Why are the reporters so polite to our maniac president?

[Philosoraptor]

Is it respect for the orifice?..(pun) Is it fear of looking tacky? Is it improper to ask a president uncomfortable or unpopular questions? Is it against the law to ask the president an obviously hostile question?

I can understand it with ANY other president, but this particular idiot deserves no respect, he certainly is the least respectful to the press of any president we've ever had. I wish just one of them would really lay it on the line and ask some, real, unfriendly, disrespectful questions to this idiot about his masturbatory war.

Why after all these years are they still making out like this man deserves some sort of special treatment and velvet gloves when asking him about the horrors of what he's wrought? Why are there not more in your face reporters anymore?

If I had a shot at it, I'd ask this dangerous giggling monster a question that would have his head melting in a rage and I'd pin him down and make him look bad, and it'd be a question that he'd be too pissed to answer, but would try, and then he'd start screaming, and with the cameras rolling and history watching, his career would be over.

Not that far fetched of a fantasy when you think about it, and I do.

[Avalux]

1. Fear.

:shrug:

[whistle]

2. Well shrub could have explosives wrapped around his body

[Higans]

3. ANTHRAX

[CJCRANE]

11. Could be worse...

could be Polonium. American dissidents have it easy!

[napi21]

4. I suspect it's professional courtesy. I grant you, most of them do

ask creampuff questions, but Gregory does a decent job of getting some good ones in quite often. hell, Snow's nasty reaction to Greegory's question even evoked an appology!

[TahitiNut]

5. Even those who pick up elephant dung can do so with self-respect.

It's when they fellate the fucktard that I get incensed.

[Bob Loblaw]

8. I find your comparison to a fucktard,

insulting to fucktards everywhere.

Oh sure, fellate just one fucktard and all anyone can remember you for is being a fucktard fellater.

[MrCoffee]

6. weren't reporters tossed out of the press room for asking "inappropriate" questions?

am i completely making this up, or does anyone else remember very early in the administration when reporters were ejected for questions related to Bush v. Gore in the press room?

[Tesha]

13. Yes, that's why reporters now continue to fellate the fellon. (NT)

[NNN0LHI]

7. I would be happy if they just stayed serious while they are kissing his ass

Its the "locker room" laughing and joking around that I find troubling. Very troubling.

Don

[Marnieworld]

9. Because they aren't reporters

sycophant \SIK-uh-fuhnt\, noun:
A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2004/01/04.html

But I'm sure you already know this.

[Zavulon]

10. Because he really, really tries to speak English to them.

When someone doesn't know a language but tries his or her best to speak it, the effort should be met with courtesy, not mockery.

[GreenTea]

12. WATCH PRESIDENT CLINTON TELL THE OTHER SIDE OF IT - BEING A DEM PREZ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=9091&mesg_id=9091