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Bush Reminds Press He Brought Victory to Iraq & Security To Our Shores
Gateway Pundit —
... tactics and policy in Iraq and on the economy. In his last formal news conference before ceding power to Barack Obama on January 20, Bush highlighted the "troop surge" in Iraq and his efforts to rescue the US economy as it slumped into the worst recession since the 1930s. He warned that Iran and North Korea, which he famously included in an "axis of evil" were still dangerous and said Obama still faced the grave threat of an attack on the US homeland. The White House posted the transcript. The President did not hesitate to ...
Bush's final Presser
Crooks and Liars —
Read this and shudder...
We'll have some video shortly...
White House press corps sends off Bush with awkward goodbye.
Think Progress —
... At the conclusion of President Bush’s final White House press conference earlier this morning, he addressed reporters, telling them: “It has been an honor to work with you. … I wish you all the very best.” And with that, Bush concluded the briefing and walked off the podium, leaving the press corps unsure of how to react. Some hesitated to stand, while most stayed seated. One said “thank you Mr. President,” and a small number offered half-hearted applause. Watch it: ...
Krauthammer: Bush ‘took a shoe for the country.’
Think Progress —
... During President Bush’s press conference earlier today, CBS News’ Jim Axelrod asked Bush if he had “any message” for his critics who, in the words of conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, have “ ...
George Bush snubs Helen Thomas in his final Presser
Crooks and Liars —
... She's covered more presidents than Bush has verbs in his vocabulary. The snub ran directly counter to the sentiments expressed in his opening remarks regarding the press: ...
Chris Weigant: Bush's Final Press Conference
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary. Actually, what I (and many others) have would properly be called "Bush Fatigue," as even his final week in office seems somehow endless. But I think it's worth taking one last peek inside Bush's thinking because it is so interesting to hear how his views of his term in office differ so significantly from the way others see him. If you'd like to read the entire transcript of the press release, the White House website has it up. ...
Bush Says Goodbye To Press Corps
Flopping Aces —
President Bush gave his final press conference today and it’s definitely worth the time to watch the whole thing. Lots of good quotes to highlight but one that Ace brought up that I believe bears repeating. He asked a reporter “Do you remember what it was like after 9/11?”
As Ace said….No they do not.
The whole part on his legacy:
Jake Tapper: In the past, when you’ve been asked to address bad poll numbers or your own popularity, you’ve said that history will judge that you did the ...
Bush Spills the Beans
Balloon Juice —
... I watched the final Bush press conference this morning, and something was bothering me all day about something he said regarding the “Mission Accomplished” banner. Here is the relevant portion of the press conference: ...
End Games
N/A —
In his final sparring match press conference, George Bush was elegiac, tragic, comic, unapologetic. Ego was not present, unless you count Bush announcing this was “the ultimate exit interview.” Delusion was not present, unless you count Bush announcing he has improved America’s “moral standing in the world.”
White House interns forced to fill seats at Bush’s last press conference to make the room seem less empty.
Think Progress —
... When the White House announced President Bush’s final press conference yesterday, it sent a bulletin to reporters declaring “one correspondent per organization” and “ ...
The Rude Pundit — ... Watching and listening to President George W. Bush at yesterday's ultimate press conference was not unlike being in a room with a tweaking meth head who's trying to roll a cigarette, with the sudden shifts and jerks in movement, the delusions of grandeur, the inability to just shut the fuck up, and even after he pisses himself, he just won't stop talking, and then he comments on shit that he has absolutely no idea about, vacillating between shaky threats and half-witted jokes because his hole-filled brain can barely articulate a demi-thought, let alone a full thing that we might ...
Bush Thankathon Continues
Flopping Aces —
... enemy, and a Muslim world increasingly fed up with jihad right along with this US President.
The Last Press Conference
Monday’s news conference with President Bush, the last of his presidency, was a hot topic for bloggers on Monday. Dcat at Razor Sharp Claws posted video highlights and Curt at Flopping Aces posted videos of the entire event.
President Bush expressed his disappointment(transcript) with how Democrats responded to his outreach:
President Bush: I am ...
Standing room only
Political Animal —
... final, historic news conference.... But when the appointed hour of 9:15 a.m. arrived, the last two rows in the seven-row briefing room were empty, and a press aide told White House interns to fill those seats. I'd just add, for context, that the rows aren't especially big -- the briefing room isn't exactly a movie theater. If memory serves there are seven rows of seven seats. Two empty rows in the back suggests only 35 reporters showed up for an event the president described as " the ultimate exit interview ." I guess it could have been worse: Bush could have followed ...
Bush's pride and regret
Political Animal —
... . So, which is it? In his press conference yesterday, the president elaborated a bit . "I believe that running the Social Security idea right after the '04 elections was a mistake. I should have argued for immigration reform. And the reason why is, is that -- you know, one of the lessons I learned as governor of Texas, by the way, is legislative branches tend to be risk-adverse. In other words, sometimes legislatures have the tendency to ask, why should I take on a hard task when a crisis is not imminent? And the crisis was not imminent for Social Security as far as many ...
Cao Disputes Bush’s Comment That Not Landing Air Force One Was His Biggest Mistake During Katrina
Think Progress —
... .” When asked about his biggest mistakes in office, Bush addressed Katrina only by saying that he could have landed Air Force One and avoided the ...
A Major Irritant on "Minor Irritants."
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... It was everything we could have dreamed or had nightmares of: A pathetic burnishing of a legacy more tarnished than a 200 year-old silver spoon of the sort found sticking out of Bush's kisser 62 1/2 years ago. But it turned out to be more than that and George W. Bush, to queasy and hung-over bloggers, for once did not disappoint. In fact, he even exceeded our NASCAR crash anticipations. Bush's final presser had the appearance of a man caught looting a cookie jar, vainly trying to extract his hand from it but unable to because it was still clenched in a grasping, defiant fist, ...
Bush: ‘I Don’t Give A Darn’ What Americans Think Of Me
Think Progress —
... where the question was posed in both 2002 and 2007.” Curiously, in his recent press conference, Bush remarked, “I strongly disagree with the assessment that our moral standing has been damaged.” ...
What's a crappy ex-president to do?
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
At his last press conference, Bush pondered the question of how he might occupy his time after leaving office. I'm a Type A personality. You know, I just -- I just can't envision myself, you know, the big straw hat and a Hawaiian shirt sitting on some beach.Jonathan Schwarz has a good idea.
Class Wasted on Crass
Flopping Aces —
... In the series of interviews President Bush has given in the last few weeks you won’t hear him utter one critical word about his successor. In fact, he’s done just the opposite by taking every opportunity to wish Barack Hussein Obama well. The President even went so far as to suggest to the White House Press Corps that they treat Obama with respect. ...
Tom Engelhardt: The Day the Earth Still Stood: What Will Obama Inherit?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... In fact, our last president -- in that remarkable final news conference of his ("the ultimate exit interview," he called it) in which he swanned around, did his anti-Sally Fields ...
