Look Who’s Back

msnbc.com ^ | 7 August 2002 | Martha Brandt

[Darlin']

Karen Hughes is fabulous and I admire her very much. I'm so glad she'll still be with the President for two week intevals this fall.

[Jean S]

What a catty article. I guess when there's no real substance Martha Brandt has to resort to ugly little digs.

[Darlin']

Absolutely. If Karen Hughes were a dem the media would be fawning over her so much it would be nauseating.

[operation clinton cleanup]

But the main thrust of August is what the White House bills as Bush’s “Home to the Heartland” return tour. This is Hughes’s specialty: keeping Bush in touch with average people and their issues. He’ll appear at events with “real Americans,” as one top aide explained, and talk to them about their economic “concerns.”

Whats with all the "quotations"?

[Darlin']

It's called "cattiness". Please pass Ms Brandt another saucer of milk. LOL

[onedoug]

Will we be getting on with the war now?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Even though Bush has called his “High Prophet”

Was this written by a "journalist"?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Her meetings were disciplined: people sat almost at attention, there was little cross chatter and there was no leaking.

No "thong-snapping"?

No "leaking", I take it no democrats were present and no ice tea was served.

[Darlin']

LOL. Yep that is what they call her. She is a full time, feature writer for Newsweek. Of course, she does work for Newsweek....

[southernnorthcarolina]

Good news about Karen Hughes. Even better news would be the return of Peggy Noonan as speechwriter.

[Utah Girl]

Yes, Martha Brandt has gotten very snide and resorts to cheap shots in her articles. For a bit there, she was almost readable, but she has been writing articles with Howard Fineman, and his brand of reporting has rubbed off on her.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

You noticed that too. She's not very good at hiding it.

[Ragin1]

"The Republican National Committee did a focus group on the president’s vacation. Pollsters found that most people believe that the president is never really on vacation."

Who was that masked president who polled the public about intended vacations?

[operation clinton cleanup]

she has been writing articles with Howard Fineman

Ha! I guess she was "reminded" that her "future" depends on her "training".

[Darlin']

Yes, I'm a Peggy Noonan fan, too. I love her sense of history and the warmth she brings to her work. But I have to say, I feel the President has an excellant team of speechwriters. They're top notch as far as I'm concerned.

[Darlin']

hummmmm, are you thinking of that ol phony piece of plastic who masqueraded as a president for 8 years ? Didn't he also bum places to stay every summer ? (fofl)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I agree! Thanks for posting this!

[Moonmad27]

I think "Newsweek" needs to "hear" from us via "email" about their "journalist". Darn, just wore out the quotation mark key.....

[blam]

"Will we be getting on with the war now?"

No s#it. I thought we had terrorists in 60 countries to deal with.

[EternalVigilance]

With the kind of technology available today, Karen Hughes hasn't really gone anywhere...she is available to the President any time, anywhere.

Welcome to the virtual White House! ;-)