Reply #16: Definitely an interesting angle to consider. [View All]

[Mike Niendorff]

To play devil's advocate for a moment: this is the first time in a long time that I've seen a headline that doesn't blindly presume Bush's credibility (it doesn't say "Bush assures" or "Bush confirms", but, rather, "Bush asserts" -- the implication being that what Bush says is actually *open to question* (insert collective gasp of shock here :) )). I also noticed that the headline author gave Bush the "Clinton treatment" -- referring to him simply as "Bush", rather than as "President Bush" (dropping the authority-conferring title of office -- something the media routinely did to President Clinton during the RW's runup to impeachment).

Eye of the beholder, I guess :)


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