NYT TV critic: Larry King gives Bush "warm bath, not hot seat"

[DeepModem Mom]

The TV Watch
President Has a Smooth Ride on 'Larry King Live'
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Published: July 7, 2006


(CNN)
Larry King, the CNN talk show host, interviewed President Bush and Laura Bush in the Blue Room of the White House on Thursday.

....And just as Liza Minnelli seemed to come unglued all on her own in her appearance on the show last March, Mr. Bush at times seemed tense and defensive even without needling from his host. "I've been popular before, as president," Mr. Bush said tightly. "And I've been — people have accepted what I've been doing." He added: "Sometimes things go up and down. The best way to lead and the best way to solve problems is to focus on a set of principles. And do what you think is right."...

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When he was at a loss for words, Mrs. Bush stepped in to speak on his behalf, sometimes with more dexterity than her husband. "Well, sure, you know, we worried about it, obviously," Mrs. Bush replied when asked whether she was rattled by the North Korean missile tests. "But what I spent the day doing actually was watching our shuttle take off from Florida."

Mrs. Bush even managed to politely set Mr. King straight when he somewhat puzzlingly described Mr. Putin as "very Western."

"Well, I don't know if I would say that," she said gently. "I think he's very Russian. But I like him a lot."

It wasn't live, but it was classic Larry King: a warm bath, not a hot seat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/washington/07teevee.html?hp&ex=1152331200&en=edca849fb9e7e86a&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[msongs]

1. the term from "animal house" applies - b*** j*b nt

[Catherine Vincent]

2. Maybe Norah O'Donnell would have been more challenging.

:eyes:

[Immad2]

3. Warm bath?? Larry King had his head so far up *'s backside he didn't need

hair coloring! What a scumbag!

[goclark]

4. And how would you describe *'s performance?

This is the first thread I've read about it.

[Bozita]

5. The NYT article does NOT disappoint!

[laundry_queen]

6. The funny part is

when they were doing the pre-show stuff the anchor that was asking Larry King stuff about how the interview went and all that, King seemed to be implying Bush was kind of a 'no worries' kind of guy (not in a good way) and the anchor (can't remember who it was!!) said, "yeah, but you were kind of hard on him" LOL! In what world???