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President Bush consented to another oral exam with his March 6 prime time press conference in the East Room. He passed, and the press failed. More importantly, however, was how they failed. This time, they flunked themselves. The press, you see, are being too easy on President Bush. Some really do believe that.Remember how we spent most of the 2000 campaign with liberal reporters and pundits relishing the idea of George W. Bush trying to handle a White House news conference? He couldn't put two sentences together, the frat-boy, not-ready-for-prime time lightweight. Now he goes long and deep into the...

Excerpts from President George W. Bush's prime-time news conference Fri Mar 7, 4:56 AM ET By The Associated PressWASHINGTON - Excerpts from President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s prime-time news conference Thursday evening. __ "These are not the actions of a regime that is disarming. These are the actions of a regime engaged in a willful charade. These are the actions of a regime that systematically and deliberately is defying the world." __ "Inspection teams do not need more time or more personnel. All they need is what they have never received — the full cooperation of the...

I went to President Bush's White House news conference on Thursday to see how he was wrestling with the momentous issue of Iraq. One line he uttered captured all the things that are troubling me about his approach. It was when he said: "When it comes to our security, we really don't need anybody's permission." The first thing that bothered me was the phrase, "When it comes to our security . . ." Fact: The invasion of Iraq today is not vital to American security. Saddam Hussein has neither the intention nor the capability to threaten America, and is easily...

http://www.whitehouse.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov T H E W H I T E H O U S E N E W S WEEKLY REVIEWMarch 7, 2003In this Issue - AT THE TOP ^ Iraq ^ Medicare Reform - PRESIDENTIAL & ADMINISTRATION NEWS ^1 Moscow Treaty ^2 Senate Filibuster ^3 Powell U.N. Remarks ^4 Rumsfeld Town Meeting__________________________________________________________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AT THE TOP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iraq PRESIDENT HOLDS NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE EAST ROOM President Bush held a press conference in the East Room of the White House Thursday night. Before taking questions from reporters, the President made remarks regarding the war on terror. He said that this has...

I think the best way to characterize the President’s press conference was “on message.” You could have asked him about the merits of Coke vs. Pepsi, and you would have been informed that the issue is not cola preference, it is disarmament. I heard nothing new but I didn’t expect anything new; this was the obligatory have-at-me, lads press conference before the solo performance of the equally obligatory Oval Office speech. He didn’t seem to want to be there at all, and if I had to face some of these idiots I’d be hard-pressed to gin up enthusiasm for the...

<p>To France, Germany and Russia, who were hoping their show of defiance would scare the U.S. and Britain away from proceeding with a final Security Council vote, the President had a message: I'm not going to let you off the hook. He vowed to force the issue, win or lose, to a head.</p>

<p>Two Twin Cities couples with conflicting opinions on a war with Iraq came away with sharply different impressions after watching President Bush's news conference Thursday night.</p> <p>"One hundred years from now, I truly believe he will be ranked as one of top 10 presidents of all time," said Joe Repya, 56, of Eagan, a retired lieutenant colonel. He has created thousands of "Liberate Iraq" signs and distributed them throughout Minnesota.</p>

I watched the President’s speech tonight and I thought he hit a home run. But then, I can comprehend the situation apparently unlike most of California, according to the latest Los Angeles Times poll. What confused me, though, was the question-and-answer period afterwards. The liberals might not agree there’s bias from their side, but anyone watching would agree that there is rampant stupidity. There were questions about the peace protesters all over the world. Well, the world wasn’t attacked on 9-11-01, we were. There were questions about the U.N Security Council, too. The President’s answer was that they had a...

President George Bush Discusses Iraq in National Press Conference The East Room 8:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I'm pleased to take your questions tonight, and to discuss with the American people the serious matters facing our country and the world. This has been an important week on two fronts on our war against terror. First, thanks to the hard work of American and Pakistani officials, we captured the mastermind of the September the 11th attacks against our nation. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed conceived and planned the hijackings and directed the actions of the hijackers. We believe his capture...

One question I thought should have been asked to the President, but didn't was, "if the United States goes into Iraq without the United Nations, will the U.N. be part of the post-Iraq strategy?"

What was the point of tonight's press conference. Bush said nothing new. We're still in the final stages of discovery. Nothing about developments against Al Qaeda was mentioned. I like Bush, but why the hell did he just waste the American people's time.

Could I be seeing something that isn't there or was I just reading between the lines during President Bush's news conference? Time and time again, I kept hearing...You better get the hell out of dodge because we're coming for Saddam and as much as we would like to prevent the loss of innocent life....you dont want to be in town when the shootin starts!

President Bush's new conference regarding current events

Iraq is a part of the war on terror. Iraq is a country that has got terrorist ties, it's a country with wealth, it's a country that trains terrorists, a country that could arm terrorists. And our fellow Americans must understand, in this new war against terror, that we not only must chase down al-Qaida terrorists, we must deal with weapons of mass destruction as well. And the fundamental question facing the Security Council is will its words mean anything; when the Security Council speaks, will the words have merit and weight? I think it's important for those words to...