Presser
Posted By Russ Emerson on April 13, 2004 at 10:33 pm
The press conference…. The reporters in their usual role, attempting to make Mr. Bush look bad. The President not letting them succeed.
Yes, I’d be happier if President Bush were a better public speaker. Yes, I wish he’d directly answered some of the questions rather than getting long-winded about some of them. It’s clear he was never the Debate team captain. It’s also clear that his speaking gets better when he’s more passionate about the subject.
I wish he’d tackled some of those questions head-on. Comparisons of Iraq to Vietnam should have been easily and decisively thrashed. The question about the number of contractors vs. Coalition/allied troops could have been answered simply by explaining the roles of contractors.
Complaints aside, I still think it was a decent presser, as such things go.
They tried — oh, how they tried — to get a soundbite from him in which he admitted any degree of culpability, responsibility or failure over the attacks of 9/11. His response, the right response, the only possible response:
The person responsible is Osama bin Laden.
Perfect.
So you tell me what’s better:
a) a president tripping over his own tongue while telling the truth, or
b) a president glibly delivering finely polished, well-rehearsed lies?
I’ll take honesty every time.
Well put, TJ. The donks are so caught up in the “Media is the message/perception is everything” lie that they are unable to delineate between a man’s eloquence and his honesty.
But you and I know that while how the President presents the truth is important, it’s more important that what he presents BE the truth.
And that’s why we’re on the right side.