President Bush discussed his policies with conservative radio hosts last month at the White House, including, from left, Mike Gallagher, Neal Boortz, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Michael Medved.
Posted on 10/16/2006 8:56:21 PM PDT by ajolympian2004
President Bush discussed his policies with conservative radio hosts last month at the White House, including, from left, Mike Gallagher, Neal Boortz, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Michael Medved.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — On an overcast Friday morning last month, White House aides ushered an influential group of conservative radio hosts into the Oval Office for a private audience with the president.
For an hour and a half, Mr. Bush discussed his case for the war in Iraq, his immigration proposals and even the personality of his Scottish terrier Barney, who scratched on the door during the session until the president relented and let him into the office, according to several hosts who attended.
The meeting, which was not announced on the president’s public schedule, was part of an intensive Republican Party campaign to reclaim and re-energize a crucial army of supporters that is not as likely to walk in lockstep with the White House as it has in the past.
Conservative radio hosts are breaking with the Republican leadership in ways not seen in at least a decade, and certainly not since Rush Limbaugh’s forceful advocacy of the party in 1994 spawned a new generation of stars, said Michael Harrison, publisher of the industry’s lead trade publication, Talkers.
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Ingraham needs a vacation. Her show has gone from great to mediocre to downright sickening.
And no Levin?
For shame, Mr. President. For shame.
Only talk radio I've seen wavering is Err Umerika which not only wavered but fell smack on its a$$.
The article is obviously written by a drive-by media type. I like the picture though. :)
Indeed, which of those second-stringers was wavering?
They just let the dog run around the premises like that? Rove staged this. I know.
Boortz has been very critical.
Where's Hugh Hewitt?
Where's Tony Snow? No, wait....
The extreme small minority conservative talk radio bashers here at Free Republic are on duty I see. Ingraham is a Reagan conservative.
Nice bowl of roses
Well done. Pick up your check at Accounting.
Barney has the run of the place.
The NY Times is just now reporting this, 2 weeks later!?
Sheesh. I thought it was called "news" because it was "new".
I don't listen to her show anymore now that they moved it to 10PM in NYC. what has she been saying?
Rush has become more critical of Bush's lack of conservatism and his border policy (what border policy?). That is probably why he is not in the picture....Rush knows how out-of-control Washington is and is finally taking a bit of a stand on it. Good for him.
There is not one host in that crowd that does not have Bush's policies pegged....too little too late.
Nope. It's called news for North, South, East and West.
Agreed. A glaring omission. Levin kicks butt!
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