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Fox News: Asking the Tough Questions

post #1 of 14
11/16/07 at 1:14pm
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Bush chooses his interlocutors with care. (See my Sept. 26 column, Bush's Media Cherry Picking.) So it's not surprising that he showed up on Fox again yesterday -- but this time it was for an interview with Fox's fledgling business channel. (He did an embargoed interview with Fox News the day before.)

Fox Business News anchor David Asman's questions were not just predictably sycophantic -- they were beyond that. They gave sycophancy a bad name. And some were specious as well.

Asman's first question: "You call yourself a supply-sider. Your speech today was all about tax cuts. But were even you surprised at how much revenue came in to the Treasury when you lowered those tax rates?"
I love this line of questioning. "You've always said you would make an awesome president, but were even you surprised by how utterly awesome you are?"
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post #2 of 14
11/16/07 at 1:30pm
I bet he wasn't as surprised as we were when we saw how much "revenue" was flowing out to support the war.
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post #3 of 14
11/16/07 at 1:36pm
Its like The Colbert Report without the winking irony.
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post #4 of 14
11/16/07 at 2:12pm
I love how these "fiscal Conservatives" have no issue with the war cost going from the President's original estimate (50 billion...max!) to the 2-3 trillion range.
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post #5 of 14
11/16/07 at 3:31pm
This is probably old news, but I just stumbled across this yesterday:

http://foxnewsporn.com/
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post #6 of 14
11/16/07 at 4:20pm
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He blanked my blank. And blanked my blank blank till 5am. I danced for him. And stuck a blank blank up my blank. I blanked all over us in bed.
The funniest thing I've heard all week.
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post #7 of 14
11/16/07 at 8:55pm
LOL!!!!



Asman: "A lot of folks are worried that it's fallen too far. Is there anything more that you can do, as president, to assure the world that the dollar should maintain its value and increase in value?"

Bush: "Well, we have a strong dollar policy, and it's important for the world to know that. We also believe it's important for the market to set the -- to set the value of the dollar relative to other currencies. And if people would look at the strength of our economy, they'd realize why, you know, I believe that the dollar will be stronger. And it is low inflation, low interest, 15 months of uninterrupted job growth, 3.9 percent GDP growth in the third quarter. I mean, the underpinnings are strong. Now, we in the U.S. government, my administration, believe the market ought to set the, you know, the relation of the dollar to other currencies."

Asman: "Even if the dollar is weak -- excuse me, if the economy is weak, shouldn't the dollar be strong?"

Bush: "Well, all I can tell you is, is that the policy of this government is a strong dollar, and that we believe that the marketplace is the best place to set the exchange rates."

Asman: "So you're satisfied with the exchange rates as they are now?"

Bush: "Well, I am satisfied with the fact that we have a strong dollar policy and know that the market ought to be setting the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and other currencies."
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post #8 of 14
11/16/07 at 10:40pm
I saw David Asman pic and short profile in last month's Fortune mag and couldn't help laughing. Can you imagine the hell of having that name growing up? And now to to be an anchor on Fox. It's like a Simpsons gag.
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post #9 of 14
11/21/07 at 12:47am
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Originally Posted by DarthSidious
Asman: "A lot of folks are worried that it's fallen too far. Is there anything more that you can do, as president, to assure the world that the dollar should maintain its value and increase in value?"

Bush: "Well, we have a strong dollar policy, and it's important for the world to know that. We also believe it's important for the market to set the -- to set the value of the dollar relative to other currencies. And if people would look at the strength of our economy, they'd realize why, you know, I believe that the dollar will be stronger. And it is low inflation, low interest, 15 months of uninterrupted job growth, 3.9 percent GDP growth in the third quarter. I mean, the underpinnings are strong. Now, we in the U.S. government, my administration, believe the market ought to set the, you know, the relation of the dollar to other currencies."

Asman: "Even if the dollar is weak -- excuse me, if the economy is weak, shouldn't the dollar be strong?"

Bush: "Well, all I can tell you is, is that the policy of this government is a strong dollar, and that we believe that the marketplace is the best place to set the exchange rates."

Asman: "So you're satisfied with the exchange rates as they are now?"

Bush: "Well, I am satisfied with the fact that we have a strong dollar policy and know that the market ought to be setting the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and other currencies."
Tribal Sovereignty for $1000?
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post #10 of 14
11/21/07 at 4:55am
He honestly answered a question asking if the dollar was economically unsound and weak by saying that he believes that their stance is that the dollar is strong.

Basically, he's saying "Nevermind the facts. We don't believe it, so it doesn't matter." Unreal.
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post #11 of 14
11/21/07 at 5:14am
Remember, this is a faith based government. When push comes to shove they can just pray and god will drop manna from heaven.
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post #12 of 14
11/21/07 at 6:29pm
No, but if you leave your manna tapped after a turn you get manna burn, and can't use it for another turn.

Ah, the good ol' days of playing Magic...
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post #13 of 14
11/27/07 at 5:50pm
I always spelled it mana. Was I wrong?
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post #14 of 14
11/27/07 at 5:57pm
Ahhh...

Manna (sometimes or archaically spelt mana),

Alright... I guess I can be a little archaic.
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