SilverNRed

People see what they want to see.

Find some of my posts praising the Bushies, please. You admitting that ball sweat frequently comes to mind fills in a lot of the blanks. So everyone who thinks this is just a hunting accident is a ball washer and you're the enlightened one? Thanks for clearing that up. No, the media just blew the thing out of proportion and made the story about themselves. And in doing so (round the clock) have managed to do what they always do and ignore more important news items. Hey, I hear there's a war going on. But, whatever, this is a chance to grandstand on national TV. And who cares if the story has less to do with Bill Whittington and more to do with the media's relationship with the administration?

Ball sweat? Oh God, you're hurting my feelings! You were so adversarial just now that I'm compelled to tell you the truth: You're right, Mickey, I totally think this was their "finest hour" and I definitely don't think there was anything wrong with Cheney shooting a guy in the face. And anyone, and I mean anyone, who doesn't think this was one of the best days of the Bush administration needs to be attacked and mocked - even if they're acting like calm, rational professionals like Jack Cafferty, David Gregory, or any of the other people devoting 24 hour a day coverage to a hunting accident. (times 1000) Meanwhile, back here in reality, I can honestly say I'm sorry I don't share your paranoia and outrage about the hunting accident and that you don't share my delight in watching members of the media make complete asses of themselves. Have a great night and try to stop thinking about "ball sweat" so much.

Maybe that was Kate's Dad. He was in the army. Though I didn't see a name on his uniform. Great episode. I definitely didn't think they'd give us a little taste of the countdown clock running out. That was a cool "HOLY sh--!" moment. The subplot with the frog didn't do much for me, but the last scene with Sayid and (Darth) Charlie was great.

At least no one at CNN was as bitter about this as Mickey... Jack Cafferty Jack must've been planning an "adversarial interview."

Gotta love the press. Brave enough to show pictures of US troops at their worst....and terrified of printing cartoons from Denmark that are apparently causing riots worldwide. My guess is they whip out a couple new AG pictures a year for the rest of my life. You know, to show us who the "real terrorists" are.....

...if Jack Cafferty were asking the questions. Or Nancy Grace.

Approximately a zero in ten chance of that happening.

Yeah, we need a reporter with some spunk to make Cheney sweat. Brit Hume won't get the truth, but if someone gets in Cheney's face, he'll definitely crack. And then we'll get THE TRUTH ! We desperately need an "adversarial interview" to get to the bottom of this thing.

The same people longing for VP press conferences are the ones who will be screaming "He's LYING!!!!" as it happens.

In a related story, David Gregory has tripled in size and his skin has turned green. He was last heard shouting "GREGORY....SMASH...." before storming off. Witnesses said his pants remained intact and that Scott McClellan looked flustered by the whole thing. Does "the media" by definition only include people hostile to the Bush administration? Are people surprised his first interview is with someone who isn't out to get him?

Yes. If these past couple weeks have taught us anything, it's that the only way to ensure that people care about your feelings is to threaten them with violence if they don't. Me and a couple of my buddies are going to march around with ski masks and guns on our way to burning down Tom Hanks' house.

Of all the people here, I imagine you're the most sensitive to the topic of vice presidential shootings.

It's nice that someone gets it.

And yet you proved my point a couple posts later by mentioning several stories you feel are more important than the hunting accident. Well done. Good thing I've never spent a couple hundred million dollars investigating a blowjob. I'll let you know if I ever decide to do so.

Yeah, I'm sure the story would have died right there. Just because Cheney didn't telephone NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NYT, WP, Time, and Newsweek as soon as the incident happened, that doesn't make this a story. It's a non-issue! But it will be reported as a major scandal. Hardball spent 45 minutes on this crap last night. CNN was breathlessly reporting that Cheney didn't have the $7 hunting stamp he was supposed to have. David Gregory basically had an aneurysm yesterday.

It begins. Is that rumor from DailyKos or PrisonPlanet.com?

It sounds like you didn't bother with "logic" with that last post. Why would I hope someone dies so that I can knock the liberal media, something I can do every single day with or without this ridiculous story? How would his (or anyone's death) help me do that? Reporters help me do that by saying stupid things on TV every single day. But, no, you're right. We shouldn't ask our media to report on important issues when they can grandstand about a hunting accident.

Reporters. Imagine the "righteous indignation" if not only were they not informed immediately about the incident (which they're already crying about) but the guy ended up dying too.

There are plenty of people in this country right now basically praying that this guy dies in the next couple days.

Wow, that may be the single worst sentence in PPP history. Try to get your thoughts together before you start typing. "New Orleans and Halliburton are more fodder for us lefties because they are symbols for all the incompetence in this administration." I think that's what you were trying to say.

David Gregory It doesn't actually specify at what point David Gregory started crying. I assume shortly after this exchange, he had to be separated from the other children - er, journalists - and given a timeout.

Yeah, you guys should definitely nominate Howard Dean. Please.