Bush caught on tape calling a reporter an "a**hole"

[Will]

You can play the video of it here: http://www.msnbc.com/news/455302.asp?0nm=-12N

[Francis3]

HAHA.. What a way to go Bush. Lets watch the media get on this one.

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[SirCharlesFan]

I've been looking for the perfect thing to use my 400th post on. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

This is absolutely great. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

I dont think it will be that big of a deal as far as hurting Bush, because everyone says those types of things every once and a while. At least we know dubbya is human.

I'm a gore supporter and all, but Bush just went up a couple of points in my book. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[SmeggySmeg]

what a damn shame, pity the mic was off whr GW ask Dick for a line of coc.

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[Achebe]

Oh my gosh, I'm laughing my arse off...

Did he not hear himself in stereo? What a schmuck. LOL.

I feel bad for that reporter. He's going to have to go through inordinate measures to be able to report on the election w/o looking biased.

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[mrpaige]

Originally posted by Achebe:
Oh my gosh, I'm laughing my arse off...

Did he not hear himself in stereo? What a schmuck. LOL.

I feel bad for that reporter. He's going to have to go through inordinate measures to be able to report on the election w/o looking biased.



Well, if the reporter in question truly is an a**hole, then he might not make the effort to look unbiased.

Having been around the Governor when people are peppering him with stupid questions and sarcastic remarks, I have to think that a reporter has to be a pretty obvious a**hole to get GWB to make such a comment.

Coule be worse, though, he could've refused to shake Ann Richards' hand.

Of course, I fail to see what the big deal is. Al Gore has never called anyone an a**hole?

Perhaps this will endear GWB to Reaganites. Reagan was always getting caught saying something silly over a microphone he didn't realize was on.



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[mrpaige]

Ooops. I didn't read the story before commenting. From the posts, I thought it was a situation where a reporter was talking to Bush and as Bush walked away, he made the a**hole comment. Not that it changes my opinion of the "incident".

Still, it's hard to believe this is a story at all.

My bigger problem is that he's backing off from it. When asked about it later, he should've said something along the lines of, "Well, he is an a**hole" rather than saying that he regrets that everybody heard him. LBJ wouldn't have backed down.

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[This message has been edited by mrpaige (edited September 04, 2000).]

[Achebe]

mrpaige:

Does this change your opinion of Bush? I thought McCain would tromp Bush until he (Bush) played the but he hurt me w/ his words routine in S.C.... I wonder how McCain feels after Bush's screwup. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

For any other candidate, I acknowledge that this would have been nothing... but put this in the scope of who Bush is... he's running on character and doesn't understand the issues. Take (his definition of) character away, and you're left w/ the same question: who is George W. Bush?

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[Bobby]

The reporter was from the NY Times. Never mind the Times is the second most liberal rag in the country, running a close second to the Washington Post. The guy probably is an a**hole - Good on George! Besides, the guy's from NY and he probably took it as a compliment.

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[mrpaige]

To me, a person can have character and still call a person he thinks is an a**hole an a**hole. The two things are not mutually exclusive. (I'm not saying that I necessarily see Gov. Bush as a man of great character. I'm just saying that calling someone an a**hole does not preclude a person from having charater. Lots of people have character and curse like sailors.)

I don't know anyone over the age of seven who doesn't use curse words now and again (some more than others). Even my Sainted Mother has been known to let one go on the rare occasion. That doesn't mean she isn't a moral person with a great deal of character. Given Bush's age and past, I would be far more surprised if someone close to him told me he never used curse words.

You'll excuse me if I don't get all up in arms because Bush said a bad word. If he had said that this particular reporter was a big "poopy head" would it truly make any difference?

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[Achebe]

Agreed mrpaige...

I was just playing with ideas that some commentators, including republicans bobby http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif, were throwing out there. Rehashing some of their spins I asked myself "is this plausible?".

The answer, of course, seems to be no.

I do find it interesting that we'd be reading (on this board) about Gore's "meanness" had he been caught w/ the slip up.

Politics is an interesting beast... Sen. Bentsen was charismatic so his attacks were funny. Gore has seemed distant (until his learned candor this past year) most of his public life, so his jokes are pigeon holed in the "mean" category. The same could be said about McCain.

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[Achebe]

The reporter was from the NY Times. Never mind the Times is the second most liberal rag in the country, running a close second to the Washington Post.

Why do I get the sneaking suspicion that any news media that tells you something that you don't want to hear automatically gets hit w/ the 'liberal' stamp Bobby? http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[mrpaige]

I have a cousin that works at the New York Times (really), and he told me that he did have to join the Secret Liberal Cabal in order to be employed there. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[RocketMan Tex]

I saw this over the weekend. Hilarious! Compassionate Conservative, indeed. I find it extremely funny that the more Dubya campaigns, the more mistakes he makes, and the voters get a good look at what he is really like. I can't wait until the debates. Wonder if he'll call Tom Brokaw an a**hole on national TV! http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[This message has been edited by RocketMan Tex (edited September 05, 2000).]

[dc sports]

They showed the clip this morning on CBS. Then they showed a similar clip of Bill Clinton durin his 1992 campaign, where he made some unflattering comments between a set of interviews, while the sattelite feed was still on.

The moral of the story was that every candidate learns sooner or later to be careful what they say in public.

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[Rocketman95]

MadMax, I could call your wife a bitch, would that be OK? I could just justify it by saying she probably is. The point is, and if Gore did it, I'd be saying the same thing, that kind of stuff needs to be said behind closed doors. This guy wants to be leader of the free world, and can't restrain from calling a guy an asshole with a mike on. What if he calls another international leader the same thing during a crisis?

If this was Clinton, you'd be all over it, and blaming a liberal media for not making a bigger deal out of it.

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[Clutch]

Originally posted by Rocketman95:
What if he calls another international leader the same thing during a crisis?

I guess that means we have to worry about Clinton knocking up Fidel Castro's daughter.

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[Achebe]

Mmmmm.... McCastro Tenders.

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[moestavern19]

Well , AL Gore called Janet Reno his bitch

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[DREAMer]

I don't have that big a problem with GW Bush calling a jerk an a-hole. Of course, he shouldn't have said it, but dayam it ain't as bad as cheating on your wife with an intern.

Now, if he lies about it under oath, THEN I'll be pissed.

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[Dr of Dunk]

It's amazing what kind of political fervor something so silly as what G-Dub said can cause in people. I wish people were so proactive, vocal, and demonstrative when it came to things such as education, homelessness, etc. But that's cool. I can sit and watch as two sides fight it out over whether or not calling someone an a-hole on tv is going to bring this country to its knees and cause the next Great Depression. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/smile.gif

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[MadMax]

Rocketman -- I'm merely saying we can't judge the man's character entirely on this one incident. I voted for Clinton the first time in 1992. I misjudged his character. I thought he was something more than he was. I was wrong. I learned my lesson. If you feel that Bush is of little character, by all means, don't vote for him. I'm just saying..please don't let this one instance be the determining factor. I agree wholeheartedly it should be said behind closed doors...but I'm just saying I don't think this one instance is an indictment of a man's character. I think it's a real stretch to suggest it is.

In a related note...I would strongly suggest you never insinuate again, even in a hypothetical, that you would call out someone's wife here or anywhere else. I would begin to question your character. It's a disagreement over an issue...no need to drag my wife into it, even if it is in a hypo. I truly find it distasteful to read that even though I know that wasn't your intention..or at least I want to believe it wasn't.

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[MadMax]

I love how you guys are trying to pin Bush's entire persona and character down on this one incident when he called a guy a name. The man expressed an opinion. It's that simple. Trying to make it more than that is ridiculous. I'm betting each one of us has called someone some name at some time that we wished we had not later. Or we've said something about someone that got back to them..and then we feel stupid. I mean it's not like he lied under oath, had sex with a White House intern half his age, held a campaign fundraiser at a Tibetian monk monastery, etc. Good try though, guys!

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[This message has been edited by MadMax (edited September 05, 2000).]

[Rocketman95]

MadMax, so you would begin to question my character, but not Dubya's?

Whatever. I hope you see how hypocritical that post was.

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[This message has been edited by Rocketman95 (edited September 06, 2000).]

[MadMax]

Rocketman -- thought you might have some decency to at least apologize for insinuating, even within a hypo, that my wife is a bit___. Sorry...I gave you too much credit, I guess. I find it to be an inappropriate hypo...especially for someone who keeps saying these kinds of statements should be made behind closed doors. I hope you see how hypocritical your post was.

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[BrianKagy]

Don't let facts get in the way or anything... (http://www.mrc.org/news/reality/2000/Fax20000905.html)

From what I've read about Clymer, he sounds like someone I'd really like to sit down and talk with-- as soon as I teach my fist how to talk.

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