Friday, October 08, 2004Not talking to the pressFrom a Washington Post article about Bush's isolation from reporters: Bush has held 15 solo news conferences since taking office. At the same point in their presidencies, according to research by Martha Joynt Kumar of Towson University in Maryland, Bill Clinton had held 42; George H.W. Bush, 83; Ronald Reagan, 26; Jimmy Carter, 59; Gerald R. Ford, 39; Richard M. Nixon, 29; Lyndon B. Johnson, 88; John F. Kennedy, 65; and Dwight D. Eisenhower, 94. Fifteen solo press conferences! During a presidency that's seen the worst terrorist attack on America soil, 2 wars in the Middle East, a plummeting economy, corporate scandals, the largest deficit in history, spiralling health care costs, etc. And this guy doesn't need to talk to the press. Incredible. posted by chris at 2:30 PM ------------------ |
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