Comments on: The Adventures of Dick Cheney http://www.bluestateupdate.com/2006/02/cheneys-drinking/ Making a Case for the Blue States Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.bluestateupdate.com/2006/02/cheneys-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-130 admin Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:12:08 +0000 http://www.bluestateupdate.com/?p=115#comment-130 I know it was an accident. You know, if Cheney hadn't made every part of his vice presidency so secretive, the press probably wouldn't have been making as big a deal about this. However, they are using this story and Cheney's attempts to keep it quiet (well, that lasted about 24 hours) as a metaphor for his vice presidency. If he was more forthcoming in other ways, this story would've gone away a lot quicker than it did. Certainly Scott McClellan wouldn't have had to come out and defend him amidst a barrage of questioning by the WHPC. I know it was an accident. You know, if Cheney hadn’t made every part of his vice presidency so secretive, the press probably wouldn’t have been making as big a deal about this. However, they are using this story and Cheney’s attempts to keep it quiet (well, that lasted about 24 hours) as a metaphor for his vice presidency. If he was more forthcoming in other ways, this story would’ve gone away a lot quicker than it did. Certainly Scott McClellan wouldn’t have had to come out and defend him amidst a barrage of questioning by the WHPC.

]]> By: Travis B. Glover http://www.bluestateupdate.com/2006/02/cheneys-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Travis B. Glover Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:19:35 +0000 http://www.bluestateupdate.com/?p=115#comment-129 Liberals seem have a problem of letting go. First, it's the 2000 elections, now this. It was AN ACCIDENT!!! That's it. I can't believe that the liberal media continues to make this big news while more important stories are going on. The mainstream media acted like a bunch of crybabies!!!! Liberals seem have a problem of letting go. First, it’s the 2000 elections, now this.

It was AN ACCIDENT!!! That’s it. I can’t believe that the liberal media continues to make this big news while more important stories are going on. The mainstream media acted like a bunch of crybabies!!!!

]]> By: admin http://www.bluestateupdate.com/2006/02/cheneys-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-128 admin Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.bluestateupdate.com/?p=115#comment-128 Could it be the press is finally waking up? There must be some embarrassment knowing they effectively toed the line on the whole "March into Iraq." It was around that time that I basically stopped watching any kind of television news. I just couldn't stand the splasy graphics, and the apparent thirst of the media for "leading up to war" stories. Were they really that desperate for ratings? The only enjoyment I seem to get from politics these days is watching Scott McClellan being made a fool of by the White House press corp. They can't ban everyone, right? When *everyone* is asking questions, things get a little uncomfortable for him, eh? I don't know how he can sleep at night. Could it be the press is finally waking up? There must be some embarrassment knowing they effectively toed the line on the whole “March into Iraq.” It was around that time that I basically stopped watching any kind of television news. I just couldn’t stand the splasy graphics, and the apparent thirst of the media for “leading up to war” stories. Were they really that desperate for ratings?

The only enjoyment I seem to get from politics these days is watching Scott McClellan being made a fool of by the White House press corp. They can’t ban everyone, right? When *everyone* is asking questions, things get a little uncomfortable for him, eh?

I don’t know how he can sleep at night.

]]> By: that colored fella http://www.bluestateupdate.com/2006/02/cheneys-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-127 that colored fella Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:24:31 +0000 http://www.bluestateupdate.com/?p=115#comment-127 Watching the ABC Evening News tonite, I can count at least one news network that swallowed Rove's clean-up Op whole, deining not to ask anymore probing questions, for now. I know this was an embarrassing episode for the Bush White House, but I've been asking what kind of political fallout can be assessed, because there surely must be. It seems these days that the MSM dutifully reports the administration's spin to the latest debacle, yet that now fails to end the story. Watching the ABC Evening News tonite, I can count at least one news network that swallowed Rove’s clean-up Op whole, deining not to ask anymore probing questions, for now.

I know this was an embarrassing episode for the Bush White House, but I’ve been asking what kind of political fallout can be assessed, because there surely must be.

It seems these days that the MSM dutifully reports the administration’s spin to the latest debacle, yet that now fails to end the story.

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