Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: blue red who wrote (132312)	5/9/2004 8:25:50 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Bush is scared of follow-up questions" perhaps it is because the press ask stupid questions that the public could care less about. The press should be ashamed of themselves at the last conference. Five or six asked the same question. You would think with their education they could come up with some intelligent questions.

To: blue red who wrote (132312)	5/9/2004 10:31:55 AM
From: John Soileau	Respond to of 281500

I'm really having a hard time believing that this is true. But if it is, don't blame Bush for scripted news conferences--we all understand why his handlers would prefer a choreographed event. Instead, blame any obesiant journalist who would agree to such conditions. John

To: blue red who wrote (132312)	5/9/2004 11:17:53 AM
From: Dr. Id	Respond to of 281500

It puts me in mind of the fact that Bush has held almost no press conferences, no doubt because he's afraid of the questions. Now it turns out that the press conferences are scripted, using the press as characters in a Bush commercial -- and Bush is scared of follow-up questions. Last night on SNL, they said something to the effect that to blame Bush for anything going on in his administration is akin to bleming the San Diego Chicken for poor play of the Padres. If you were managing Bush, you wouldn't want him to answer unscripted questions either! Did you see his handlers (Cheney, Rice et al) at the press conference? They had these fixed grins on their faces, as though they were just trying to get through it without watching him blow it.