On the September 27 edition of The Situation Room, at the end of an interview with Democratic presidential contender John Edwards on his decision to accept federal matching funds for his campaign, CNN reporter Candy Crowley asked if Edwards agreed with "a lot of people" who think Bush is the worst president ever. That's hardly a tough question, unless you worry about disagreeing publicly with Helen Thomas:
CROWLEY: Has George Bush accomplished anything in office that you approve of?
EDWARDS: That takes a little thinking.
He has raised the amount of money that America is contributing to the global fight on AIDS. He has talked -- in fact, he did it at the United Nations a few days ago -- talked about global poverty. I don't think he has done nearly enough, but he has raised it as a serious issue.
I think those are the two things that come to mind. I mean, I think he has been devastating to America and the world as a president, unprecedented. And I think it is very hard to find good things in a bad batch of bad things.
CROWLEY: A lot of people have said he's the worst president in history. Do you agree?
EDWARDS: He is certainly the worst president in my lifetime, and he could be the worst president in history.
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Edwards, you have to be the
October 1, 2007 - 15:18 ET by drillanwrEdwards, you have to be the biggest pissant, self-absorbed, clueless elitist, I believe ... in my lifetime.
He has talked -- in fact, he did it at the United Nations a few days ago -- talked about global poverty. I don't think he has done nearly enough, but he has raised it as a serious issue.
So, let me get this straight ... Not only are we supposed to pay more and more and more and more and MORE taxes to pay for socialist/communist programs your party/candidates are proposing, but we are expected to give more and more and more and more and MORE money to the world's poor? So, the democrat's idea of the American Peoples' wallet being their wallet also extends to the world?
Crowly
October 1, 2007 - 15:19 ET by xfast*places the ball on the tee, hands the bat to Edwards and pats him on the back with encouragement*
Totally lame, but totally normal everyday work for a liberal journalist.
I understand
October 1, 2007 - 15:55 ET by cvgbuckeyethat the MSM (code for DNC) has hired a couple of new relief pitchers to interview the dem candidates and all libs for that matter. They are all three from China. Their names are:
1. Hang Ying Curve
2. Ba Ting Te
3. Hi Tis Out
Don't forget: Low Ba'll
October 1, 2007 - 16:02 ET by Airforce_5_ODon't forget:
Low Ba'll Em
Real nice guy.
The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil.
Nixon
October 1, 2007 - 15:19 ET by scamoramaBush, like Nixon, will be remembered more as "failed" President than as the "worst".
Nixon had great achievements in foreign affairs and at home that were overshadowed by Viet Nam and Watergate.
Bush had a golden opportunity after 9/11, and squandered it.
i think it was the dems
October 1, 2007 - 15:29 ET by TruthMongeri think it was the dems that saw 9/11 as a political opportunity:) - missed by bill
Bush saw it as a chance to do the right thing - and he did...
Not enough "good"
October 1, 2007 - 16:02 ET by scamoramaIf by "the right thing" you mean going after the bastards responsible for 9/11, you're right!
But, Bush also presided over an increase in the scope and power of the government, and squandered the goodwill enjoyed by the US in the aftermath of 9/11.
Now, you could say that, like Nixon, Bush was the victim of some VERY BAD advice from people he trusted.
And, I'll agree with that.
like the world loved us
October 1, 2007 - 16:09 ET by TruthMongerlike the world loved us on 9/12:)
We can lead you to reality if you like - but we can't make you drink it...
No....
October 1, 2007 - 16:14 ET by scamoramaI'm not going to claim the world loved us, but there were a lot of people in our corner then, who aren't there now.
I do think that GWB failed to listen to the right people, or was misled by people he trusted.
you are either with us or with the terrorists:)
October 1, 2007 - 16:22 ET by TruthMongerthis goodwill thing is just a pathetic leftoid soundbite - the world has been "hating" us for decades, and we hate them, and they all hate each other...
the people that matter are in our corner - and did you hear about the French election, perchance? Back in our corner...
No leftwingers here...
October 1, 2007 - 16:26 ET by scamorama...and no terrorists, either.
I've followed the events in France for some time. The new President has at least SAID a number of hopeful things. Let's see if he can back them up.
As long as he doesn't drink
October 1, 2007 - 16:47 ET by drillanwrAs long as he doesn't drink the whine ... er, wine ... ;^ )
If the measure of a nations
October 1, 2007 - 16:27 ET by BDIf the measure of a nations success is the length of the list of other nations who will weep at your funeral, then I would say that you have a screwed up vision.
Most countries wanted us to simply take the hit after 9/11 and follow Richard Gere's advice by not retaliating, whether it be because of envy or fear.
Homey don't play that no more......
AMEN!
October 1, 2007 - 16:48 ET by drillanwrAMEN!
No, ..........
October 1, 2007 - 21:33 ET by merlin61Why do we care what people in other countries
think about us? We are the greatest country in the
world, and those that hate us mostly relied on us
during WWI, WWII, etc.etc.etc. They should still
love us or shut the h...... up!!!! All they want us
for is for MONEY. If they think they are not
getting enough of our money, then we are
hated. but if and when they are attacked and need
help again, which can happen, they'll be again
yelling for HELP!!!!!
TM,Yeah, if only we
October 1, 2007 - 16:26 ET by Chris NormanTM,
Yeah, if only we played the victim more, curled up in a fetal position, not doing anything in response, we could have enjoyed the world's sympathy - if nothing else. There would have been many memorial services, though...
yes - i vote squander
October 1, 2007 - 16:59 ET by TruthMongeryes - i vote squander
The libs waht us to be the
October 1, 2007 - 17:04 ET by Chris NormanThe libs waht us to be the Sally Field nation - "You like us! You really like us!"...
they will RESPECT US,
October 1, 2007 - 22:55 ET by TruthMongerthey will RESPECT US, REALLY RESPECT US:)!
like is an option, not of much use
and squandered the goodwill
October 1, 2007 - 16:15 ET by drillanwrand squandered the goodwill enjoyed by the US in the aftermath of 9/11.
You know, if you're talking about the goodwill from countries that really didn't give a flying leap about us on 9-10, I do not believe that goodwill was all that deep to begin with. Much like the goodwill you have when you send a sympathy card to someone whose family member died that you really didn't like, but you're being "proper" ... but all the while you're mumbling under your breath how much you couldn't stand the guy.
If it's the goodwill inside this country that everyone felt united ... Well, I do not believ the President shoulders all the blame on that one ... The democrats share at least a 50% blame, if not more, for the division in this country ... and they do it with a purpose.
You won't hear any support
October 1, 2007 - 16:22 ET by scamoramaYou won't hear any support for Democrats from this corner.
Bush, though, had an opportunity to use the Presidency as a "bully pulpit" and take advantage of those feelings of union. I think history will judge that he missed that opportunity.
And it's a pity for all of us.
GWB could have been one of the great ones.
I couldn't agree more ...
October 1, 2007 - 16:26 ET by drillanwrI couldn't agree more ... Especially after winning the 2004 election. He squandered his mandate, which I believe, cost the republicans the 2006 election.
Bush squandered nothing of importance
October 1, 2007 - 16:30 ET by TruthMongerin my world travels it seems that the world loves us even more now - as they should...
we freakin rock:)
pull your head out of the NYT's ass and get the correct perspective my friends...
Good!
October 1, 2007 - 16:30 ET by scamoramaI'm glad to know we agree on that!
Now, could you tell TruthMonger that I'm one of the Good Guys?
(big hug)
October 1, 2007 - 16:33 ET by TruthMonger(big hug)
Gee, Thanks!
October 1, 2007 - 17:55 ET by scamorama(blush)
that was like an hour and a
October 1, 2007 - 17:58 ET by TruthMongerthat was like an hour and a half hug
we are good buddies, now:)!
the Dems have ginned up
October 1, 2007 - 16:26 ET by TruthMongerthe Dems have ginned up this recent anti-Americanism around the world - very patriotic...
Bush took out the taliban and hussein - with staggeringly FEW US CASUALTIES...
what the hell do you think these now irrelevent hussein-defending dems are going to try and do about that? spin like hell about everything and anything - including this BS "goodwill"
a fairly good chunk of the world does not approve of freedom and democracy - and that's not Bush's fault by any stretch of the imagination:)...
scam, I agree. GWB has squandered much, if not all of it.
October 1, 2007 - 23:46 ET by Dave RGWB has betrayed the conservative cause, as he (apparently willingly) presided over the literal doubling of the size and scope of the federal government during his tenure.
He also went back on his call to the rest of the world in the GWOT, as he has failed to enforce the "either you are with us, or agianst us" portion of his now famous (infamous?) speech. Saudi Arabia has yet to be called to account for its duplicity in the Jihad we now find ourselves in. Iran has been ignored, even to the point of allowing the person who may yet touch off another World War to enter and leave this country unmolested.
He has added still more to the entitlement programs that are going to strangle this country economically, as the prescription drug fiasco is going to spin out of control cost-wise. I wish that were his only transgression in this area, but it isn't.
As for his push for amnesty for illegals, I hold him singularly responsible for that idiocy.
George W. Bush has sold the conservative movent down the proverbial river. As a result, I believe HRC will be the next president.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
Candy Crowley
October 1, 2007 - 15:20 ET by Gordon SchumwayCandy,
A lot of people say that you are the fattest political reporter on teevee. Would you agree? Would you also agree that if you are going to be the fattest political reporter on teevee, that the name `Candy` isn't going to endear you to your audience? Are you like cotton candy, Candy, with a head full of air and spun sugar?
Gordo
Melmac
"He has raised the amount
October 1, 2007 - 15:25 ET by MikeB"He has raised the amount of money that America is contributing to the global fight on AIDS. He has talked... about global poverty. I don't think he has done nearly enough, but he has raised it as a serious issue."
Um, Tim, excuse me? Why is his raising the amount of tax dollars spent on the fight against AIDS in Africa and around the world a good thing? When CDC identified how HIV was spread, and how to stop it, the African countries told us to butt out, that promiscuity was part of their culture. That should have been the limit of the U.S. government's participation in the global fight against AIDS.
He talked about global poverty. Okay. I didn't hear the speech in question, but I would bet that he said that spreading capitalism and eliminating corruption in government would go a long way towards eliminating global poverty. And, THAT should have been the extent in the U.S. government's participation. How much money, extorted from the taxpayers has our government sent overseas, only to see it disappear into the nubered bank accounts of the foreign government leaders?
He hasn't done enough? What exactly do you propose he should do? Perhaps he should take Hillary's proposal to give every newborn in America $5000, and make it a worldwide policy?
Or, did I read what you said incorrectly? Was your statement supposed to be tongue-in-cheek?
Add in after edit. My apologies, Tim. I see that it was Edwards who said that. Whew! For a moment there, I thought you had gone to the dark side.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
MikeB-
October 1, 2007 - 15:57 ET by drillanwrAdd in after edit. My apologies, Tim. I see that it was Edwards who said that. Whew! For a moment there, I thought you had gone to the dark side.
I thought the same thing at first too ...
Crowley: Teehee, isn't
October 1, 2007 - 15:28 ET by Airforce_5_OCrowley: Teehee, isn't George the uglest boy in school?
Edwards: <giggle> Yes he is. He is the reason me and John Kerry broke up!
At least that what this conversation sounded like to me.
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Bad Boy Georgie Bush
October 1, 2007 - 15:30 ET by Lame CherryJimmy Carter: Nicaragua communist overthrow of government, Dealing with the Soviets to keep Reagan out of office in being a traitor, Communist overthrow of Afghanistan, Islamocommunist overthrow of Iran, Sadat murdered, stagflation to name a few.
Bill Clinton: Destruction of the Reagan economy by retroactive taxes, Blowing up the Chinese Mission in the Balkans, Blowing up the Balkans for Oil, 9 11, USS Cole bombed, US Embassies bombed, Khobar Towers bombed, World Trade Center Bombed, Treasonous selling of the nuclear football, Stealing FBI files, Monica Lewinski affair, Kathleen Willey molestation, Vince Foster murdered, Ron Brown murdered, Adm. Jeremy Bourda murdered, Sodomites in the military, William Colby murdered, Destruction of the United States Armed Forces, Impeached to name a few.
While I do not agree with el Busto in his border busters and turning America into a Rockefeller CanAmMex nation state..........Georgie is a piker compared to the most inept Jimmy Carter and the most criminal Bill Clinton for the co titles of worst presidents in history.
Unless Johnny Edwards was hatched and grew to manhood since 2001, Carter and Clinton are thee worst.
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Great presidents get an
October 1, 2007 - 16:01 ET by TruthMongerGreat presidents get an aircraft carrier...maybe an airport - the dems had a few but it's BEEN A HELL OF A WHILE:)!
I think Jimmuh has a nuke sub filled with world-destroying WMD's - what must the Nobel committee think of that...?
Edwards is a lightweight.
October 1, 2007 - 15:41 ET by nkviking75Not that it'll ever happen, but if Edwards ever got elected, the list of worst presidents ever would have a new leader, or at least be in the ballpark with Jimmy Carter. Edwards is such a lightweight. He isn't worthy to clean the White House toilets.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
How about White House
October 1, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Chris NormanHow about White House interior decorator or clothes and hair advisor?
Bush is the worst moonbat
October 1, 2007 - 15:57 ET by TruthMongerBush is the worst moonbat communist president ever - he's way too pro-American - this will be the liberal's view of history - not much we can do about it:(
they insist that Reagan sucked too
I heard this tripe. CNN
October 1, 2007 - 15:48 ET by bigtimerI heard this tripe.
CNN is as irrelevant as Edwards is.
LMAO!
The Worst President
October 1, 2007 - 16:01 ET by ahusserI don't know about history but the worst in my lifetime (President Bush is nowhere close) is Jimmy Carter. I have seen nothing in the Bush presidency to compare with that disaster of a Presidency. Clintoon comes in a close second.
Jimmuh Cahtuh was probably
October 1, 2007 - 16:52 ET by MikeBJimmuh Cahtuh was probably the worst President for the U.S., but no one comes close to Bill "Comrade Bubba" Clinton for being the worst President for the Presidency. Carter was a fool, Clinton was a scumbag who demeaned the Office of President of the United States to its lowest point in the history of this country.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Mike... IMHO Clinton was,
October 1, 2007 - 16:54 ET by Clear thinkerMike...
IMHO Clinton was, and still considers himself a "playa".
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Ct... Unfortunately so
October 1, 2007 - 17:02 ET by bigtimerCt...
Unfortunately so does the msm think he is the greatest..along with the politico's.
Makes me ill.
The Clinton's are pure evil as far as I am concerned...always will be.
What the liberal MSM see's
October 1, 2007 - 17:06 ET by Clear thinkerWhat the liberal MSM see's in slick willy I will never understand.
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They deny their liberal
October 1, 2007 - 17:11 ET by Chris NormanThey deny their liberal bias like he tried to hide his liberalism?
Interviews like this strike
October 1, 2007 - 16:34 ET by Chris NormanInterviews like this strike me as being nothing more than those phony infomercials, made like a cheesy newscast, with actors playing the reporters, asking "questions" to promote the product being advertised. So, can we can conclude that CNN (and the rest of the MSM) is now nothing but an infomercial for Democrats?
No John, you moron, Jimmy
October 1, 2007 - 17:13 ET by Ruths husband BenNo John, you moron, Jimmy Carter is the worst president in your lifetime (or any body's lifetime for that matter). And if (heaven forbid!), you should ever wear that title of POTUS, you would undoubtably wrench that title from him (although Carter gets to keep the title of worst Ex-president for the remainder of his life).
"We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices.... Government has to make those choices for people" -HRC
Channeling surfing
October 1, 2007 - 18:11 ET by acumenEDWARDS: That takes a little thinking.
I can feel your pain John.
Speaking of little thinking, why is this loser even on TV? Obviously if he is sticking his hand in the federal matching funds (read taxpayers money) cookie jar this early in the campaign his 2008 political ambitions are toast. If CNN had any stones they would have asked John if those matching funds could have better spent on John's supposedly beloved poor.
Take your own advice John - cut and run.
acumen... I do not think
October 1, 2007 - 18:18 ET by bigtimeracumen...
I do not think his other half will let him cut and run, even if he wanted to.
LOL...
To tell you the truth ...
October 1, 2007 - 18:43 ET by drillanwrTo tell you the truth ... I'm not so sure of an HRC/Obama ticket ... Could be HRC and Breck ...
After all, every Clinton needs a Gore.
Sorry, drill, that can never happen
October 1, 2007 - 18:52 ET by RJHRC and Elizabeth Edwards?
There's just not enough room on the stage for BOTH their sets of cojones (pardon my french, er, espanol)...can you imagine the toe-to-toe policy "discussions?"
Lol... So true, so true
October 1, 2007 - 19:18 ET by bigtimerLol...
So true, so true RJ.
RJ, HRC & Edwards?
October 1, 2007 - 19:24 ET by BlondeWow, that would be the first "f-word" administration....I'm thinking a la Anne Coulter here...but if I say it (or type) out loud....I'd have to go to re-hab.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
The effort to paint GWB
October 1, 2007 - 19:40 ET by MidAmericaThe effort to paint GWB as the worst in history is to cover over some of the stench of the previous clintoon administration so that people will vote to have another.
NewsBusters, oh NewsBusters
October 1, 2007 - 20:07 ET by nyisgoldwatercountryWhy does your site (and all of the other angry political blogs, left or right) seem to bring out the worst in its commenters? Isn't the goal of NewsBusters to create an open and honest dialogue by doing away with news biases? Yet, the comment section on every blog post here inevitably turns into name-calling and hate speak. (Save for the few good folks out there.)
nyisnotwhotheyseem
October 1, 2007 - 22:47 ET by Free StinkerAnd how lucky we are to have someone here, such as yourself, who is above all that.
By the way, that term "Hate Speak" . . . you're giving yourself away too soon. You're supposed to make it harder for us to ID you.
our mission is at the top of
October 1, 2007 - 22:51 ET by TruthMongerour mission is at the top of the page - nothing about dialogue up there:)
If GWB were a Democrat, and
October 1, 2007 - 21:38 ET by SmartypantsIf GWB were a Democrat, and everything else remained the same, rest assured nobody in the MSM would be inquiring if he were the worst president ever. I know this because I lived through the worst president ever, Jimmy Carter, and I do not recall anyone in the MSM making this inquiry about Carter at that time or since.
The record is crystal clear: Carter is worse than Bush
October 1, 2007 - 22:05 ET by L.N. SmitheeIf GWB were a Democrat, and everything else remained the same, rest assured nobody in the MSM would be inquiring if he were the worst president ever. I know this because I lived through the worst president ever, Jimmy Carter, and I do not recall anyone in the MSM making this inquiry about Carter at that time or since.
Amen, bro. They don't dare run the stats; double-digit inflation, double-digit interest rates, double-digit unemployment, sub-1000 (not ten thousand, ONE thousand) Dow. And, oh yeah, greasing the skids for the Shah to be run out of Iran, ushering in the era of state sponsored terrorism.
Heckuva job, Jimmy.
Well, I've got nothing against the press...they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true..." -- Joe Jackson, "Sunday Papers"
Candy, some say you are the fattest female TV reporter...
October 1, 2007 - 21:58 ET by L.N. SmitheeCROWLEY: A lot of people have said he's the worst president in history. Do you agree?
Candy, some say you are the fattest female TV reporter in history, and that it proves what Rush Limbaugh says about feminism being about allowing unattractive women easier access to the mainstream. Do you agree?
"Well, I've got nothing against the press...they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true..." -- Joe Jackson, "Sunday Papers"
That's Just Wrong Dude
October 1, 2007 - 22:41 ET by nyisgoldwatercountryRush has no place to talk about unattractive people! Not to mention how deeply misogynistic his and your comments are. And I agree Crowley asked a dumb question.
Lighten up, "Dude"
October 1, 2007 - 23:03 ET by RJIt's a joke. Just because it's right more often than not isn't Rush's fault. :^>
Rush also laughs about his own "gloriously naked body", another OBVIOUS joke, in case you didn't notice.
Woo hoo, RJ
October 1, 2007 - 23:10 ET by BlondeYour latest trolling for libtard thing seems to be working. Nice.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I just can't take 'em seriously, Blonde
October 1, 2007 - 23:17 ET by RJ....they take themselves seriously enough without our help, thank you. :^>
RJ,
October 1, 2007 - 23:31 ET by BlondeDeja vu all over again?
Spare me the trolls....RJ. Please!
Don't you have that power?
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
No, That's Just Honest, Dude
October 2, 2007 - 00:19 ET by L.N. SmitheeRush has no place to talk about unattractive people! Not to mention how deeply misogynistic his and your comments are.
Crowley asked a softball question to which she already knew the answer. I was just returning the favor.
And I'm only half-joking about that. If you hooked Crowley up to a sodium pentathol drip, and asked her if she would have a job as a national correspondent in the shape she's in before feminism swept through TV news, she'd concede the point.
And in case you've forgotten: It doesn't matter whether Rush is attractive or not. He's on the radio.
"Well, I've got nothing against the press...they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true..." -- Joe Jackson, "Sunday Papers"
PHONY...
October 2, 2007 - 23:44 ET by danybhoyJohn Edwards is the biggest phony to be considered a legit candidate for The White House. Remember, he was the VP on the Kerry ticket. This includes Gore & the soon to be Dem nominee, Hillary.
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