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LIVE THREAD: President Bush's Press Conference
www.freerepublic.com | April 28, 2005

Posted on 04/28/2005 4:00:18 PM PDT by Howlin

FROM WASHINGTON
Pres. Bush Press Conf. Tonight 
At the White House, Pres. Bush holds an evening press confer-ence. The President intends to talk about his Social Security reform plan and his energy plan. He is also likely to get questions on other topics such as the John Bolton nomination, Senate filibuster rules on judicial nomina-tions, House ethics rules, etc.





Live at 8:00 P.M. EDT

Watch live from the White House web site:

The White House

(Link on right)

or

C-SPAN

(link at top)



and all the usual suspected news outlets.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bolton; bush; bush43; energy; gwb; presidentbush; pressconference; soctialsecurity; term2
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To: UB355

Both could be in the dictionary under "Vapid"


801 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:12 PM PDT by apackof2 (Truth is absolute or absolutely nothing is True)
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To: Stingy Dog

< So, you think by moving to another state a job will be given to me instead of the illegal aliens? You must be dreaming as, as I said, your situation in life is different than mine. >

Umm...no. You expand your horizons and look farther from home. When you find one in another state, then you move. You'd be surprised at the people who say, "But I want to stay home". You have to be willing to go TO the job.


802 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:17 PM PDT by GOP_Proud (...stumbling across Bill Bennett on the radio is like bumping into Socrates at Starbucks.-K.Parker)
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To: Soul Seeker

Well... that just makes me *special*!

(c8

Dan


803 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:20 PM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: Lemondropkid31
Its Super Stretch, not Big Stretch.

Since I'm the one who accurately noted he calls Sammon "Big Stretch" I'll document that he calls him both so I was not wrong.

I was not correcting the "Super Stretch" nick, but posted before seeing any other replies on the matter. Both are correct:

Seconds later, when President Bush recognized the man he calls "Big Stretch," Sammon was ready

~snip~

P.S. Fred Barnes correctly says President Bush's performance was dazzling.

804 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:23 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: Robert_Paulson2

Dang you took away all my thunder. Don't do that!!!


805 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:28 PM PDT by Lemondropkid31 (AfleetAlexBandiniBellamyRoadHighFlySunKing is Going to Win the Kentucky Derby.)
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To: Miss Marple

You are listening to all of these attack questions and think he is doing a bad job? I think he is doing great, because he is remaining calm and is explaining things to the people.



People listen and see things like this through their own filters. Thus we all see it somewhat differently based upon what it is we expect to see, hear or want to be communicated.

Look at this thread...... Some see the President doing great, wiping up the floor with the Press people. Others see it the opposite as he's a complete failure, can't communicate, won't support his base, afraid of hurting someones feelings,etc..... Then there are the one issue types who will not have a kind word to say but threating for the umpteenth time to leave the party and never vote Republican again.

Most likely the truth is that the event falls somewhere in the middle of these extremes. My guess is only political die hards follow this stuff and even watch it. So in the long run not a lot of people will be swayed one way or the other... Just my two cents...


806 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:30 PM PDT by deport (There are worse things than getting a wrong number call at 4 AM. It could be the correct number..)
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I really don't get the lower income receiving higher benefits with regards to SS. All it sounds like to me is that those that pay in more will get less and get screwed again.


807 posted on 04/28/2005 6:07:53 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: billbears

Heh, oh please. Yeah, I am going to petition congress to put that in Rumsfeld's job description.

It was a joke for God's sake.

Notice I didn't say rifle butt in the face? There was a reason for that my friend.

You are pulling my leg on this, right?


808 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:01 PM PDT by rlmorel
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To: apackof2

And that my friend, is what 66% of the American people want to be watching right now, Paris & Nicole. Bitching, whining, moaning and groaning about the only reality that matters right now, while waiting impatiently for W. to scram so they can watch reality t.v. Sometimes irony is too pathetic for words.


809 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:13 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Quick, act casual. If they sense scorn and ridicule, they'll flee..)
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To: snugs
I was happy to see the president mention that sometimes SS totally rips off people because nobody owns the money they put into SS. And many times people put money in, die, and their money is essentially confiscated by the government. Which, in essence, is theft.
811 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:26 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (You must respect my a-tor-it-tah!)
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To: cyncooper
I'm soured on FR

You? Soured?

812 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:28 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Matthew 16:18)
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To: KJC1

Rich people like Dick Cheney??????????? What about Ted Kennedy? What about Kerry? GIVE ME A FRIGGIN BREAK? Good for the President to say cheap shot - and what an understatement.


813 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:29 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: All
Akbar Sentenced to Death for Grenade Attack
814 posted on 04/28/2005 6:08:39 PM PDT by OXENinFLA ("I don't have to retreat, I live in Florida!")
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To: DCPatriot

Drudge is wrong. Fox kept with it the whole way through.


815 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:21 PM PDT by Lemondropkid31 (AfleetAlexBandiniBellamyRoadHighFlySunKing is Going to Win the Kentucky Derby.)
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To: Aggie Mama

The base will still be much higher for well to do or maximum payers into the system. The rate of increase after retirement will be higher for the poor. The rate of increase is very small.


816 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:24 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Rex Anderson
And I do know how press conferences operate, and neither the press nor the president are going about it right. I consider Mr. Bush a decent enough man, but my word, he needs to take the bull by the horns and bring these subjects up rather than waiting for the press to ask, which they never will.

LOL. Now get back to ignoring me. Please.

Your comments are irresistable. Can't help myself! LOL

817 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:40 PM PDT by itsinthebag
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To: small voice in the wilderness

Maybe but, imo, these press conferences make for much more interesting reality TV> LOL


818 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:44 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: hole_n_one; All

Damnnn what going on with Helen did she have eye surgery or failed botox treatment


819 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:46 PM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: NautiNurse; StarFan; Howlin; stanz; Dutchy; Exit148
Ugh, I'm in a hotel in Virginia with NO access to Fox News. Stuck listening to Clintoon News Network's Wolf Blitzer, Paula Zahn, Suzanne Malveaux, John King and UBER-idiot Paul Begala. "Still a divided country... I was hoping for some compromise with the Democrats... very little news came out of this press conference... still stands by his nominee John Bolton (quizzical look on Suzanne Malveaux's face)... no commitment as to when troops will leave Iraq.. his first term defined by 9/11... 2nd term... how many of his nominees will get through.. he certainly has a full agenda for his second term."

Up next... Larry King Live... yuck

*Sob*... somebody please fill me in on what Brit Hume, Sean Hannity et al on Fox News are saying abut the Prez's presser... (Thanks)

820 posted on 04/28/2005 6:09:52 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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