Cheeze, this article isn't a news report -- even an entertainment news report. It's a blinking press release!
Limbaugh was right -- way too many of today's reporters just sit around waiting for their "news stories" to come in over the fax.
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This is one gripe one can honestly hold against the Bush administration. For all his (billions and billions) of character flaws - WJ Clinton understood what you just said.
He FED the media. They still have shills posting daily spin, and they had an active "war room" stage-managing the media from the beginning of the campaign. See Howard Kurtz' "Spin Cycle" for some background.
Bush doesn't give a rip.
Not that that's a bad thing - but Rove should. Others in the adminstration should. The media needs to publish, or be darned. They need FOOD. Even if it comes in faxes, and internet publicity.
This administration needs to more actively spin the media. Every day. Otherwise they sit around pouting about being ignored - and criticize.
I agree with you on Bush and the media thing. Bush just sits around all chumpish while they take potshots at him. Any of his proposals or statements are immediately twisted and spun by the MSM and there's tepid or non-existant responses from his spokespeople. Bush is one of the worst Presidents to utilize the media.