Staging News is Nothing New for The Shrub.

Frank Rich, writing in the February 20, 2005, New York Times article "The White House Stages Its 'Daily Show'," says that:

"By my count, 'Jeff Gannon' is now at least the sixth 'journalist' (four of whom have been unmasked so far this year) to have been a propagandist on the payroll of either the Bush administration or a barely arms-length ally like Talon News while simultaneously appearing in print or broadcast forums that purport to be real news. Of these six, two have been syndicated newspaper columnists paid by the Department of Health and Human Services to promote the administration's 'marriage' initiatives. The other four have played real newsmen on TV. Before Mr. Guckert and Armstrong Williams, the talking head paid $240,000 by the Department of Education, there were Karen Ryan and Alberto Garcia. Let us not forget these pioneers - the Woodward and Bernstein of fake news. They starred in bogus reports ('In Washington, I'm Karen Ryan reporting,' went the script) pretending to 'sort through the details' of the administration's Medicare prescription-drug plan in 2004. Such 'reports', some of which found their way into news packages distributed to local stations by CNN, appeared in more than 50 news broadcasts around the country and have now been deemed illegal 'covert propaganda' by the Government Accountability Office."

This is one thing Bush does (or is it Rove?) best. Remember the "town hall meetings"? It doesn't get more scripted than that.."oh, Mr. Bush you are the best president ever...what can I, a simple housewife from Powdunk Nowhere do to get your re-elected? Can we change the Constitution so you can be King, and possibly add your miracles to the Bible???" Blah Blah Blah!

But, I don't blame The Shrub or his crony administration. I blame the media for allowing them to pull the wool over our eyes for almost 6 years!! The Gannon/Guckert thing was the worst!! There was more sex in the White House while Jimmy/Jeff was there than there was when Monica was serving Clinton...i mean serving in the Clinton Administration. (and it was full on gay sex...how did this get so over-looked?KARL!!!!! Im sorry, but look at Karl Rove, if he isn't gay, I don't know what is.)

I don't blame the Administration for not letting The Shrub go out there unscripted either. (Go a few posts down, watch the video and you will understand).

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