Posted on 12/01/2018 1:25:48 PM PST by Kaslin
Former President George H. W. Bush passed away Friday night at the age of 94 in his home in Houston. Family, friends, old White House employees, lawmakers, and pundits are sharing their condolences. But, some outlets may be missing the mark.
Here's the blurb the Associated Press chose to define Bush's career:
George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. https://t.co/LaSU5ho2os pic.twitter.com/ld9KqRHdaU— The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2018
Some groups and individuals were outraged by how the AP defined Bush's legacy and why they decided to use words like "weak" and "plummeted."
What an unacceptable headline after America has lost one of our finest.— Osage County GOP (@OsageCountyGOP) December 1, 2018
Seriously, @AP?!? This is disrespectful and completely uncalled for. This is why the media is so despised these days. 41 was a hero and a great man.— Traci Tyson (@tracityson) December 1, 2018
Do better @AP this is beneath you. I think we could all take a step back and thank the man for his service to the nation, and give his family our condolences for their immense loss. Such a cursory take on a life that was so much more than his years in office. #GeorgeHWBush— Rob Haley (@robhaley1) December 1, 2018
It's rarely a good sign when the number of comments exceeds the number of retweets.
Critics would have much preferred if the AP used the second paragraph in their obituary for President Bush as the featured tweet, where the editors write how Bush was a "World War II hero, who also presided during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the final months of the Cold War."
The AP Twitter account did share more sentimental messages in follow up tweets, quoting leaders who recognize and appreciate Bush's years of service.
Others prefer the description from former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer:
RIP President Bush. You fought for your country in WW II and your presidency was marked by dignity, courtesy and grace. You will be missed.— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) December 1, 2018
Or the message from Bush 41's office:
Former President George H. W. Bush passed away Friday night at the age of 94 in his home in Houston. Family, friends, old White House employees, lawmakers, and pundits are sharing their condolences. But, some outlets may be missing the mark.
Here's the blurb the Associated Press chose to define Bush's career:
George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. https://t.co/LaSU5ho2os pic.twitter.com/ld9KqRHdaU— The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2018
Some groups and individuals were outraged by how the AP defined Bush's legacy and why they decided to use words like "weak" and "plummeted."
What an unacceptable headline after America has lost one of our finest.— Osage County GOP (@OsageCountyGOP) December 1, 2018
Seriously, @AP?!? This is disrespectful and completely uncalled for. This is why the media is so despised these days. 41 was a hero and a great man.— Traci Tyson (@tracityson) December 1, 2018
Do better @AP this is beneath you. I think we could all take a step back and thank the man for his service to the nation, and give his family our condolences for their immense loss. Such a cursory take on a life that was so much more than his years in office. #GeorgeHWBush— Rob Haley (@robhaley1) December 1, 2018
It's rarely a good sign when the number of comments exceeds the number of retweets.
Critics would have much preferred if the AP used the second paragraph in their obituary for President Bush as the featured tweet, where the editors write how Bush was a "World War II hero, who also presided during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the final months of the Cold War."
The AP Twitter account did share more sentimental messages in follow up tweets, quoting leaders who recognize and appreciate Bush's years of service.
Others prefer the description from former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer:
RIP President Bush. You fought for your country in WW II and your presidency was marked by dignity, courtesy and grace. You will be missed.— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) December 1, 2018
Or the message from Bush 41's office:
Interestingly, any mention whatsoever of Zapata or Lacombe are absent completely from the Warren Commission report & hearing transcripts.
Just 2 of many very, very glaring omissions. The more time that goes by and the more I read of the JFK assassination...eh: Taken in context with the past 2 years or so and what we’ve learned as a result, suddenly some of what were labeled ‘conspiracy theories’ in the past make a lot more sense than the Warren Charade.
The rhino globalist answer to the reign of a great president Ronald Reagan
Right here :)
Or, on OANN.
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He was great. (jmo)
Clinton invented the line, "the worst economy in fifty years" as the boom proceeded.
That summer, most people told pollsters that their economic situation was better than ever. But they were worried about their neighbors (non-existent people).
It was the first big lie the Clinton's made up. GHWB did not have the strength, or the desire to put the lie where it belonged. He was wishy-washy, looked wishy-washy, and lost.
The Clinton slime machine was born
I was a young manager during that time. With the closing of Pease AFB our business dropped 30% in about six months.
Not good times for us.
“After 1990, he worked for the New World Order and not America.”
Yes. And for OIL.
The larger national economy was good, you seem to have hit a specific issue with a base closing.
updated Sunday morning
We’ve deleted a tweet and revised a story on the death of President George H.W. Bush because the tweet and the opening of the story referenced his 1992 electoral defeat and omitted his WWII service.
11:54 AM - 2 Dec 2018
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1069273708601241601
And Frontline PBS (a so-called news program) did a more recent special on the Clinton Presidency and election in which in the segment where he was inaugurated they stated “and the economic recession showed no signs of abating” - a recession that had in fact been long over. The economic boom credited to Clinton was a continuation of the Reagan-Bush boom that was interrupted briefly by a mild recession and started long before Clinton ever took office. It was all one big lie. So infuriating!
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