TRANSCRIPT of George Bush's racist remarks today

[Stephanie]

I transcribed this myself from C-Span. It's interesting that in such a brief press conference, these deeply stupid and racist remarks mysteriously do not appear in any of the news articles.

Q: What is Canada doing on Iraq both diplomatically and in terms eventually of getting, possibly putting troops on the ground there?

Bush: My first answer to that is I want Canada to do what it feels comfortable doing in Iraq. And that's what I told the Prime Minister before. Canada is an independent nation. Canada makes its decisions based upon her own judgment. The Prime Minister shares my deep desire for there to be peace in the world. To the extent that the country feels comfortable helping that, we're grateful.

Canada's doing a lot in Afghanistan, Canada's doing a lot in Haiti, Canada is a contributor to reconstruction in Iraq and I am grateful to be able to talk to a friend who shares the same goal, which is affecting behavior in a way that's based upon our values, of human rights, human dignity, and freedom. And we've got no better partner in understanding the power of free societies.

You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self governing. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern.

And the Prime Minister, I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I think he shares that great sense of optimism and possibility. And it's good to have a friend who shares that with us. Would you like to have the first lady come on up?

Martin: I've got to tell you, I like sharing a press conference with you, you answered those questions perfectly.

Bush: Thank you. Record that.

http://www.cspan.org/
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Pres. Bush & Canadian P.M. Paul Martin (04/30/2004)
it's at the end, last question

[curlyred]

1. Just when I think that man couldn't manage to be MORE offensive

he opens his mouth.
What an embarrassment to our country.

[Ironpost]

9. I wish

that embarrassment was all he is but it doesn't look like that.

[nostamj]

2. i wish it WAS unbelievable but

it's not.

same color as OURS. last time I looked, this was not a 100% white country.

his stupidity is amazing. and why Martin didn't slap him silly....

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. somebody please slap him and put me out of my misery

[xchrom]

4. yes everybody in america and canada is white

makes you shake your head in wonder.

[kaitykaity]

5. I can NOT wait until Randi get's ahold of this

junk. OMFG. I can't make up my mind of Bush is just ignorant, or if
he genuinely believes this in his 'soul' and so is truly Hitlerian.

[bowler_4_columbine]

6. same as OURS

WTF??? The whole thing is offensive, but what the hell is it with the same as "OURS"? Who the Hell is he talking about?

This sounds like an entry for his campaigns "compassion" page!

[John_H]

16. Will the Kool Kids ask him who "ours" is? Or...

Will they ask chimp if he was admitting that, aside from a token few, his government is lily white? Will they ask him if he was implying that the only real Americans are white? Will they ask him to name just one of the "a lot of" people who say that brown skinned people can't govern themselves?

[Ganja Ninja]

7. He knows a lot of people who think that way.

You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self governing. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern.

They are his personal friends and campaign contributors.

[Bluebear]

8. Inherently racist, elitist, bigoted, supremacist......

n/t

[Lisa]

10. what a patronizing thing to say ...

Gee, I wish that the PM had come on this trip with our Governor-General (who's Chinese-Canadian, and is our acting head of state).

I especially love how Mr. Bush swerved to avoid finishing the original sentence, and smirked with pleasure at how clever he was.


p.s. Shall I open a bottle of sparkling "white" wine, since Mr. Bush has seen fit to declare me and tens of millions of other non-white Canadians and Americas as honourary Caucasians?

[yellowcanine]

11. Newsflash: "Paramedics called in to remove Canadian P.M.'s lips from

George Bush's heiny! I belive in diplomacy but was it really necessary to tell pretzel boy he answered the questions perfectly? Couldn't he have said - "Your answers were adequate." and let it go at that?

[Spazito]

15. Agreed! Martin's comment was outrageous, imo!

Perfect??? bush's answers were perfect? This coming from the Prime Minister who's country is very proud of it's multicultural philosophy and population. This Canadian will be sending a scathing e-mail on this! (I vote Liberal, for those who might think that I am upset at him for a political reason)

[Lisa]

19. I wonder if Martin was being very subtle ...

I hope! I didn't think of him as the kind of guy who teased others in public, but his choice of the word "perfect", given it was the day after that much-lauded answered-every-question interlude in the Oval Office ... it came across as being a bit ironic.

And then at the end, Martin invited his counterpart to the farm ... and somebody in the press corps got in a joke about riding ... the PM managed to spin it so that it left some doubt about WHO would need the riding lessons. (And the PM's owned/worked his farm for many years, so my guess is that he's familiar with livestock.)

[Spazito]

25. I bet he didn't hear a word of bush's response re "brown-skinned"...

it is very easy to tune out bush but that doesn't excuse his comment, imo. No reporter asked him for a comment, there was no need for him to comment at all and, for him to say what he did, at the very least, shows either ass-kissing or a lack of listening skills. I honestly think he should hear from supporters, which I am, at how inappropriate his comment was under the circumstances.

[Stephanie]

27. I hope the Canadian press will make an issue of this

Because the American press has declined to report it. Unbelievable!

[Stephanie]

12. White House transcript here:

PRESIDENT BUSH: My first answer to that is, I want to Canada to do what it feels comfortable doing in Iraq. That's -- and that's what I told the Prime Minister before. Canada is an independent nation. Canada makes -- will make its decisions based upon her own judgment. The Prime Minister shares my deep desire for there to be peace in the world. And to the extent that the country feels comfortable in helping that, we're grateful.

Canada is doing a lot in Afghanistan. Canada is doing a lot in Haiti. Canada is a contributor to reconstruction in Iraq. And I am grateful to be able to talk to a friend who shares the same goal, which is affecting behavior in a way that's based upon our values of human rights, human dignity, and freedom. And we've got no better partner in understanding the power of free societies.

There's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self-govern. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily -- are a different color than white can self-govern.

And the Prime Minister -- I don't want to put words in his mouth -- but I think he shares that great sense of optimism and possibility. And it's good to have a friend who shares that with us.

Would you like to have the First Ladies come on up?

PRIME MINISTER MARTIN: I've got to say, though, I really do like sharing a press conference with you. You answer those questions perfectly. (Laughter.)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-2.html

[nostamj]

13. it just HIT me....

the insipid chimp gives entirely NEW meaning to the term:

COLOR BLIND

he must think that Condi and Colin just have great tans!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. This is *'s second reference to skin color in public

He made some remark about skin color and freedom during his "press conference" a few weeks back. It seems like under pressure the foundation of the new GOP -- out-and-out racism -- is beginning to squirt out. They're going to have to pay a lot of minorities to sit up front in camera range at their convention in NYC, if they want to maintain the fiction that they are an inclusive party.

[Bluebear]

17. Southern evangelicals must be pressuring

"Keep mentioning that those 'colored folk' are a step below us, George. Oh, do it nice like, but get the message out subliminably."

[Bill McBlueState]

22. it's like the trifecta remark

He's gotten it into his head that this is a witty thing to say, just like the "trifecta" joke after 9/11. We'll probably hear it a couple more times before his feeders and groomers tell him it's probably offending some people.

[Bluebear]

23. "feeders and groomers" LMAO

n/t

[Bill McBlueState]

30. well I thought "handlers" had lost some of its punch n/t

[AspenRose]

72. Actually it's the third reference

(Der Spiegel) – It was Condoleezza Rice, national security advisor, who helped her boss out of the embarassing situation. During a conversation between the presidents of the U.S. and Brazil, George W. Bush, 55, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 71, Bush bewildered his colleague with the question, “Do you have blacks, too?”

Rice, 47, noticing how astonished the Brazilian was, saved the day by telling Bush, “Mr. President, Brazil probably has more blacks than the USA. Some say it’s the country with the most blacks outside Africa.” Later, Brazilian President Cardoso said, regarding Latin America, Bush was still in his “learning phase.”

[rkc3]

18. I'm surprised....

He didn't point out that in the US we let blackie drink out of the same water fountains as we do and have found no adverse effects (as for now).

Is there anything more he can do to drive a wedge into international relations?

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

[kanrok]

20. Is he really this stupid?

Does he even know WTF he's saying?

[Stephanie]

21. Yes

No

[laruemtt]

24. i didn't think he could still stun me

with his profound ignorance, but he did it again today. i'm truly horrified....

[Karenina]

31. Question to the President of Brazil:

"Do you have blacks here too?"

[Iceburg]

26. But what I want to know is ... does he still think ----

the PM of Canada is Prime Minister Poutine
Here it for yourself ...

This is comedian Rick Mercer talking to Bush about our Prime Minister Poutine ...

Goto 11:50 minutes on the clip(You'll need a REAL player)

http://media.cbc.ca:8080/ramgen/radio/programs/thismorning/audio/tm_me ...


Iceburg in Kanuckistan
PS. Poutine is a french word for french fries with gravy and curd cheese melted on top

[Stephanie]

28. PLEASE email this to every press outlet

And ask them why they left it out of their stories. You can reference the WH transcript. It's quite curious that all the articles ignore this.

[maggrwaggr]

49. here's a few just to start. :)

ABC News - John Cochran, Chief Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News (and ABC Radio News) - Ann Compton, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News - Sam Donaldson, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 22036-4407
ABC News - John Donvan, Washington Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News - Tamala Edwards, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News - Terry Moran, White House Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News - Carole Simpson, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ABC News - Katy Textor, 27 [e-mail]
AP - Ron Fournier, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2021 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006
AP - Jennifer Loven, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2021 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Bloomberg News - Richard Keil (aka "Stretch"), White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1399 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
Bloomberg News - Heidi Przybyla, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1399 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
Bloomberg News - Holly Rosenkrantz, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1399 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 200
Business Week - Richard S. Dunham, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1200 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005-3802
Business Week - Alexandra Starr, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] (attn to Alexandra Starr) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1200 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005-3802
Catholic News Service - Patricia Zapor, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 3211 4th St NE, Washington, DC 20017-1100
CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) - Melissa Charbonneau, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1111 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) - Paul Strand, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1111 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News - Rita Braver, Washington Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News - Joie Chen, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News (and CBS Radio News) - Mark Knoller, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS Radio News - Peter Maer, White House Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News - John Roberts, Senior White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn John Roberts) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 524 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019-2902
CBS News - Bill Plante, White House Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News - John Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Bob Schieffer) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2020 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
CBS News - Susan Spencer, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Susan Spencer) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 524 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Christian Science Monitor - Linda Feldmann, White House Reporter [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 910 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Christian Science Monitor - Abraham McLaughlin, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 910 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
CNBC - Hampton Pearson, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Common Dreams - Russell Mokhiber [e-mail] Website: http://www.commondreams.org /
Copley News Service - George Condon, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 1100 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see San Diego below)
Copley News Service - Finlay Lewis, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 1100 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see San Diego below)
Cox Newspapers - Bob Deans, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: Washington Bureau, Washington, DC 20001 (Pres. of White House Correspondents Assn.)

[maggrwaggr]

50. and even more

Cox Newspapers - George Edmondson [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Atlanta Journal-Constitution below)
Cox Newspapers - Melanie Eversley [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Atlanta Journal-Constitution below)
Cox Newspapers - Mei-Ling Hopgood, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: Washington Bureau, Washington, DC 20001 (see Dayton Daily News below)
Cox Newspapers - Chuck Lindell, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Austin American-Statesman below)
Cox Newspapers - Larry Lipman, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Palm Beach Post below)
CNN News - Charles Bierbauer, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - John King, Senior White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN News - Suzanne Malveaux, White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
CNN Radio - Dick Uliano, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 820 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Dow Jones News Service - Alex Keto, White House Reporter [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Fox News - Jim Angle, Senior White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Major Garrett, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Wendell Goler, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Molly Henneberg, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Brit Hume, Chief Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - James Rosen, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Collins Spencer, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fox News - Brian Wilson, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 400 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Gannett News Service - Doug Abrahms, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Reno Gazette-Journal below)
Gannett News Service - Larry Bivins, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Nashville Tennessean below)
Gannett News Service - Faith Bremner, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Boise Idahoan Statesman below)
Gannett News Service - Pam Brogan, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - James Carroll, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Louisville Courier-Journal below)
Gannett News Service - Raju Chebium, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Greenville News below)
Gannett News Service - Dick DePledge, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Honolulu Advertiser below)
Gannett News Service - Jon Frandsen, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - Maureen Groppe, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Indianapolis Star below)
Gannett News Service - John Hanchette, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - Billy House, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Phoenix Arizona Republic below)
Gannett News Service - Erin Kelly, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Burlington Free Press below)
Gannett News Service - Mike Madden, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Sioux Falls Argus Leader below)
Gannett News Service - Deborah Mathis, White House Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - Jane Norman, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Des Moines Register below)
Gannett News Service - Ana Radelat, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Jackson Clarion-Ledger below)
Gannett News Service - Susan Roth, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - Katherine Scott, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Lansing State Journal and Norwich Bulletin below)
Gannett News Service - Brian Tumulty, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934
Gannett News Service - Carl Weiser, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3934 (see Cincinnati Enquirer below)

[maggrwaggr]

51. and even more

Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Ruby Bailey, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Detroit Free Press below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Alan Bjerga, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Wichita Eagle below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Frank Davies, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Miami Herald below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - David Goldstein, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Kansas City Star below) also [e-mail]
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Steve Goldstein, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Charles Hurt, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Charlotte Observer below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Ron Hutcheson, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: Washington Bureau, Washington, DC 20045
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Tim Johnson, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Miami Herald below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Lauren Markoe, Washington Correspondent : [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Chris Mondics, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Philadelphia Inquirer below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Peter Nicholas, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Philadelphia Inquirer below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Jim Puzzanghera, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see San Jose below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Maria Recio, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Fort Worth Star-Telegram below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Matt Stearns, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Kansas City Star below)
Knight-Ridder Newspapers - Tom Webb, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 700 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Saint Paul Pioneer Press below)
McClatchy Newspapers - Kevin Diaz, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 420 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Minneapolis Star-Tribune below)
McClatchy Newspapers - Greg Gordon, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 420 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Minneapolis Star-Tribune below)
McClatchy Newspapers - Rob Hotakainen, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 420 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Minneapolis Star-Tribune below)
McClatchy Newspapers - Liz Ruskin, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 420 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Anchorage Daily News below)
McClatchy Newspapers - John Wagner, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 420 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Raleigh News & Observer below)
Media General News Service - Kevin Begos, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1214 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Winston-Salem Journal below)
Media General News Service - Keith Epstein, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1214 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Tampa Tribune below)
Media General News Service - John Hall, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1214 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045
Media General News Service - Peter Hardin, Washington Correspondent : [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1214 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045 (see Richmond Times-Dispatch below)
Media General News Service - Kirsten Mitchell, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1214 National Press Bldg, Washington, DC 20045
Medill News Service - Samantha Santa Maria, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1325 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005 (see Gulfport Sun Herald below)
Nation Magazine - John Nichols, Washington Correspondent (fantastic guy - why can't John be at the Press conferences?!?!) [e-mail] (attn John Nichols) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 110 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
NBC News - Campbell Brown, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 4001 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
NBC News - David Gregory, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 4001 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Newhouse News Service - Bruce Alpert, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see New Orleans below)
Newhouse News Service - Jim Barnett, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Portland Oregonian below)
Newhouse News Service - Robert Cohen, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Newark Star-Ledger below)
Newhouse News Service - Terence Kivlan, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Newhouse News Service - Mark Libbon, Washington Correspondent : [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Syracuse Post-Standard below)
Newhouse News Service - Brett Lieberman, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Harrisburg Patriot-News below)
Newhouse News Service - Mary Orndorff, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Newhouse News Service - Scott Orr, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Newark Star-Ledger below)
Newhouse News Service - Sean Reilly, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see Mobile Register below)
Newhouse News Service - Bill Walsh, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (see New Orleans Times-Picayune below)
Newsday - Deborah Barfield Berry, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
Newsday - Kenneth Fireman, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
Newsweek Magazine - Martha Brant (aka "Martita"), White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Martha Brant) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/834704.asp

[maggrwaggr]

52. the list goes on ........

Reuters America - Steve Holland, 46, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Reuters America - Lawrence McQuillan, White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Lawrence McQuillan) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005 (see USA Today)
Reuters America - Randall Mikkelsen, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Reuters America - Arshad Mohammed, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Reuters America - David Wiellser, Senior Washington Correspondent [e-mail] (attn David Wiellser) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Reuters America - Patricia Wilson, White House Correspondent : [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1333 H St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Salon - Jake Tapper, Washington Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1642 R St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Scripps-Howard News Service - Tom Hargrove, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 (see Albuquerque Tribune and Birmingham Post-Herald below)
Scripps-Howard News Service - Jennifer Sergent, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 (see Vero Beach Press Journal below)
Scripps-Howard News Service - Bill Straub, White House Reporter [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
Stephens Media Group - Tony Batt, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 666 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stephens Media Group - Samantha Young, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 666 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (see Asheboro Courier-Tribune below)
Syndicated News International - Elizabeth Rabin, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2809 Bird Ave, Miami, FL 33133
Talk Radio News Service - Ellen Ratner, White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Ellen Ratner) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1030 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Talk Radio News Service - Gareth Schweltzer, White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn Gareth Schweltzer) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2541 Mill Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007
Talk Radio News Service - Adam Sharon, White House Correspondent : [e-mail] (attn Adam Sharon) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2541 Mill Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007
Time Magazine - Jay Carney, White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn to Jay Carney) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 555 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Time Magazine - John Dickerson, White House Correspondent [e-mail] (attn to John Dickerson) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 555 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Univision - Lourdes Meluza, Washington Correspondent (no e-mail given) Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 444 N Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20001
UPI - Kathy Gambrell, White House Correspondent [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: World Headquarters, 1510 H Street, Washington, DC 20005
UPI - Nicholas M. Horrock, White House Editor [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: World Headquarters, 1510 H Street, Washington, DC 20005
USA Radio Network - Connie Lawn, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 2290 Springlake Rd, Dallas, TX 75234
USA Today - Mimi Hall, White House Reporter [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
USA Today - Laurence McQuillan, White House Reporter [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1100 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 (see Reuters)
U.S. News & World Report - Kenneth Walsh, Chief White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1050 Thomas Jefferson St, Washington, DC 20007
Village Voice - James Ridgeway, Washington Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Address: 1312 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Wall Street Journal - Jeanne Cummings, White House Correspondent [e-mail] Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Address: 1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

[maggrwaggr]

54. this one includes NYT

New York Times:
PAUL KRUGMAN! [e-mail]
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[calimary]

59. That's it!

I'm takin' these!

I'm adding these in to the big thread and reposting it. About time it was formally updated.

SUPREMELY SUPERB compilation, maggr! Just Excellent. Fabulous public service! THANK YOU!!! I know people can use this stuff. I hope they take FULL advantage of it!

If they think we don't care, they won't, either...

[maggrwaggr]

61. Somebody else posted it earlier, I saved it

I wish I could remember who. It's an awesome list.

Click away, folks! I sent out about twenty in maybe ten minutes!

Here's what I said:

subj: GWB actually said this? Today? Yup, he sure did:

And I quote:

"You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self governing. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern. "


Thought this might make a good story. People should know about this.

[phillybri]

29. "you answered those questions perfectly.

What a fucking kiss ass!!!

:puke:

[robbedvoter]

34. Or maybe sarcastic?

I don't know the guy - some Canadians?

[Stephanie]

38. Go to C-Span and watch it for yourself

I didn't hear sarcasm at all.

[Spazito]

40. Martin's a good guy and not prejudiced from all I know...

I honestly think he had tuned out bush and inadvertently chose the worst moment to make the comment he did. That does NOT excuse him, imo, he should have been listening and realized how racist bush's response was. I just sent him an e-mail quoting bush's response and how disgusted I was with his own. I support him as PM and believe he needs to hear from us when he screws up like he just did.

[sinkingfeeling]

32. Is there any way , any place, that I can make a formal apology

to the rest of the world? I'm so ashamed to be an American!

[nostamj]

35. just VOTE the POS out

that will send the right message...

[elf]

45. ashamed? no.............but go voting

I as a German want to tell you, that no descend thinking American has to be ashamed, what their leaders are talking or doing! It was not you, but stand up and tell people, when they act or talk stupid and tell them to vote!!!!!

[Homer12]

33. It's funny that the reporter

Never even mentioned race or religion.

[robbedvoter]

36. Paging Dr Freud. This is like: "If I had anything to hide, I wouldn't have

gone to the commission - I answer all the question and enjoyed it!
It's also like the "Compassion" page on his site - where he is touching them dark skinned people "see? I don't puke or wipe my hands or nuthin'"

[mopaul]

37. what planet is this again?

i can't possibly be on the same planet as him

[kanrok]

39. Here's what Chimpy McDouchebag was thinking when he made this statement:

In (parens) are his thougths:

You know there's a lot of people (Me, my Dad, my Mom, Pickles, the girls, Jeb, everyone in my administration, all those nice guys who "donate" to my campaign) in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self governing (because, basically, we believe that the white race is superior). I reject that (not). I reject that strongly (not-not). I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern (in hell!). I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily, you know, are a different color than white, can self-govern. (I have my head so far up my ass I'm not sure exactly what THAT means).

[TeeYiYi]

66. You left out Billy Graham . . .

. . . Doug Wead, Mark Leaverton, Don Poage, and the rest of the good folks at Midland's Community Bible Study.

re: "there's a lot of people (Me, my Dad, my Mom, Pickles, the girls, Jeb, everyone in my administration, all those nice guys who "donate" to my campaign) in the world"

TYY

[Skip Intro]

41. NAACP?

Some organization representing non-white Americans, one powerful enough to demand media attention, should do just that, and DEMAND an apology from the moron.

MAKE the media make a big deal out of this.

The US is a white nation???? - dumbass moron!

Sheesh, the more you think about this the worse it is. This jerk is supposed to represent all of America. He's supposed to protect the ideals of our nation. F***ing unbelievable.

[Stephanie]

43. "the more you think about this the worse it is"

Yeah. It's abhorrent on so many levels. It's just sickening.

[ithacan]

42. and what about this: "Canada is an independent nation. "

which we know of course, since he actually said that, is the opposite of what it means, or in reality:

"Those canucks better do whatever the hell we tell them or we'll kick their butts...!"

[CJCRANE]

44. He's accusing critics of the war

of being racist. It's the usual Orwellian trick of reversing the debate to accuse others of what he's guilty of himself.

The fact that he implies that all Americans and Canadians are white and all Muslims are non-white is incredibly offensive in that it mixes up race, religion and nationality in a very simplistic and absurd way.

[robbedvoter]

46. I think you are right! Turning the table on us - he's the good guy who

trust them brown people while we are the racists...
Almost as good as the NY Post cover today!
OVAL OFFICE OFFENSE - democrats walk out on W at the 911 commission"

[Spazito]

47. bush has turned the Oval Office into the Offal Office...

here is the dictionary definition of offal which I think perfectly reflects what is coming out of there since bush's selection.

One entry found for offal.


Main Entry: of·fal
Pronunciation: 'o-f&l, 'ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from of off + fall
Date: 14th century
1 : the waste or by-product of a process: as a : trimmings of a hide b : the by-products of milling used especially for stock feeds c : the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in dressing
2 : RUBBISH

The world will be very happy to see Kerry return it to being the Oval Office again.

[calimary]

60. But that's how his mind works from moment to moment -

"in a very simplistic and absurd way."

In fact, I'm tempted to guess that he doesn't even realize how some people might take those remarks. Just doesn't get it. I bet he thought he was saying something REALLY magnanimous to people of color, realizing that he should reach out to them and make gestures, so they'll think he's great and will turn out for him in November.

He's just plainly and simply thick. Stunted emotional growth at - what age did some people say, here? Maybe 6 or 7 years old? Four perhaps?

AYi-Yi-Yi...

[Lisa]

69. as Gene Wilder once lamented, "How do you explain poor taste ...

... to somebody who actually has it?"


As you say, calimary -- I think he's absorbed the pre-civil-rights-era attitudes that today would be seen as patronizing or inappropriate, e.g. "you're a credit to your race". I'm sure that compared with 1890s opinions, George W. WOULD appear favourable (though back then he probably would have gone along with the crowd and not taken a bold stance to support tolerance). And he thought he would appear really conciliatory and sophisticated. (During the same event, he tried to appear completely blase when the Prime Minister suddenly switched to French ... but of course he couldn't resist poking fun at reporter David Gregory's bilingualism, again.)

I've seen individuals utter the phrase "you people" and look around proudly, hoping someone will notice that they didn't say "n*****" or "c****"", and I got the same impression from Mr. Bush's speech today. It seemed so forced and self-conscious that I couldn't help being embarrassed.

[berry]

84. Exactly!! I thought the same thing.

He's accusing anyone who opposed the Iraq invasion of being racist. This IS an old propaganda trick. He's telling people that the only reason anyone opposed his war was a lack of faith in the Iraqi people, which could only stem from racism. (Projection? Straw man? who knows?)

This has the added benefit of letting all the real racists off the hook. How? If you support the war in Iraq, you aren't a racist--by definition, no matter what bigotry lives in your heart. In Bush*'s bizarro world, anyway.

I've heard Bush* say this before, but he's not the only one. Rumsfeld has also made this argument. Also Perle and Wolfowitz. Probably it's on their talking points list....

ALL of their propaganda tricks need to be exposed. But it is indeed endless--the poison they spew.

[maggrwaggr]

48. Will anyone besides The Daily Show actually show this?

of course not

[Kadie]

53. "a different color than white"

the man never ceases to amaze me with the absolute atrocious words that come out of his mouth.

:wtf:

[democracy eh]

55. wruhewuraghhhhh!!!

rage rage rage

given the volumes of crap Bush has forced on the world, it always amazes me that we haven't built up calluses yet. he can still strike the nerve dead on. after 3.5 years HOW IS THAT STILL POSSIBLE?

I am withholding judgment on Martin until I listen to his statement. I am really hoping there was a bit of sarcasm in his voice when he said 'perfect'.

:argh:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

56. I'm late to this. Is this a British Imperial speech from the late 1920's?

What the fuck is this? What a fucked-up fucking fucktard!

[Neecy]

57. holy crap

What's next, a lawn jockey on the porch of the White House?

What utter racist garbage. What a 'uniter'. What a bastard.

[noiretextatique]

58. from the lips of "the stupid white man's president"

it makes perfect sense.
let's review:
"You know there's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that, that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self governing"

surely he's not speaking about the american people, since "we" are not all white. i'm sure he knows many of those "lots of people" who believe people of color need white folks' supervision to govern themselves. and of course, since he's "still learning" about the world, i bet he also doesn't know that most of the world's population isn't white.
makes you wonder why he would even mention those "lots of people" in the first place
racist pig...like his racist pig party.

[Stephanie]

62. A remarkable thing is you can see exactly where he veered off -script

Karen wrote him the lines about values, human rights, human dignity and freedom.

Then he was so pleased with himself at having got through that, he decided to toss in a few more remarks off the cuff. And THAT's where you get to see how he really thinks. He's such a racist he doesn't even realize he's making racist remarks. He's PLEASED with himself.

[eaprez]

63. Brown People

he called them brown people in his press conference a couple weeks ago which I think is far worse than this --- someone obviously told him it was a mistake to say it --- so being the smart man that he is the President now just says 'different color than white". Its incredibly stupid and inarticulate and makes him sound very uneducated but I wouldn't call his remarks racist.

[sampsonblk]

64. I think you guys are wrong on this one

His comments are stupid, but not racist, IMHO.

It smells like Dan Quayle saying "Its a terrible thing to lose one's mind." Or ROss Perot saying "you people." That is stupid. Too much so to be racist. In case we haven't noticed, George W Shrub is not a very bright man.

His message is (sorta) clear. Its the same one other leaders in the black community have said - more eloquently - for ages. Its true. We just don't want to hear it from HIM.

On this one, I say he can jump in a lake for trying to pander to me. If he had my interests, or those of arabs, at heart, his policies would reflect that. Having said that, at least he tried (to pander). Some politicians - like Joe Schmo Lieberman for example, don't even go THAT far.

[noiretextatique]

67. who comprises that "our" in his sentence?

or is america really all white?

[sampsonblk]

74. You are right

"Our" is America. At least that's how I read it. That makes it even more dumb. He is repeating what he heard other people say, in reverse. I guess he is trying to feel our pain. Well it came out pretty stupid. Not new for Bush at all.

It would be the same if a black person said "our people" to Perot, only to have Perot reply "you people." Its a dumb, poorly-worded response to a very valid point made by many on our side.

[tinanator]

86. you want racist?

http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/shockwave/MLKDay.htm

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020121-1.html

http://usembassy-israel.org.il/publish/peace/archives/2002/january/012308.html

[leftchick]

65. Thank YOU for Posting this Stephanie!

I only caught one part of this and was SHOCKED! Then nothing else the rest of the day about it! I thought I had imagined our pretzeldent was that fucking ignorant, bigoted and crass. SUPRISE! I was not dreaming! Thank you for the confirmation! :)

[SoCalDem]

70. Go to cspan and watch it.. The more who do, the higher it stays

on the "most watched" list :).. The "wheels start to come off" at about 6:11 on the tape

[goclark]

68. Are my eyes and ears OK?

I really believe I need to get to the doctors right away.
Every day, Bushco makes statements and uses "body language" that floors me!

What the hell is he talking about!!
How insulting to White people and Brown people and the beautiful rainbow of people colors that make up our world.

[maggrwaggr]

71. a kick for the evening crowd

:kick:

[Stephanie]

85. And one for the weekend

:kick:

Any coverage of this at all? Nobody?

[Generic Other]

73. Reminds me of an old hymn "We'll all be white in the heavenly light"

There'll be no distinction there..."

Gee, thanks chump.

[Fridays Child]

75. The fact that he said it tells me that he believes the exact opposite.

Bushspeak is sometimes infuriating, sometimes ironic, sometimes profoundly moronic. But decoding it is never difficult.

[Stephanie]

76. Were these remarks cover by ANY news outlets today?

I saw articles covering the press op, but no one included these comments. Did anyone air the whole press conference tonight? Was any mention made of this?

[maggrwaggr]

77. I sure didn't see anything

I was switching between the evening news channels (broadcast) and CBS did a major fluff piece about "good" soldiers in Afghanistan.

Probably to counter the whole torture story. But it was on maybe eight or nine minutes into the broadcast and went on forever.

Nothing against this story per se, but good lord, on today of all days? It was the kind of story you END a newscast with.

Ridiculous.

[Stephanie]

78. So are WE the only who feel the outrage?

Are we so tuned in to his psychically revealing utterances that we overanalyze what we think are incredibly revealing remarks? Or are these universally abhorrent remarks uttered by a stupid chimp and ignored by everyone - for what reason? Why ignored?

[maggrwaggr]

79. well between the torture pics, Fallujah, and Michael Jackson

the news hours pretty much filled up.

That seems to be how they look at it.

Actually they've been giving him a pass on this shit for years now. I'm sick of it. The only one who calls him on it is Letterman and Jon Stuart.

We all need to contact as many people in the media as possible and tell them "HEY! Pay attention, assholes!"

I was pretty pissed at CBS for doing their fluff piece on the saintly warriors in Afghanistan instead of covering the days news. That piece was probably produced months ago.

[Spazito]

80. The press are cleaning up after bush, as usual, leaving out...

statements, words, he says that might tell the public exactly what he is. They have been doing it since 2000.

[Stephanie]

81. Check out the AP and Reuters stories

It was such a short press conference, it really took some WORK to leave out the most revealing part. Will NO ONE publish it?

[leesa]

82. Well, he's pissed off his base of homosexuals, women and now anyone

not lily white like the folks in his perverted world! What an idiot.

[Stephanie]

83. Well he never HAD a base of homosexuals, or women

I think you're saying this is one more major demographic he can scratch off his list, not that they ever supported him in the first place.

But I doubt that anyone is ever going to HEAR about these remarks today. WHO will publish or air them?