[lit-ideas] Re: Bush's press conference
- From: John Wager <johnwager@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:17:31 -0500
Aaaahhhh, you missed his point. He wasn't evading the question; he was
answering it directly and honestly. His biggest mistake over the last
three years IS that he can't think of a mistake. This is refreshing
political honesty, albeit unintentional.
JulieReneB@xxxxxxx wrote:
><<When you read the transcripts, Bush evaded nearly every question.>>
>Not only that, but as he was busy evading, you could see him feeling,
>reaching, for which one of a half dozen stock answers he should choose. All
>the
>stock answers he repeated ad nauseum were direct quotes from Condi's opening
>statement to the 9/11 commission. I told my 12 year old yesterday that Bush
>was
>going to have a press conference which meant he had to answer questions the
>people asked him, without cue cards. Her response: "Boy! I bet Condi's
>giving
>him a pop quiz every day this week!". heh. The denoument, for me, was when
>he
>was asked what his biggest mistake in the last three years were. His answer
>was, "I can't think of one". That's what I like -- humility in a Pres.
>
>Julie Krueger
>
>
>========Original Message======== Subj:[lit-ideas] Bush's press conference
>Date:4/14/2004 12:12:41 PM Central Daylight Time
>From:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx
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>A fairly good summary of the various reviews of the press conference.
>
>
>
>>http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0414/dailyUpdate.html
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>
>What I got out of the press conference: Bush is signalling very clearly that
>the June 30th transfer will occur on June 30th. However, that's 75 days
>away, and when we get there, things may change. But for now, he is showing
>that he is determined, for the moment anyway.
>
>Also, Bush will send more troops to Iraq. He is telling the American people
>that the USA needs more troops in Iraq.
>
>Iraq is not a quagmire, because Vietnam had swamps and Iraq is a desert.
>Therefore, it can't be a quagmire.
>
>However, Iraq can be quicksand.
>
>When you read the transcripts, Bush evaded nearly every question.
>
>yrs,
>andreas
>www.andreas.com
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