DesertFox
03-03-2006, 07:42 PM
John Burtis
Canada Free Press
2 Mar 06
Let’s start off by saying that it’s not easy - for those celebrated members of the fourth estate who waive the valued White House press credentials about for entry into the holy of holies and to impress the barstool queens, waitresses and lushes at their favorite watering holes - peppering the poor lad representing a Republican administration with spite, questions laden with vitriol and dripping with pique and looking cool, calm and collected while they do it.
Nope, journalism, as practiced today in the klieg-lit, white-hot, devil-may-care, come-what-may enclave of a White House press briefing, is all about nailing the poor slob up front with as pointed, slanted, mean and rehearsed a tirade of a question as possible, as quickly and shrilly as one can, with as large a camera-ready sneer as possible, that is, without hindering the clear transmission of the liberal message.
More (http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/burtis030306.htm)
Canada Free Press
2 Mar 06
Let’s start off by saying that it’s not easy - for those celebrated members of the fourth estate who waive the valued White House press credentials about for entry into the holy of holies and to impress the barstool queens, waitresses and lushes at their favorite watering holes - peppering the poor lad representing a Republican administration with spite, questions laden with vitriol and dripping with pique and looking cool, calm and collected while they do it.
Nope, journalism, as practiced today in the klieg-lit, white-hot, devil-may-care, come-what-may enclave of a White House press briefing, is all about nailing the poor slob up front with as pointed, slanted, mean and rehearsed a tirade of a question as possible, as quickly and shrilly as one can, with as large a camera-ready sneer as possible, that is, without hindering the clear transmission of the liberal message.
More (http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/burtis030306.htm)