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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (159143)	7/9/2001 9:12:38 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

DOUBLE STANDARD FOR BUSH AND CLINTON By Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid July 06, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upon President Bush’s return from his successful trip to Europe and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, many in our media had to admit they had been wrong in how Bush would be received, and how well he would handle himself. But at the press conference following his meeting with Putin. Bush said: "We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul, a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country." That gesture of good will led to a torrent of criticism, and it was almost word for word, as if those doing the commenting were reading from the same talking points. Wolf Blitzer said the next day on CNN’s Late Edition, "If former President Clinton...would have spoken about President Putin the way that President Bush did, you know many Republicans would have been outraged." In the Wall Street Journal, Al Hunt wrote: "Imagine the derision if Bill Clinton had spent a few hours with Russian President...Putin and declared he’d looked him straight in the eyes, saw his soul and knew he was a good and ‘trustworthy’ man. Actually Mr. Clinton told associates that Mr. Putin was the coldest leader he’d met." David Gergen and Chris Matthews had similar comments. And a week later on Meet the Press, Tim Russert, who is usually the best prepared of all the Sunday talk show hosts, asked: "If Bill Clinton said that Vladimir Putin was ‘trustworthy’ what would be the reaction amongst Republicans on Capitol Hill?" All of these pundits should have looked up what Bill Clinton said in February last year after meeting Putin: "What I have seen of him so far indicates to me that he is capable of being a very strong, effective straightforward leader. Based on what I have seen so far, I think the United States can do business with this man." If that upset any of these pundits, it was a well-kept secret. There was not a word said about it on any Sunday talk shows or in Time, Newsweek or the Weekly Standard. They were all preoccupied with the Republican primaries. Ironically, the most stinging criticism of Clinton’s comment came from the liberal Washington Post. It said in an editorial: "This kind of talk is so misguided on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin. It’s incorrect, for starters...What could explain Mr. Clinton’s toadying, and Secretary of State Albright’s slightly more restrained admiration in Moscow?... Perhaps his flattery is a tactic to win approval of START-2 and other arms control pacts once Mr. Putin, as expected, wins a full term. It’s hard to know which interpretation is less appealing, which is the greater betrayal of those still fighting for democracy, human rights and a free press in Russia." The issue here is not whether Bush or Clinton were naive or foolish in embracing Putin. It is clearly in the U.S. interest to be friendly with Russia. The media show their anti-Bush double standard in claiming that Clinton would have been even more strongly criticized than Bush if he had made a comparable statement about Putin. Well, he made one, and except for the Post, the criticism was muted.

To: jlallen who wrote (159143)	7/9/2001 9:12:53 AM
From: J.B.C.	Respond to of 769670

In high school the best actors were not the brightest bulbs. I guess that's why some liberals hang on their every word. <g>

To: jlallen who wrote (159143)	7/9/2001 1:08:39 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769670

Considering the endless mindless spin posted by the defenders of mr. bill the best rapist that ever was. It's obvious that movies are reality to vacant liberal minds. Thus if an actor was three days a condor, hell he must be an expert. Consider an actor is and expert at fabricating illusion, what better godlike expert is there for a vacant liberal mind. tom watson tosiwmee