Weary, Bush mocks reporter

The Washington Times ^ | May 27, 2002 | By Bill Sammon

[vannrox]

PARIS

[vannrox]

I scanned and searched FR. THis is the first posting of the Washington Times report. An excellent report and certainly more detailed than the others previously posted. I found it a good read.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I like to see that kind of spunk out of Bush. Not scripted stuff -- he's best when he just lays it on the line spontaneously.

Now, can we hope he'll do this sort of thing to Daschle and Gephardt next???

[Whilom]

Doesn't sound weary to me. Sounds like he spotted another Clymer and took his shot.

[linn37]

gosh I mean of course he had to be tired,why else would he give good ol greg a public spanking.The press sucks they won't report anything but anti-american spew.If America is so bad why do we have so many tha immigrate to here?

[areafiftyone]

He was extremely tired. You could see it. Besides I think his translation in his earphone was not good enough. But when it came time to zinging the media he perked up so quickly. Bush is a great with the media. I bet they never had more fun than with Bush.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Roars of laughter filled a conference room and a press filing center

You gotta love it when GW slays an MSNBC idiot and he becomes the laughing stock of his usually sympathetic leftist cohorts. I guess they weren't sympathetic, because his question was so PATHETIC.

[Wolfstar]

No, the media had more fun with Bill Clinton. Roughly 90% of them voted for Clinton. The entire eight years of Clinton was nothing more than a non-stop frat party. The media knew it, but didn't care. Taking the media at its word, most of them did not see anything wrong with the President of the United States getting a BJ in the Oval Office while he was on the phone with a U.S. Congressman (Sonny Montgomery of Ala., I think) discussing national security matters. They didn't see anything wrong with Clinton's perjury, obstruction of justice, neglect of national security and the military, failure to take mounting terrorism against the U.S. seriously -- need I go on? Why did the media act this way during the Clinton era? Because, politically speaking, he had a (D) after his name.

These days, the media gets its jollies trying to diminish and, if possible, bring down the current president. Why? Has he soiled his office and compromised national security while getting serviced by a bimbo in the Oval Office? Has he committed any crimes? Has he neglected any part of his job? No. It's just because he has an (R) after his name, and they don't agree with him politically.

To borrow from the great Barrett poem, the contempt I hold for the media, reaches "the height, and breadth, and depth my soul can reach."

[scholar]

I like to see that kind of spunk out of Bush. Not scripted stuff -- he's best when he just lays it on the line spontaneously.

Give em hell Mr. Bush!! Knowing that he left that lamestream media idiot with egg on his face has made my day.

[samtheman]

Looks like Bush is allowing himself to BE himself when on the road. Why, back at home, does he spend so much time PULLING HIS PUNCHES? Very frustrating. I wish he would speak openly and honestly every day about what the RATS are trying to do to this country. But obviously his "advisors" hold him back... or convince him to restrain himself. Too bad. President Bush has a great talent for getting a message across. Too bad he doesn't choose to use it more often.

[MadRobotArtist]

This is the kind of President we needed 10 years ago. It really does make me happy that Bush can kick butt and take names.

[thucydides]

The media thrives on conflict and loves putting presidents in a bad light, especially republican presidents. Based on a handful of wacko demonstrators, Gregory tries to promote the false image of enormous European hostility to the US. In fact, on a recent trip there, I found great admiration and thankfulness for the role the US was playing. Here Bush effectively showed the vanity and irresponsibility of the press. It was politically smart, too. The American public has an intense dislike for the Washington press types and their apparent rudeness, which seems particularly inappropriate in time of war.

[martin_fierro]

Wonder what Bush's nickname for Gregory will be.

Maybe "Oui Oui Gregory"?

Or better yet, "WEEWEE Gregory".

[yoe]

Has the press no sense of humor? I saw/heard the exchange and felt it was in good fun both from the president and the reporter who spoke excellent French. The President is becoming as adept as Rumsfeld in taking on the press.

This reporter was not one of 'them' but most reporters ask dim-witted sophomoric questions over and over again. Good on the President and good on that particular reporter who understood the President's rejoinder even when the rest of the nits didn't! Oh sorry, I forgot that it wasn't Bill, Hillary or Al. Is the same Bill Sammon who wrote At Any Cost?

[jws3sticks]

Rummy's is "World Class Thumbsucker"

[jalisco555]

Someone on another thread said he looked like Curious George. I think that should be his nickname.

[gargoyle]

...The fact that President Bush said, "I'm in a democracy" says that he is not in the USA, a Constitutional Republic, but in the world politic, which is "mob", or majority rule, speaks volumes to me that he "has" read the Constitution and understands it, and in this government, is a small minority...Bravo, GWB...

[EggsAckley]

Maybe W should learn the phrase "bite me" in every language,
just to be ready for clymers like Gregory!

[uncbob]

Turning to Mr. Chirac, he added in French: "And, Mr. President, would you maybe comment on that?"

What a pompus ass
Chirac understands English

[Naked Lunch]

transatlantic bump

[Araminta Vavasour]

No one has mentioned the expression on W's face while Stretch was asking the convoluted question yesterday. You could tell W was NOT pleased.