C&L: White House reporters laugh out loud as Dana Perino reads list of Junior's "invited guests"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/21/selective-taste-in-company/

Selective taste in company
By: Steve Benen on Friday, September 21st, 2007 at 10:12 AM - PDT



As he is inclined to do, the president assembled a group of sycophantic media guests to boost his ego at the White House yesterday, the latest in a series of gatherings between Bush and like-minded allies who enjoy telling him exactly what he wants to hear — and agrees with every word he says.

At yesterday’s press gaggle, Press Secretary Dana Perino read the names of the invited guests: Michael Barone (U.S. News), Tony Blankley (Washington Times), David Brooks (New York Times), Ron Kessler (NewsMax), Charles Krauthammer (Washington Post), Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard), Larry Kudlow (CNBC), Morton Kondracke (Roll Call), Kimberly Strassel (Wall Street Journal), Kathryn Lopez and Kate O’Beirne (National Review).

When she was done, some White House reporters literally laughed. Out loud.

It has come to this. The Bush Bubble is so strong, and the president is so loath to talk to people who might confront him with ideas that conflict with his own, that the White House press secretary draws laughter by reading the lists of “reporters” (read: sycophantic media allies) Bush is willing to hang out with.

[LibDemAlways]

1. I hope somebody came through with a very

strong disinfectant after that gathering. I'm surprised the noxious toxic gasses let off by that crowd didn't cause the authorities to declare a hazardous substance alert and shut down the streets for miles around.

[Vickers]

2. I think it's hilarious how he's so scared of Helen Thomas.

SHE KICKS HIS ASS!!! :spank:

[otohara]

3. Mission Accomplished - The New Jeff Gannon

Bill Sammon [e-mail]

This so-called "press conference" served it's purpose.

To have the last question (statement)come from a Fox/Washington Examiner toadie so Dimson could do his "outraged" song and dance routine before a Senate vote.

[Supersedeas]

4. David Brooks and Mort Kondracke are special...they made the list