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And this is what DanS said:
"But he also seemed sincere and resolute." |
Fez, when quoting out of context its best to remove anything that may indicate there was something more.
In this case you left "But". "But" is usually used like "I like this....but I don't." or "Evil! But nice".
Thus, to be true to fascist party line, you should have said
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And this is what DanS said:
"He seemed sincere and resolute." |
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Dylan Baker
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Good God. Bush's aides brainwash him with those hotbuttons, and we are left listening to a blubbering vegetable.
The first reporter asked him to comment on the differences between Iraq and Vietnam. Of course, he says that the two situations couldn't be more different. Problem: the rhetorical reasons he listed for being in Iraq were precisely the reasons that LBJ and Nixon claimed for being in Vietnam.
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GePap
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Originally posted by Caligastia
Very true. He dodged many questions. If he had at least said "Yes I've made mistakes, I'm human and therefore I make mistakes" I could at least respect that. |
Oviously any time a president agrees to a press conference, they have an expectation, even if they don;t come out froward, that they will be able to use the time to sell thier grand message. The question is how to do it in a way that still engages the media and in the end leaves the reporters either on your side, or at least confused.
Reagan gave VERY FEW press conferences, but he was god at doing both things, specially the confusing one. BUsh the elder was OK at the first one, though dry and never came of as very likeable. Too cold. Clinton was a master at it. You gave slick willy a question, he would repeat it, rephrase it in a subtle but important way, then give an answer that was party valid to the original question, but really more pertinent to HIS new version of the question.
How could Bush have done so with the question I mentioned?
Let's try-this is my attempt:
I know there is this criticism that we don;t back down from our policies, and you know, I think that is correct-we do stick to our policies. NOw, the informaion we were given is not always fully correct, and perhaps here or there someone runs with the information we have at hand and may speak before all the facts are in, but in the end, we do stick to our policy becuase we believe it's the right policy, and now the people of Iraq ..... and whatever.
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Comrade Tassadar
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The press can't make the President look bad.
Only he can make himself look bad.
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Dylan Baker
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Feb 2001
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A monkey on a tricycle could have made him look bad. What would be dishonorable is not doing their job.
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GePap
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of the Big Apple
Nov 2001
time: 23:35
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Originally posted by The diplomat
Fulfilling their role? Almost every single question was basically "when will you admit you are incompetent?","when will you apologize for being incompetent?","when will you admit you failed?" etc etc... |
NO ONE AKSED ANY OF THOSE QUESTION! So first, stop lying.
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That's the role of the press? To attack the president? I thought the role of the press was to seek the truth? |
So if a press person asks: (and this was the very question): there have been criticism of your administration that you do not admit mistakes (this criticism does exits), do you think them valid? That question seeks to get the opinion of the president on a common criticism against him, which is exactly the sort of questions presidents have ALWAYS gotten at their own press conferences. You know what, Bush could have said: NO, it's not a fair criticism, if we are wrong, we amdit it, and have been done with it. That he did not answer the question is his fault.
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Sure a president can look bad or look good based on how he chooses to answer questions, but the press sure did their best to make Bush look bad. |
NO. The press asked hard questions, sure, they were not friendly, but the guy already has unlimited timw to answer, so why should the press simply lob him softballs? For that he might as well have Cheney asking. NO, the press goes in becuase this is the one time they get to ask him anything. Only Bush can look bad. A good president would have made himslef look the poor victim of a vendictive press. Bush didn;t even pull that one off-and again, that is his fault.
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Caligastia
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Originally posted by GePap
Oviously any time a president agrees to a press conference, they have an expectation, even if they don;t come out froward, that they will be able to use the time to sell thier grand message. The question is how to do it in a way that still engages the media and in the end leaves the reporters either on your side, or at least confused.
Reagan gave VERY FEW press conferences, but he was god at doing both things, specially the confusing one. BUsh the elder was OK at the first one, though dry and never came of as very likeable. Too cold. Clinton was a master at it. You gave slick willy a question, he would repeat it, rephrase it in a subtle but important way, then give an answer that was party valid to the original question, but really more pertinent to HIS new version of the question.
How could Bush have done so with the question I mentioned?
Let's try-this is my attempt:
I know there is this criticism that we don;t back down from our policies, and you know, I think that is correct-we do stick to our policies. NOw, the informaion we were given is not always fully correct, and perhaps here or there someone runs with the information we have at hand and may speak before all the facts are in, but in the end, we do stick to our policy becuase we believe it's the right policy, and now the people of Iraq ..... and whatever. |
I was thinking the same thing as I was watching him. He just didn't give a straight answer. I suppose that's just too much to ask from any politician eh?
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