Bush Press Conferences
One of the most frustrating things for me to watch is a George Bush press conference because he never answers the stupid question (and often the questions are stupid). Mike Allen of the Washington Post wrote an article about George Bush press conferences and what reporters go through trying to get a decent answer from the President. Read it and you'll understand why I'm a fan of John Dickerson of Time magazine. He's the one who asked:"In the last campaign, you were asked a question about the biggest mistake you'd made in your life, and you used to like to joke that it was trading Sammy Sosa. You've looked back before 9/11 for what mistakes might have been made. After 9/11, what would your biggest mistake be, would you say, and what lessons have you learned from it?"
Which led to Bush's answer, "I wish you would have given me this written question ahead of time, so I could plan for it,". He went on to say he could not think of a mistake he had made, providing months of fodder for his critics.
posted by Dave @ 8:00 AM
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