Shrub versus Clinton Press Conferences

[The_Gopher]

Does anyone have the numbers for how many actual press conferences Shrub has held compared to Clinton and Poppy Bush? I know it's out there somewhere, but I haven't been able to surf through the Google returns.
Kerry should say that when elected, he will hold regularly scheduled press conferences because he believes it's important for the Prez to have a relationship with the public and to be held accountable for actions.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

1. Tomorrow's will be Bush's twelfth

12

[MissB]

2. Isn't tomorrow the first one of the year?

I mean, it is only April and there is a war or two going on.

[Avalux]

3. First one this YEAR

last one was in December.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

9. Here is a lot of info

This is a link to a .pdf document breaking down press conferences, question answering sessions at other events, etc. . . . . Go to the tables about half way through the document.

http://www.towson.edu/polsci/whc/readings/WhiteHouseNews.pdf

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Most press conferences are during the day.

Why is this failure doing this one primetime?

[ComerPerro]

5. Well, I assume that is rehtorical

But, he is doing one in primetime because it is "special" (since this dumbass rarely has the balls to face the press, no matter how complacent they are).

And, it will give Bush some free prime-time airtime.

[MikeG]

6. What's Fox doing with "American Idol"

Isn't that a live show?

[keithyboy]

7. Please, the fewer the better. He's such an embarrassment

Today's press conference was absolutely ridiculous. If any young minority kid from the inner city had said the same thing the same way that Bush did in response to his questions we would all be shaking our heads in abject pity bemoaning the poor condition of the public shcools that would produce such a poorly informed and inarticulate student.
Is there a program for "no President left behind?"

[Amerpie]

8. Meaningless

His press conferences are meaningless. Only "friendly" reporters get called on. He can never remember two-part questions.

Doesn't he even get the questions in advance?

Oh, and I hate that bullshit when he calls journalists by their first names.

One more thing - haven't there been reporters banished for being too hard-nosed with him (e.g., Helen Thomas)?