finally laughing AT him!!???

[The Backlash Cometh]

26. You know, I hope it gets so bad that Bush sees Impeachment as an

exit strategy.

[SCDem]

2. after what?

[Lasher]

18. After Dubya's press conference today.

[SCDem]

19. Thanks

was a bit slow on the DU news today and this was the first post i hit

Sorry!

[Pirate Smile]

3. Really? I hope we have that on tape. Did you hear anything else?

[Beetwasher]

4. But Will They Report it that Way?

n/t

[warrens]

39. That isn't what a reporter does

He or she turns in what was said, an editor edits it for spelling and clarity, the rewrite guy makes it look snappier, and it gets published. It's not an opinion piece. The reader is supposed to add "what a disgrace" after reading what the nitwit said.

[hopeisaplace]

5. oh thanks for this post, cause I've always wondered what reporters

REALLY think after something like this. Thanks!

[Redstone]

6. Link, please, PLEASE! Did anyone record it?

Redstone

[debbierlus]

9. I don't have a link. It was just a little blip of the room.

They kept the cameras rolling after the conference ended for about 10 - 15 seconds. And, you could hear the reporters comments and laughter.

I was watching on the yahoo live stream.

[WiseButAngrySara]

25. Oh, great! I can see how this will be translated by the so-called

'librul' press into: 'President B* had the reporters laughing and approving of his Q&A session today, with apparent relaxing of tensions.' Of course, with all negative comments scrubbed clean.

[bryant69]

7. How helpful

That way the can pull those images into a riff on the "Liberal media" and how much they hate President Bush.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[wake.up.america]

21. oops

[bryant69]

22. I'm not sure where that question is coming from

But touch screens can be made easier to use than other methods - particularly for those with limited literacy or comprehension of english.

The problem isn't touch screens, its unverified touch screens. In an ideal situation, you do the touch screen thing, get a paper ballot with your selections on it, look it over and drop it in the box.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

34. Exactly - touchscreens with a printout to check against

If it matches, put it in the ballot box and leave. If not, call the pollworker.

We should also crosscheck the count from the printed ballots against the machine totals at the precinct level before certifying an election. Accountants can make a corporations books balance, we should be able to do the same with vote counting.

[timber84]

8. yes link please!

[Hissyspit]

10. How nice of them to play catch-up...

Some of us knew he was a dangerous buffoon BEFORE 2000, you know, back when it was popular to make fun of Bill Clinton...

We could take a few farcical jabs at the press, too.

[ugarte]

11. If I were Bush's advisor...

I would have him give his normal press conference, with normal stupid answers, then at the end say: "Hey, you've been Punked. I was just bullshitting you. You don't think I was serious, do you?"

That way he can he an idiot and pretend to be clever.

[IChing]

12. Only because the pResident is right

The press is asleep. He insulted them with that remark during the press conference.
He said they were not paying attention, now, that's a first for me that I had to agree with him even though I loath him.
He is a disgrace and the white house press is complacent

[Roland99]

13. Awesome!!

[elehhhhna]

14. video, please?!

[rateyes]

15. Did you hear the Chimp's offhand comment...

"They're telling me what to say here," as he was trying to figure out which reporter to call on next. Sounds like he was trying to "listen" to someone as well as "looking" at his script.

I think he was wired.

[Zen Democrat]

16. You notice that "grunt" he makes before answering some questions?

I've noticed that "unh" gutteral sound he utters after certain questions -- and I believe that this grunt is his cue to the handlers that he needs help with the question and this is when the earpiece activates and he gets the soundbites. Check it out and notice that after that "unh" he rambles and stammers and pauses, waiting for the answer to be fed to him.

[Tuesday_Morning]

24. And at one point..

...he was asked (I think) about interest rates and he started to answer, stopped and then said, "I'm stalling here while I uh...think."

Waiting for the voice in his earpiece to kick in, more likely.

[valerief]

29. Well, God does speak to him

[Turn CO Blue]

17. I need to see a clip of his saying that...

This deserves a thread of its own. You could PM liveoaktx and ask him if he can make that a clip, plus he should include any other parts that show that * was wired. For myself, I just couldn't make myself turn the volume up.

[rateyes]

28. Go here:

http://www.c-span.org/

Under "Recent Programs" click on "Pres. Press Conference."

Once the whole conference loads, go to the "43:00" mark of the conference. At about 43:10 or 43:15, he makes the remark.

Also at 40:00 and a few seconds he remarks, "I'm stalling for time here."

How transparent can one be?

[Julius Civitatus]

32. That's a giveaway

The guy's been fed the answers. It's been obvious for years.

[rateyes]

40. Yeah it is....

Of course half his brain has been cooked...There is NO WAY he got the presidency legitimately....surely to goodness the majority of American people aren't that damned stupid.

[SpiralHawk]

20. Wired. Bush is mentally AWOL as usual. But his handlers are on-line

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,397809,00.jpg

[Tuesday_Morning]

23. Yeah I heard that too

He said it right after he called on a reporter by name.

[Tyler Durden]

27. I do not see anything funny about Bush anymore.

Bushisms make me sad. The very sound of his voice depresses me, and pictures of him are almost enough to bring me to tears.

This national and global tragedy...with humanity ever forgive us?

[Binka]

30. I'm With You Tyler The Very sight Of Him Bathes My Soul In Blackness

I feel tainted and dirty and very downtrodden. I cry a lot.

[ourbluenation]

33. "bathes my soul in blackness" - you nailed it Binka. I feel the same

way. I cannot believe someone doesn't stand up and shout that the emporer has no clothes in a way that the sheeples get it.

[confuddled]

36. Tyler, your said it all in your 7/22/03 post.

You knew it then and it's worth repeating:
"futility Tyler Durden, July, 2003

I am so very tired of the fight.
The un-herded cats scratch out each other's eyes
Tears become blood under the black sky.
We have sharpened our opponents claws for them.

Hope is dying on a charity Cancer Ward in the Inner City
In the ballroom Billionaire Gypsies dance wildly
To fiddle music played by Satan (Brimstone in 3/4 time).

Dinner will never be served.
The cooks will argue over the sauce
While the guests starve to death.
The host is the Antichrist and no one declined His invitation
And we have only ourselves to blame."

It stays with me.

[Rainscents]

31. I've got an email from local news station...

"BREAKING NEWS" Bush holding conference at 10:00am PST. I thought to myself "WTF, since when Bush's conference was breaking news?" :crazy:

[0007]

35. No shit!

[gizmo1979]

37. One of the Bushites was fawning

over how great Bush was and how he loves these open question sessions.He said "This is when the President is at his best".I said good make them all an open forum.We'll see his poll numbers drop into the twenties.

[baby_mouse]

38. If that's Prez at his best, a lot is explained. NT

[Canuckistanian]

41. That's a hopeful sign - They laughed at Al Gore in 1998

Then they proceeded to rip the shit out of him. When the lapdog press decides to turn on someone, they can be merciless.

And I can't think of anyone more deserving than the Boy-King.

[progressoid]

42. Him? Or the dumbasses that voted for him ?

Or the press for being his lapdog for 5 years?