This is satire, right?
Gotta be a joke. Diplomacy? Hurt?
Has anybody noticed how quiet it is in here?
With cut and past interviews and forged documents, I don't believe anything in the news anymore unless it is a live interview and I hear it with my own ears the first time around.
Okay, I've caught my breath and I have a thought. Maybe we should wait and see what the questions were, and tone of the interview, etc?
When quoting someone's speech, is it standard procedure, say with a quote like the following
"Our public diplomacy efforts aren't ... very robust, and aren't very good, compared to the public diplomacy efforts of those who would like to spread hatred and ... and vilify the United States,"
to leave in the pauses ... and ... and repeated words?
Or is Reuters indulging itself in a subtle dig at the President.
""Our public diplomacy efforts aren't ... very robust, and aren't very good, compared to the public diplomacy efforts of those who would like to spread hatred and ... and vilify the United States," Bush said. "
a lot of dowdifcation going on there.
I never wanted my Pres to be "diplomatic". I want him to tell it like it is and exude American Pride.
hmmm...
This will be music in the ears of many Europeans.
I was waiting for him to look at Chiraq and say, "go ahead punk, make my day". lol
"There needs to be a clear distinction between journalism and advocacy,"
that leaves out abccbscnnnbcnprpbs and most noospapers.
silence......................................................................................................................................................................................yeah lets do away with one of the big things that made George W. so endearing. His ability to not be PC. His backbone to say what most Americans were already thinking. Kill 3000 Americans...Hell yes we want Osama and anyone like him DEAD or Alive. Bring to justice? We see what our justice system has become. Disappointed...deeply disappointed.
Yea right. Our POTUS really meant to say to our troops to GET SOME. If you know what I mean. What else could he say to such a lame brained rabbit.
I believe the EXACT quote, was "Bring IT on". CAN'T YOU demoCRAT demoCRAT CRAT CRAT CLINTON CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CLINTON CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CLINTON CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT CRAT, STINKING, LIBERAL, LYING, PERJURIOUS, pornographic CLINTON CRAT CRAT CLINTON CLINTON CLINTON CLINTON CLINTON CLINTON CLINTON even get that right?
Oh, GLORY, GLORY, Hallelujah!!!!! President Bush finally admitted he made a mistake!!!! Yeehaw!! The liberals can all dance in the street, and maybe we can stop hearing that stupid question at news conferences, now!!!
As if.
Whether he regrets saying that or not, I think he’s going to regret saying that he regrets it.
I'd agree with that. When Liberal institutions, fanatical Islamists and oppressive regimes control the very air breathed and the words read it is a near impossible task to combat the propaganda UNTIL Freedom begins to take root.
But he said he thought U.S. efforts to aid victims of the December 26 Indian Ocean tsunami would help improve Washington's image abroad.
He may be right. Oh, we'll never hear about it. Make no mistake that the government will suddenly change their attitude. Do not expect to see the population shouting they love the U.S. on camera. The positive effects would be felt among the general population, give them pause, and my guess change a few hearts. People we'll never know that will impact their own population in their daily lives.
No where (so far) do I see an admittance the President feels he, himself, hurt U.S. policy. He does admit some of his langauge wasn't diplomatic. Which is true, one of the reasons I love him.
Bush said his wife, Laura, disapproved and "chewed me out right after that." "So I do have to be cautious about, you know, conveying thoughts in a way maybe that doesn't send wrong impressions about our country," he said.
Sounds as though Laura made a point in a private discussion that caused him pause. I would say he respects his wife, and trusted her instincts on the particular issue.
I personally had no trouble with the language. In the end, G.W.B. is who he is. Accept him, or don't. If his conscience demands he temper these statements, I'm not going to say he shouldn't follow that Voice. But, I also know this is who the man is. He'll continue to have moments when he "shoots straight". I'll cherish those moments as they arise. In a 'diplomatic world' those moments of honesty are like fresh air.
Of course not. It was the truth. President Bush shouldn't feel badly about that at all.
Look, if we cater to the European ideal of diplomacy and "self-defense" then we will lose this war, and one day it will be an American city disappearing in a mushroom cloud.
President Bush don't worry I know your doing your best, I can only imagine how hard this has to be when you have Socialist Democrats who hate America spew anti-American propaganda 24-7 on TV, Radio, News Papers and movies.