Scarborough: Bush White House Threatened Me

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Scarborough and Andrea Mitchell tell stories of having been threatened by Bush and Reagan White Houses. Ping to Today show list.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Scarborough and Andrea Mitchell tell stories of having been threatened by Bush and Reagan White Houses. Ping to Today show list.

[wideawake]

Oh.

So that's why the media almost never criticized the Bush administration.

I always wondered why President Bush appeared to be the darling of the Washington press corps.

[Mouton]

I see, blame Bush is still alive and well with this administration.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I don’t believe Turncoat or Scarface Baba Wawa.

As much as they hate Republicans, they would have had this printed on t-shirts to hand out every possible opportunity.

[liberalh8ter]

Mitchell named a dead guy......big surprise. I suspect the Obama media talking heads will now line up to report various other long dead, ex-Republican officials who threatened them over the years. Circle the wagon, jerks.

[cripplecreek]

I was threatened by Bill Clinton.

[Sir Napsalot]

And we are supposed to take this as Scarborough Speak.Truth.To.Power

Now?

Years later, and after another 'brave soul' came out first? Pfffffttt.

[Helotes]

With Michelle looking so out of place at the Oscars and this repudiation by Bob Woodward the Obamanator and his crew may have jumped the shark

[Venturer]

LMAO as Scarborough and Mitchell rush to get to the head of the Obama rim job line by accusing Bush of using threats.

These people are frickin pathetic.

[Doogle]

yeah yeah yeah, and Rather still sees his lies as truth and accurate.....

[Third Person]

“Hey, it’s no big deal... it happens all the time! Don’t be such a baby, Bob.”

[jersey117]

Pathetic Obama a$$ kissers. Always putting their black empty suit before the best interests of the country.

[kevkrom]

Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me. There are enough jackasses in politics that it's almost a statistical certainty that someone in any given administration is going to be a bully and try to use his/her influence to intimidate people he/she is annoyed with.

The difference in this case, in my opinion, is how the rest of the media is rallying around the White House, not their fellow "guild member" (as Ace of Spades likes to call them) -- even one as universally respected, up until a couple of days ago, it seems, as Woodward.

[Liberty Valance]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Wow! Thanks for posting. Now if someone will post that photo of Mitchell confronting Palin with a magazine cover.

[bert]

Memo
To: Joe and Andrea

Subject: The List

Beware......... your names are on the list

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I guess to be accurate one would have to really get to the meaning of what “threaten” is actually conveying.

If I were a reporter and I got a call that said “if you run with this story no more leaks, no more interviews and no more rides on AF1” or words to that effect then I would tend to agree that this sort of thing has been going on for a very long time. Trading access for favorable coverage (or threatening loss of access for unfavorable coverage) is probably the rules of the game for Washington.

But where it gets tricky is what do words like “threaten” or “regret” really convey? Do they mean you don’t get an interview or do they mean we’re going through your IRS records, your FBI files, or you’re never going to see your dog or cat again? Or worse?

That’s really the question, isn’t it?

[soycd]

If there was ever any doubt that Scumburrow is anything other than a pmsnbc covert leftist moron, put it to rest.