George Bush has been given a shameful free pass by the White House Press Corps all during his term of office. No president has had fewer press conferences than Bush. Even the few he's held have been staged and prohibitively limited in scope. Where, indeed, is the outrage?
THE PITIFUL PRESS CORPS!
ASK NO QUESTIONS - REPORT NO LIES!
A TvNewsLIES.org ANALYSIS - October, 2004
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?
Because of the capitulation of the Press Corpse, and the abdication of its historic role, tens of millions of Americans are dangerously ill equipped to make a truly informed choice in the voting booth.
Where the hell is the outrage? We've just had three benign debates, all shamefully limited in scope and embarrassingly bland in content. But that's par for the course in the world of politics. The array of questions was anticipated and the answers were well rehearsed. Once again, that's par for the course in the prelude to Election Day. The questions were interesting, if not enlightening, - and I'm certain the nation is more prepared to make an educated choice in November after learning about the candidate's love for their wives. But, as we said, that's the way it goes.
Reality check: It was not the job of the debate moderators or even John Kerry to challenge George Bush on his dismal and dangerous record in office. That role has traditionally been the responsibility of the men and women of the White House Press Corps. They are supposed to ask the questions and pursue the answers all through the President's term of office. They are supposed to be independent and undaunted. They once were. They no longer are. Where the hell is the outrage?
Where the hell is the outrage that the White House Press Corps has not asked the President a single spontaneous question in all these years? Where the hell is the outrage that the White House Press Corpse has not held George W. Bush accountable for his actions for all the years of his disastrous administration? Where the hell is the outrage that this most secretive of administrations in memory has been allowed a free pass by those who are supposedly responsible for guarding our Constitutional right to know? There seems to be no outrage, whatsoever.
Because of the capitulation of the Press Corpse, and the abdication of its historic role, tens of millions of Americans are dangerously ill equipped to make a truly informed choice in the voting booth.
A myriad of terribly important questions have never been asked of George Bush at press conferences that never materialized. They surely were not asked during the handful of staged press conferences that were held only sporadically in almost four years. No president in history has held fewer or more controlled press conferences than the present resident of the White House. And no president in history has so successfully intimidated and suppressed the media and the Press Corps. Where the hell is the outrage?
SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT ASKED!
Had there been an honorable and responsible Press Corps, and had there been a President willing to explain himself to the nation, we might have witnessed the following:
The Pitiful Press Corps
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