The Pathetic White House Press Corps
Chad at 4theLittleGuy on Jun 29 2006 at 3:18 pm | Filed under: Media Watch
In today’s short press conference given by President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi, the American press corps demonstrated once again how pathetically predictable and disrespectful they truly are. As we watched the two leaders give their opening statements about the long list of issues they discussed, my wife and I commented to each other that the first question from the press would still be, “Are you gonna close Gitmo now?” Unfortunately, we hit the nail right on the head.
While the Japanese reporters respectfully asked questions of both President Bush and PM Koizumi, the American reporters zeroed in solely on asking questions that would serve their political agenda. Obviously, the Supreme Court decision that was handed down today is a big deal but there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions about that. For the American press to act as if PM Koizumi wasn’t even in the room this morning, especially considering the important topics he is here to discuss, was a total disgrace.
President Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi, American press, Japanese, American, Supreme Court
