Bush Reads Up on Media Bias

Reuters ^ | 01/25/2002

[Pokey78]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush had nothing to say to reporters as he left the White House on Friday for a trip to Maine but his choice of reading matter spoke volumes.

As he strode past television cameras, still photographers and a clutch of correspondents to his helicopter, Bush held in his hand a copy of ``Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News,'' a new book by the veteran network correspondent Bernard Goldberg.

``I can't hear you,'' the president responded to shouted questions lost in the noise of Marine One's engines.

Bush headed to Portland, Maine, to talk about border security and tout his budget proposal for an extra $2.1 billion to help protect the United States following the Sept. 11 attacks.

The money would be used to hire more border patrol agents and track foreigners as they come and go from the United States.

The Goldberg book, in which the former CBS correspondent charged that the network where he worked for 28 years as well as other news organizations suffer from an unconscious liberal bias, has made it onto the New York Times bestseller list.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Already posted twice.

[RAT Patrol]

Oh my goodness I just LOVE this!!!! ahahahahaha! Way to go Bush!

[be-baw]

hehehe...surely Dubya's sending a message...now you have to wonder if he'll be asked about it at his next press conference. And, if so, what will he say?

[RAT Patrol]

It was the first time I saw it though. I'm thankful for reposts.

[MJY1288]

Brilliant, sling mud at the media without saying a word :-)

[be-baw]

Already posted twice.

I didn't post this, but just out of curiousity I checked--it didn't come up when I searched for "media bias" in Article Search.

[DeweyCA]

The Goldberg book, in which the former CBS correspondent charged that the network where he worked for 28 years as well as other news organizations suffer from an unconscious liberal bias, has made it onto the New York Times bestseller list.

Excuse me, but shouldn't that read that the book has made it to the TOP of the New York Times bestseller list? Just another example of media bias. These reporters are so stupid. They can't help themselves from exhibiting their bias in an article about a book on their biases, which they wish to downplay. Their bias is pathetic.

[arkfreepdom]

"Has made it on to the NYT bestseller list"?

Typical rooters slant....it has been NUMBER 1 for 3 weeks.

[Pokey78]

Didn't come up in my search either. It happens.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

For the first time in years, I'm gonna check CBS news tonight to see if they run a tape of W carrying this book.

[YaYa123]

But can this picture worth ten thousand words be posted on too many threads? I don't think so.

[be-baw]

I'm gonna check CBS news tonight to see if they run a tape of W carrying this book.

Good idea!! I'll check ABC--any takers for NBC?

[krb]

``I can't hear you,'' the president responded to shouted questions lost in the noise of Marine One's engines.

From the Clinton-era webpage for www.whitehouse.gov

Fun fact: Ronald Reagan used to talk to reporters with his Marine One helicopter in the background so he could ignore the reporters if he wanted to.

Dubya is learning from the master. tehehehe...

[Cobra64]

...surely Dubya's sending a message...now you have to wonder if he'll be asked about it at his next press conference. And, if so, what will he say?

He sure is. He knows that a photographer will pick up the title and made sure he held the book so as not to obscure the title.

[Cobra64]

But can this picture worth ten thousand words be posted on too many threads? I don't think so.

Can some one put it over on the DU thread. Democrats=Liberal=Media

[RoseofTexas]

"THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO RICH!! I LOVE IT!"

[cody32127]

January 27, 2002 Hardcover Nonfiction NY Times Bestsellers Week January 27, 2002 On List

1 BIAS, by Bernard Goldberg. (Regnery, $27.95.) A television journalist who worked at CBS for many years reports on "how the media distort the news." (+) 1 6

2 JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $35.) A biography of the country's first vice president and second president. First Chapter 2 34

[RoseofTexas]

I think NOT! :) ...take that you liberal excrement RATS!! YEWWWWWWWHHHAAA W kicking some BUTT! I LOVE IT!

[RoseofTexas]

OBTW, call this PAYBACK to NBC! LMAO!