Heard on the Hill
Are We That Bad?
By Mary Ann Akers
Roll Call Staff
September 2, 2004
Looks like Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt may have lost that loving feeling for the Fourth Estate. At a young Republicans event Tuesday at the posh Waldorf Astoria that was closed to the media, Holt warned the GOP youngsters that dealing with reporters on a daily, constant basis the way he does can be a “horrifying, gritty experience.”
“That’s right,” he added, “I deal with the scum of the earth.”
Holt explained later to HOH that his speech to young Republican would-be operatives also focused on the “necessity of the media.”
“I have a deep respect for the people I work with and I think they understand there’s a natural tension,” he said.
HOH appreciates the clarification.
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