LOL! Bush doesn't want to "cloud his thinking"!

[priller]

From Josh Marshall: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com

This is a passage from Tuesday's Washington Times, which is itself an excerpt from Bill Sammon's new insider account of the Bush presidency, Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry and the Bush Haters. (emphasis added)

"I get the newspapers — the New York Times, The Washington Times, The Washington Post and USA Today — those are the four papers delivered," he said. "I can scan a front page, and if there is a particular story of interest, I'll skim it."

The president prides himself on his ability to detect bias in ostensibly objective news stories.

"My antennae are finely attuned," he said. "I can figure out what so-called 'news' pieces are going to be full of opinion, as opposed to news. So I'm keenly aware of what's in the papers, kind of the issue du jour. But I'm also aware of the facts."

<snip>

Mr. Bush thinks that immersing himself in voluminous, mostly liberal-leaning news coverage might cloud his thinking and even hinder his efforts to remain an optimistic leader.

"I like to have a clear outlook," he said. "It can be a frustrating experience to pay attention to somebody's false opinion or somebody's characterization, which simply isn't true."

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Good God almighty, have you ever seen a bigger idiot?

[FreedomReload]

1. Nice Save

Typo be gone!

[priller]

4. Yeah

Editing of subject lines is good! :thumbsup:

[billybob537]

2. The facts would only cause him to doubt himself!

What a poor excuse for a human being. I bet the iraqi's want saddam back.

[opihimoimoi]

5. Bush is making all past presidents look like rocket scientists

This dude is a loser no end.

[Stephanie]

3. Or a bigger LIAR?

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Monday, September 22, 2003

HUME: How do you get your news?

BUSH: I get briefed by Andy Card and Condi in the morning. They come in and tell me. In all due respect, you've got a beautiful face and everything.

I glance at the headlines just to kind of a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves. But like Condoleezza, in her case, the national security adviser is getting her news directly from the participants on the world stage.

HUME: Has that been your practice since day one, or is that a practice that you've...

BUSH: Practice since day one.

HUME: Really?

BUSH: Yes. You know, look, I have great respect for the media. I mean, our society is a good, solid democracy because of a good, solid media. But I also understand that a lot of times there's opinions mixed in with news. And I...

HUME: I won't disagree with that, sir.

BUSH: I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm more interested in news. And the best way to get the news is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.

HUME: Mr. President, thank you very much.

BUSH: Thank you, sir.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98006,00.html

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[priller]

7. Oh yes, his staff is *very* objective!

OMG, this guy is a freakin' joke! It's plainly obvious that Bush has surrounded himself with sycophants, that he's made it plain that he only wants to hear news he already agrees with and that doesn't diminish his clear "vision". Having Card and Condi filter and summarize the news for him doesn't get rid of the bias, it adds the bias he wants to see.

[billybob537]

8. The most objective

source is people on his staff. Now we're screwed.

[MisterP]

6. the movie title "Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind" comes to mind

[goclark]

9. Yes I have known of bigger idiots

But they are housed in lock down units of Mental Hospitals.