yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 8/11/2008
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Call me crazy, but I think Bob Costas’s interview of George W. Bush has been way more enlightening and substantive than what you typically see when people interview politicians. No horse race stuff, no goofy gotchas — just serious questions about the US-China relationship and the conflict in Georgia along with, of course, some stuff about sports thrown in. If you could see that kind of ...
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Costas and Bush
The American Scene —
... I’m not sure I totally agree with Matt Yglesias when he calls Bob Costas’ interview with George Bush last night “enlightening and substantive.” Bush’s answers — that he spoke firmly with Putin, Medvedev, and the Chinese president — weren’t much more revealing than the sort of thing I’d expect to hear during a White House press conference. (“The President is absolutely opposed to the violence in Georgia and has already contacted Putin to say that he finds it unacceptable,” etc. etc.) And Costas, perhaps due to ...
Sportscaster Bob Costas Shows Up Campaign Colleagues In Bush Interview
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... It's not for nothing that Matt Yglesias seems to be nominating NBC Sports eminence grise Bob Costas for the Meet The Press chair. Last night's interview with President George W. Bush demonstrated that there's a world of difference between a reporter with chops, knowledge, and genuine curiosity and those who work for the empty calories of a "gotcha" moment. The ten-minute sit down included sufficient Olympics content to suit the occasion, but centered mainly on probing foreign policy questions from a superbly prepared Costas. The result was an interview that was neither ...
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There's a Reason They Call It Free-style
time-blog.com 8/11/2008 — Photo: Reuters
That'll teach the French to talk smack .
It almost makes up for Bush's pathetic interview with Costas. You know, the one where he said "America doesn't have problems," and seemed to imply that Joey Cheek didn't come to China ...
President Bush Schools Bob Costas On American History —
Gateway Pundit
President George W. Bush speaks with Bob Costas of NBC Sports during an interview Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, while attending the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. ( White House photo by Eric Draper) Last night during the NBC Olympic coverage President Bush gave announcer Bob Costas a history lesson on the greatness of the United States of America. This drubbing was much better live: BOB ...
George Bush to Bob Costas: America doesn’t have any problems —
Crooks and Liars
Bob Costas presses George Bush on the rise of China and the leverage (or lack thereof) of the United States in helping shape our relationship with them. What does it say about the state of political journalism in this country when a sportscaster — alebit a well-informed and politically-engaged one – shows them up in an interview with the President of the United States?
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