Comments on: Bret Baier Totally Rude to the President

By: cargosquid

cargosquid — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:04:45 +0000

Heck, today’s politics ARE civil. In days gone by, there were beatings, duels, slander, lies, riots, pay offs, etc. And that was just in the Capitol building…….

A law officer in Texas has an interesting piece: http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/2010/03/meditations-on-civility.html

Perhaps we might need to return to something like that. Or not. Don’t know.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:46:44 +0000

Wolverine : Moon, Obama has his moments too. That comment he made to McCain at the so-called health care reform bipartisan summit was really out of line — that’s the one about the campaign being over. You could see that the comment insulted McCain to the quick.

I do think you can look at any politician and find some not so nice things that politicians said if you look hard enough. Really, neither side can say they always take the high road, as it were.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:44:40 +0000

Wolverine : Politics and political commentary in our time has become rough and tumble all the way around.

It does seem like things have changed. Years ago growing up I don't remember political commentary being the way it is today - and also even debates between politicians seemed less contentious or more sticking to the topics and not to sort of just attacks on each other. Must be a sign of the times, I guess!

By: cargosquid

cargosquid — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:17:41 +0000

I just noticed. We’re all “talking” about the interview, but, not one of us is discussing the answers in detail. I’m going to find a transcript. I’ll be back. Its too nice outside to “fisk” the interview now……

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:34:26 +0000

@Wolverine It was obvious that President Obama had been dying to deliver that line, and he found his moment at last. I would put that in the unpresidentially- rude-and-inappropriate-comment archives to remember next election cycle, along with "The Cambridge police acted stupidly."

By: Wolverine

Wolverine — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:16:42 +0000

Moon, Obama has his moments too. That comment he made to McCain at the so-called health care reform bipartisan summit was really out of line — that’s the one about the campaign being over. You could see that the comment insulted McCain to the quick. Politics and political commentary in our time has become rough and tumble all the way around.

By: Moon-howler

Moon-howler — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:27:56 +0000

Then he should refuse to interview with anyone rude. Pres. Obama should have never interviewed with Fox News. All morning long they do nothing but bash them–from 6 am when their day begins until a brief respite with Shep Smith. At 5 pm, it starts up again.

I didn’t realize that something has been said about Bush interviews. I was looking for video. I don’t recall any reporter treating Bush in that horrid manner. I thought Gibson was polite. That is not to say that someone didn’t however, and if someone will drop the video, I will take out after them also.

I can’t even look at Baier now. He sickens me. What a nasty, disrespectful, LITTLE man he is.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:36:46 +0000

Moon-howler : I agree that people said rude things about Pres. Bush. I expect many of them were Democrats. But that has nothing to do with the treatment of Obama in that interview. I go back to the old childhood adage of 2 wrongs don’t make a right.

I agree with that. But you can count on this: if ever there is a Republican President again, the Democrats will say just as nasty things about him, and there will be interviewers just as nasty to him, as there are current with Republicans saying things about Obama. You can count on it. But yes, two wrongs don't make a right - but you can count on both parties getting nasty when they are the minority opposition party - as long as into the future as you want to think about. I don't see it ever changing, quite honestly.

By: Gainesville Resident

Gainesville Resident — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:34:23 +0000

Moon-howler : I enjoyed the interviews. It is easier to get the drift of the interview watching rather than reading. I didn’t see any where the interviewer was rude to President Bush. Id there one in particular where rudeness was shown?

Are you talking about the interviews I posted in that massive post of a lot of links? If so, that's not what I meant. I just posted them to show evidence that Bush did not hide from the media, and only grant interviews to Fox News as was implied earlier in this thread.

By: Moon-howler

Moon-howler — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:11:35 +0000

I enjoyed the interviews. It is easier to get the drift of the interview watching rather than reading. I didn’t see any where the interviewer was rude to President Bush. Id there one in particular where rudeness was shown?

I believe Pres. Obama was foolish to agree to be interviewed by Fox News. Leopards don’t change their spots.

I agree that people said rude things about Pres. Bush. I expect many of them were Democrats. But that has nothing to do with the treatment of Obama in that interview. I go back to the old childhood adage of 2 wrongs don’t make a right.

I believe Pres. Obama should have ended the interview. Just stood up and told Baier to get out. I would have.