Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun awaaaaaaaaaaay!
Posted on 02/14/2006 4:39:05 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
February 14, 2006 - 07:33
Imagine you're a member of the media, and in your heart you believe that a major official wouldn't mind seeing you burn to death. Think that might affect the way you cover him?
A comment this morning by veteran CBS reporter Bill Plante, while perhaps intended to be light-hearted, pulled back the curtain on just how antagonistic the White House press corps believes VP Cheney to be toward them. But more importantly, it suggests how antagonistic they likely feel in return.
The topic was the Veep's accidental shooting of hunting partner Harry Whittington, and more particularly the very contentious press conference yesterday between the White House press corps and presidential spokesman Scott McClellan.
Plante claimed that:
"It's not about us, it's not about the reporters. It's about the fact that the White House is expected to disclose any information about what happens to the President and the Vice-President as soon as they can. In any other White House that I've covered, and that's several as you know, the Vice-President would never have this kind of power [to control the flow of information."
Plante then added his zinger:
"But if it were up to Dick Cheney, he wouldn't tell us if our shirts were on fire, for heaven's sake."
Back in New York, Harry Smith broke into nervous laughter, perhaps aware that Plante had let the cat out of the bag on just how much the White House press corps disdains the Vice-President of the United States.
The liberal press corps is getting as tedious as the democrats.
The liberal press corps is getting as tedious as the democrats.
I wouldn't tell you, either, Mr. Plante.
Nor would I p*** on your shirt to put out the fire.
This guy would be trying to set Cheney on fire while holding him at gun point. He would then catch his own shirt on fire and drop the gun. Cheney would then grab the gun, put the fire out, tend to his burns while dragging him on a stretcher he made out of branches to civilization.
Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun awaaaaaaaaaaay!
Sorry about the double post...it's obvious I have a trigger finger...
Bill Plante couldn't tie Vice President Cheney's shoes.
He is another self absorbed airhead.
Yeah, right. And how many of you guys were notified that Clinton was getting serviced by an intern in the oval office while making heads of state wait? That has far more bearing on the fitness for office than a hunting accident does, yet no one saw fit to issue a press release on that one.
Bill Plante is a CBS dingleberry. He just hangs on...and on.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I heard a commentator on Fox ask about the time Clinton fell down the stairs and ended up on crutches for a while.
Did Clinton have a news conference on that? I don't remember reading what happened, do you????
I LIKE the vice-president. And the comment is really revealing. If the press is so stupid that somebody actually has to tell them their shirts are on fire, then they're too stupid to bother reading.
BTW, the comment, "Liar, liar, shirt's on fire" may just fit in here, somewhere.
< "But if it were up to Dick Cheney, he wouldn't tell us if our shirts were on fire, for heaven's sake." >
Neither would I...matter of fact...gotta light?
In any other White House that I've covered, and that's several as you know...
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......It's about the fact that the White House is expected to disclose any information about what happens to the President and the Vice-President as soon as they can.....
The man has just been taught there is no such rule. His expectations have no place in American history. He doesn't make a difference. He is old and CBS and therefore obsolete.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.... poor baby. Your mommy stopped paying attention to you, huh?
I know if I got treated like the VP is by these
"clymers", I would'nt SPIT on them if they were on fire...
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Well I wouldn't walk across the street to pee in your ear if your brain were on fire Mark.
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