CNN Reporter Slimes Bush: ‘Kool-Aid’ Drinking President Won’t Admit ‘Failure’

NewsBusters ^ | 8 Dec 06 | Scott Whitlock

[AT7Saluki]

Perhaps in an attempt to surpass David Gregory, CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux derided President Bush as a "Kool-Aid" drinker who won’t admit failure in Iraq. In a report for the Friday edition of "American Morning," the White House correspondent discussed Bush’s news conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In additional fits of bias, Malveaux, described the President’s frustration at the lack of progress in Iraq as "the closest you'll get from this president to admitting failure" and noted that "for Mr. Bush, it's not easy to admit mistakes."

[AT7Saluki]

I just don't get how these individuals can continue to pass themselves off as journalists. (See: Olberman, Gregory, O'Brien)

[edcoil]

Less people saw or heard her unless spread by the web the world will move on from stupidity.

[Always Right]

Carter failed in the Middle East. Reagan failed in the Middle East. Clinton failed in the Middle East. The Middle East is filled with a bunch of radical extremists. Thebiggest reason Bush's policy is a 'failure' is because because the media is on the side of the terrorists.

[ClearCase_guy]

As any reporter will tell you -- "That's just the facts. I'm completely unbiased!"

[BenLurkin]

So now 'Death to America' crowd's answer is now an open 'no' to the question: "Do you wnat America to win in Iraq"

[Piquaboy]

I watched that little give and take between Tony and this piece of slime. He even looks like a Damolrat. They are always so smug looking like that are Gods gift to mankind. Course that don't believe in God.

[Paloma_55]

Letter to the Editor today...

Regarding your story, "'Day of Infamy' Remembered,": I am so hopeful that we can all remember the "Day of Infamy" that happened just five years ago on Sept. 11 as well.

There are many parallels to those two days, and there are also significant differences.

It may be too late for us, but I think its important to recall that in World War II, when the Japanese attacked us, we declared war on Japan and we also declared war on Germany.

Fortunately for us, the minority Republican Party did not use the war in Europe as a political strategy to divide the nation and gain political points. They did not call out, "Hitler did not bomb Pearl Harbor, why are we in Europe?" as a rallying cry to withdraw our troops. "The war will be easier to win if we concentrate on Japan!" they might have cried.

Thank God the Republicans chose to serve their nation, rather than their own political interests in that war and stood with the Democrats to ensure our victory.

[bondserv]

I just don't get how these individuals can continue to pass themselves off as journalists. (See: Olberman, Gregory, O'Brien)

Since the Novemeber elections they feel they have an open ticket to deride conservatism. Thank God they are fools to the extreme, for the backlash of their self-exposure will benefit truth & goodness. We need to encourage them to speak their minds loud & clear by slackening the rope for a while.

Most Americans are not paying enough attention. It may take these clowns on parade to wake up the snoozers who are currently focused on only work & play.

[alloysteel]

Somebody's been drinking the Kool-Aid.

Other than somehow becoming "not-Bush", how can George W. Bush, President of the United States, convince the drive-by media that he really does come to his position by reasoned thought, and the application of facts to this reasoning, when they deny the very evidence of their own sources?

Pick and choose. Like a Chinese menu.

[epluribus_2]

I finally figured this out. It is the same playbook used against GHWB. They said, in effect, at the time, "We will not cooperate with at all until you publicly break your - RML, No New Taxes - promise." Then they proceded to bash him over the head with it for months until the election.

They are now saying - "We will not do anything constructive now that we have you by the short hairs - until you admit "I HAVE FAILED - I AM A FAILURE - YOU WERE WRONG TO ELECT ME - WE HAVE LOST A MAJOR, EXPENSIVE, AND DEADLY WAR". Then the rats will serve this up for '08.

I hope W has lost enough to make him dangerous now as someone who has little political capital left. He may be able to do the right thing by insisting that the good peoples of the world prevail against evil, right up until the end. If he does not, he deserves the fate history will deal him. If he holds one last principle - that the US is a force for good in the world and must prevail, then he will be judged more like Washington, Lincoln, and FDR rather than Johnson, Nixon, or Carter.

[Diogenesis]

Licorice: "Actually, consider the source.
Me and my homies think CNN is as useless as a hamster's appendix."

[epluribus_2]

Americans were not impatient and frustrated by our confronting evil in Iraq. They were impatient and frustrated by the lack of victory. This is where the dems have made a very big mistake and the seeds of overplaying this have already been firmly planted and cannot be taken back. Thing is, both Hill and Bama knew it and have been coy about it rather than Murthaizing it.

[lowbridge]

CNN reporter DNC Representative Suzanne Malveaux derided President Bush as a "Kool-Aid" drinker who won’t admit failure in Iraq.

[rlmorel]

Ahhhh...thanks for that post! I needed that. Of course, I don't watch the television or read papers so I am immune to them!

[Ron2]

Yeah....let's just tell all our enemys that we failed. Bunch of idiots. During war, when the first shot is fired, all plans change.

[johnny7]

They all spend their free time on Daily Kos... do you expect their 'material' to be any different?

[HitmanLV]

It would have been nice if Dubya and the GOP actually tried to make a case for themselves for the last half of 2005 and all of 2006.

As his poll numbers plummeted (and have remained low - he won't cross 50% approval ever again, barring unusual circumstance), he seemed uninterested in improving his image. People grew alienated, and lost confidence in his leadership ability.

Some Freepers were content with just making smirky comments like he won't get elected to a third term. Well, the electorate kicked him the the cojones and the rest of the GOP with it. No smirks on election day - short sighted and immature.

Election 2005 was a joke - conservatives managed to hypnotize themselves into believing that losing was winning, winning was losing, and everything was ok despite the fact that the GOP underperformed.

One issue fetishists seem to place and undue value on sleeping soundly at night, though their positions are beaten back and increasingly rejected by the electorate. California won't even pass a parental notification law (mind you, a dentist need's parental APPROVAL to fill a cavity). A conservative state rejected a complete abortion ban by 10 points. Denial isn't a river in Egypt - for whatever it is worth, we are losing the debate on some key issues, and there is no reason that we should lose across the board because the electorate wants its abortion and wants it now.

I say this as a pro lifer, by the way. But f the people want abortion legal, there just isn't much we can do.

[HitmanLV]

It would have been nice if Dubya and the GOP actually tried to make a case for themselves for the last half of 2005 and all of 2006.

As his poll numbers plummeted (and have remained low - he won't cross 50% approval ever again, barring unusual circumstance), he seemed uninterested in improving his image. People grew alienated, and lost confidence in his leadership ability.

Some Freepers were content with just making smirky comments like he won't get elected to a third term. Well, the electorate kicked him the the cojones and the rest of the GOP with it. No smirks on election day - short sighted and immature.

Election 2005 was a joke - conservatives managed to hypnotize themselves into believing that losing was winning, winning was losing, and everything was ok despite the fact that the GOP underperformed.

One issue fetishists seem to place and undue value on sleeping soundly at night, though their positions are beaten back and increasingly rejected by the electorate. California won't even pass a parental notification law (mind you, a dentist needs parental APPROVAL to fill a cavity). A conservative state rejected a complete abortion ban by 10 points. Denial isn't a river in Egypt - for whatever it is worth, we are losing the debate on some key issues, and there is no reason that we should lose across the board because the electorate wants its abortion and wants it now.

I say this as a pro lifer, by the way. But f the people want abortion legal, there just isn't much we can do.

[OldFriend]

They just can't believe that this President is still standing tall, despite their unending efforts to knock him down.

[#1CTYankee]

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