Posted on 09/14/2005 6:25:25 AM PDT by Chickenhawk Warmonger
On Tuesday September 13, there was a momentous press conference at the White House. President Bush and Iraqi President Talabani, fresh from a private meeting, stepped up to the microphones to deliver their statements to the waiting media. Luckily, the Roberts Confirmation Hearings were on break when the statements began so the news networks shifted the coverage.
President Bush reiterated our commitment to finishing the job in Iraq. He told the media “America will always be proud that we led the armies of liberation.” President Bush vowed to bring the troops home but sadly for the liberal media, he did not give a specific date and time for the withdrawal.
President Talabani began his statement with thanks to the United States and the soldiers. The defining moment of President Talabani’s statement was when he turned to face President Bush and said “We salute you, we are grateful to you. We will never forget what you have done for our people.” The Iraqi President’s voice and expression conveyed the gratitude more so than his words. It was a “10” on the chill bump rating scale and the pride-meter.
President Talabani issued a warning to the terrorists in Iraq that freedom would win, not the terrorists. He also encouraged those that had doubts about the United States’ role in the liberation to come see the new Iraq and the people. A pair of speeches that lasted only 20 minutes conveyed more than any news report could. It was so nice to hear some positive news after being bombarded day in and out with reports of the “federal government’s failures” in Louisiana.
As usual, the press was permitted to ask a few questions. After such an emotional and heartfelt moment, what did first reporter ask? You guessed it – a question about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. She completely brushed aside the thanks and gratitude that President Talabani had offered to the United States, our President and our military. But why would a reporter focus on anything positive out of Iraq? Isn’t Iraq still a quagmire? Or was that title transferred to Louisiana? Better yet, how about TWO quagmires at the same time?
It was not just the reporter that shifted the focus from a positive and uplifting moment for our country. The rest of the media took up where the reporter finished. Headlines across the Internet blared “Bush Takes Responsibility for Blunders” and “Bush: I Take Responsibility”. Scanning the articles revealed that President Talabani was an invisible man at the press conference. For someone that did not see the event, it was if President Bush walked up to the media and said, “Blame me”. Most of the Internet mainstream media sites made no mention at all of President Talabani’s comments – not a separate little blurb, nothing. Do you know where the Iraqi President’s comments made headlines? If you were thinking Fox News, you would be incorrect. It was on FreeRepublic.com. Once again the bloggers, the Pajamahadeen, the non-professional journalists- reported news that the mainstream in the media failed to report.
Once again, the media bias against President Bush and 51% of Americans reared its ugly little head. Did the media just overlook the information since there were other pressing news stories? Not possible – the one little snippet that everyone was trumpeting came from the exact same press conference. Was it intentional? You bet it was. How better to make the President “look bad” than to report that President Bush took responsibility for Katrina failures.
The media has made a conscious effort to slant the news in a negative direction. If it is good for President Bush, his administration, Republicans or God forbid, America, it will not be the lead story or even on the front page. How sad that the media has stooped to such a level of dishonesty and unethical behavior. Twisting the news to make it fit their agenda is one thing – deliberate non-reporting of news is a whole other issue. It is a travesty and a disgrace to all Americans.
After such an emotional and heartfelt moment, what did first reporter ask? You guessed it – a question about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina.
#$%%ing parasites!!!!
As a result of our great school system.
It is as simple as that. They are the Tokyo Roses of our time and desrve the same derision.
We have killed or capture roughly 500 terrorists in the last three days and the media ignored it.....
We know why the media ignored Pres. Talabani.............
" “We salute you, we are grateful to you. We will never forget what you have done for our people.”"
"President Talabani issued a warning to the terrorists in Iraq that freedom would win, not the terrorists"
There's the problem............
we freepers are the free press in america
Thanks Robin! Great piece!
I could use more examples of the MSM ignoring stories...I'm sure there are plenty!
What a stupid comment are you taking lessons from the Treason Media on how to throw in nonsense?
We could eliminate 10,000 and somehow it would be ignored by the MSM or turned into something terrrible we had done. We need to just hold the course and support our troops and their mission.
Including Fox News apparently. Part of it is GWB's fault for putting chum in the water for the sharks. Even so, I admit the MSM would probably have ignored good news out of Iraq, anyway.
You caught me. We all know that our school system is the greatest.
If it will not either embarrish or damage President Bush pilotically, the main stream media will not report it.
Surprised that someone might disagree or use this occasion to chime in on a pet peeve? In this open-air asylum?
Get a grip. Lurkers and bottom feeders will glom on to you like...well, lurkers and bottom feeders.
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