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  Bush in unlike Nixon in that Dubya abused his office for his own financial (as opposed to political) gain.

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Chris Wallace: Nixon is far worse than Bush
Anne Schroeder's Blog — Yesterday on C-Span Ron Howard said that President Bush was far worse than President Nixon. Last night at a specail screening of Howard's new film, "Frost/Nixon," Fox News' Chris Wallace completely disagreed. "Richard Nixon's crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain," Wallace told the Oscar-winning director Howard before those gathered to see the film, including Ben Bradlee, an alleged Bob Woodward, John Dickerson, Richard Wolffe, Bill Burton, Dan Pfeiffer, the list goes on and on. "I think to compare what Nixon did, and the abuses ...

Wallace Defends Bush’s Abuses Of Power, Says Comparison To Nixon Is ‘A Gross Misreading Of History’
Think Progress — ... ,” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace defended President Bush against criticism by Howard that Bush has abused the office of the presidency in way similar to President Richard Nixon: ...

Opie Gets Spanked And Schooled By FNC’s Chris Wallace About Bush/Nixon Comparison
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — BTW, Ronnie … Your daughter’s acting … not-so-much, yeah. Fox’s Wallace defends Bush at screening Takes on Hollywood filmmaker by Jon Ward - (WaTimes) Fox News journalist Chris Wallace on Monday evening defended President Bush against criticism by Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard that the president has abused his office in a way similar to President Richard Nixon. “Richard Nixon’s crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political ...

for happy feet [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom — for happy feet [Dan Collins] An image driven by the metaphor of Ron Howard : [image] Posted by Dan Collins @ 12:58 pm | Trackback

Opie Gets All Serious
Neptunus Lex — ... Directs a documentary about Nixon. Links it thematically to Bush. Awaits the plaudits of an amazed world. Get’s no love from Fox News’ Chris Wallace: ...

Quote of the day
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... “Richard Nixon’s crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain,” Mr. Wallace told Mr. Howard before an audience of a few hundred after viewing the filmmaker’s new film, “Frost/Nixon,” which is about the only U.S. president to resign from office.“I think to compare what Nixon did, and the abuses of power for pure political self-preservation, to George W. Bush trying to protect this country — even if you disagree with rendition or waterboarding — it seems to me is both a gross misreading of history both then and now,” Mr. Wallace said.

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Washington Times - Fox's Wallace defends Bush at screening Fox News journalist Chris Wallace on Monday evening defended President Bush against criticism by Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard that the president has abused his office in a way similar to President Richard Nixon. "Richard Nixon's crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain," Mr. Wallace told Mr. Howard before an audience of a few hundred after viewing the filmmakers new film "Frost/Nixon," which is about the only U.S. president to resign from office. ...

links for 2008-12-03
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: eric_holder) Washington Times - Fox's Wallace defends Bush at screening Fox News journalist Chris Wallace on Monday evening defended President Bush against criticism by Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard that the president has ...

Wallace Defends Bush?s Abuses Of Power, Says Comparison To Nixon Is ?A Gross Misreading Of History?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... ,” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace defended President Bush against criticism by Howard that Bush has abused the office of the presidency in a way similar to President Richard Nixon: “Richard Nixon’s crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain ,” Mr. Wallace told Mr. Howard before an audience of a few hundred after viewing the filmmakers new film “Frost/Nixon,” which is about the only U.S. president to resign from office.“I think to compare what Nixon did, and the abuses of power for pure political self preservation, to George W. Bush trying to ...

Weekend in Politics
Say Anything — ... We have two films slated for the screen this weekend that are sure to spark debate. Ron Howard’s adaptation of Peter Morgan’s award-winning Frost/Nixon is, according to the director, some kind of reverse-pretzel-half-pipe-timeline commentary (read: ass-backwards logic) on George Bush’s presidency. Be that as it may, Frost/Nixon (at least the play, we’ll see about the movie) was a prophetic conviction of today’s journalistic standards. ...

Cheney Personally Thanked Chris Wallace For Defending Bush; Promises Him ‘Special Exit Interview’ As Reward
Think Progress — Last Monday, at a screening of Ron Howard’s new film “Frost/Nixon,” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace vociferously defended President Bush against criticism by Howard that Bush has abused the office of the presidency in a way similar to President Richard Nixon. “Richard Nixon’s crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain,” said Wallace. Wallace claimed that it was a “gross misreading of history” to say that Bush abused his power “for pure political self preservation” like Nixon did. ...

Cheney to reward Fox News’s Chris Wallace with an exclusive interview next Sunday.
Think Progress — Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace announced at the end of his program today that Vice President Cheney will appear on Fox next Sunday for an exclusive interview. Cheney is making good on his promise to reward Wallace with an interview, after the Fox host recently defended the Bush White House against comparisons to President Nixon’s crimes. ...