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Bush encounter with thoughtless journalist

Nie Trink Wasser

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http://snopes.com/politics/bush/ribs.asp

Q But Mr. President —

THE PRESIDENT: Stretch, thank you, this is not a press conference. This is my chance to help this lady put some money in her pocket. Let me explain how the economy works. When you spend money to buy food it helps this lady's business. It makes it more likely somebody is going to find work. So instead of asking questions, answer mine: are you going to buy some food?

Q Yes.

THE PRESIDENT: Okay, good. What would you like?

Q Ribs.

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Q Do you think it's all going to come down to national security, sir, this election?

THE PRESIDENT: One of the things David does, he asks a lot of questions, and they're good, generally.
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The whole thing is much more entertaining, but I can see why you don't want to post it:

Remarks by the President to the Press Pool
Nothin' Fancy Cafe
Roswell, New Mexico

11:25 A.M. MST

THE PRESIDENT: I need some ribs.

QMr. President, how are you?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm hungry and I'm going to order some ribs.

QWhat would you like?

THE PRESIDENT: Whatever you think I'd like.

QSir, on homeland security, critics would say you simply haven't spent enough to keep the country secure.

THE PRESIDENT: My job is to secure the homeland and that's exactly what we're going to do. But I'm here to take somebody's order. That would be you, Stretch -- what would you like? Put some of your high-priced money right here to try to help the local economy. You get paid a lot of money, you ought to be buying some food here. It's part of how the economy grows. You've got plenty of money in your pocket, and when you spend it, it drives the economy forward. So what would you like to eat?

QRight behind you, whatever you order.

THE PRESIDENT: I'm ordering ribs. David, do you need a rib?

QBut Mr. President --

THE PRESIDENT: Stretch, thank you, this is not a press conference. This is my chance to help this lady put some money in her pocket. Let me explain how the economy works. When you spend money to buy food it helps this lady's business. It makes it more likely somebody is going to find work. So instead of asking questions, answer mine: are you going to buy some food?

QYes.

THE PRESIDENT: Okay, good. What would you like?

QRibs.

THE PRESIDENT: Ribs? Good. Let's order up some ribs.

QWhat do you think of the democratic field, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: See, his job is to ask questions, he thinks my job is to answer every question he asks. I'm here to help this restaurant by buying some food. Terry, would you like something?

QAn answer.

QCan we buy some questions?

THE PRESIDENT: Obviously these people -- they make a lot of money and they're not going to spend much. I'm not saying they're overpaid, they're just not spending any money.

QDo you think it's all going to come down to national security, sir, this election?

THE PRESIDENT: One of the things David does, he asks a lot of questions, and they're good, generally.
 
Yeah, how thoutghtless. Asking the president a question when Karl Rove can't pre-write a response.

For shame.
 
hello goons

Ive been harassed about posting too much from articles so I included on to parts of it.


yes it is thoughtless to go into someone's place of business while the president is there promoting business and hijack that time to ask questions that have asked at least 10 thousand times and go nowhere.........
 
So, considering he doesn't do press conferences, when are they supposed to ask him questions?
 
Nie Trink Wasser said:
hello goons

Ive been harassed about posting too much from articles so I included on to parts of it.


yes it is thoughtless to go into someone's place of business while the president is there promoting business and hijack that time to ask questions that have asked at least 10 thousand times and go nowhere.........
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You're safe in this case. This was a record of a public event that every reporter there had a right to use. The transcript itself isn't copyrightable.
 
Nie Trink Wasser said:
hello goons

Ive been harassed about posting too much from articles so I included on to parts of it.


yes it is thoughtless to go into someone's place of business while the president is there promoting business and hijack that time to ask questions that have asked at least 10 thousand times and go nowhere.........
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Gee, you just can't get a break, can you?

Mainly you're harrassed for being a borderline-literate schmuck, much like the president.
 
Sundog said:


You're safe in this case. This was a record of a public event that every reporter there had a right to use. The transcript itself isn't copyrightable.
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You darned intellectuals. Always sticking your big brains into other people's business.

:D
 
Arent we "AT WAR". Should the commander and chief be slinging ribs inbettween his many vacation breaks? Sure Truman had a paper route during the Great War, but those were different times.
 
Tmy said:
Arent we "AT WAR". Should the commander and chief be slinging ribs inbettween his many vacation breaks? Sure Truman had a paper route during the Great War, but those were different times.
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The "war president" needs to eat his ribs, so he can "secure the homeland."
 
Poor George, unable to handle a thoughtless reporter. Not like that might be a good quality in a president. Just think what horrible things other world leaders ask him.
And how about that mean old Helen Thomas. Mean old bad old woman. Don't call on her, the questions are just too hard.
 
"if i can't eat my ribs, you can't ask any questions. how can you ask any questions if i don't eat my ribs?" my apologies to pink floyd.
 
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