Politics, Worst President Ever
Attaway: The “New York Times” Washington Bureau chief refused to participate in President Bush’s informal, off-the-record chats with the White House press groupies. This series of informal meetings follows the infusion of several new (read: naive) reporters from major news outlets into the White House beat.
Here’s how the “Times” explained the decision:
Philip Taubman, the Washington bureau chief for The Times, said in a statement last night: “The Times has declined this opportunity after weighing the potential benefits to our readers against the prospect of withholding information from them about the discussion with Mr. Bush. As a matter of policy and practice, we would prefer when possible to conduct on-the-record interviews with public officials.”
Way to resist the Dark Side, Phil!
Topics: Politics, Worst President Ever
Of course, the Times sat on the NSA story during Bush’s reelection campaign – just as they sat on the recent revelation of British memos that proved (again) that Bush and Blair lied about their intention to go to war in 2002 and early 2003.
What sort of medical condition is it when you selectively grow a spine?
Well, after the treasonous act of NOT notifying America that the King was breaking the law before the election, they will never recover their credibility to me.
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