Must Read: Media Matters recalls "Mission Accomplished" media hype

[Sparkly]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200604270005

May 1st, 2003, was Chimpy's now-infamous "Mission Accomplished" day. I'm sure you all remember the breathless, love-struck media coverage, but with the passage of time, it's really remarkable to look back. And someday, the whole BushCo presidency will read the same way to us -- once we restore sanity.

Just a taste: A favorite from Tweety, who also claimed Chimpy "won the war":

MATTHEWS: We're proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who's physical, who's not a complicated guy like Clinton or even like Dukakis or Mondale, all those guys, McGovern. They want a guy who's president. Women like a guy who's president. Check it out. The women like this war. I think we like having a hero as our president. It's simple. We're not like the Brits. We don't want an indoor prime minister type, or the Danes or the Dutch or the Italians, or a Putin. Can you imagine Putin getting elected here? We want a guy as president.

And another from G. Gordon Liddy:

LIDDY: Well, I -- in the first place, I think it's envy. I mean, after all, Al Gore had to go get some woman to tell him how to be a man. And here comes George Bush. You know, he's in his flight suit, he's striding across the deck, and he's wearing his parachute harness, you know -- and I've worn those because I parachute -- and it makes the best of his manly characteristic. You go run those -- run that stuff again of him walking across there with the parachute. He has just won every woman's vote in the United States of America. You know, all those women who say size doesn't count -- they're all liars. Check that out. I hope the Democrats keep ratting on him and all of this stuff so that they keep showing that tape.

Much more at MediaMatters...

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Makes me want to puke. But then again, almost anything to do with *

makes me feel that way.

[smoochpooch]

2. Jesus Christ, Matthews lists all Dems

Goes to show how little regard MSM had for anyone without a (R) next to their name. Definite Kool-Aider! Still what do you expect from Liddy? I bet he knows less about women than... well..does he really know anything?

[spag68]

4. Mathews is a turncoat creep isn't he?

and I think his brother is still dunning in Pa. for a Congressional seat, or has my old memory failed me. It would be great to watch his fat face tremble if his brother loses. Just remember this, when the dems win the election, he will be sucking up like a hoover. to the dems.

[Erika]

3. George Bush a man?

I don't quite think so. Did he ever defend our country? No. Did he ever go out and get a job on his own? No. He is a rich frat brat, schooled in New England, and pandered to by the rich oil boys.

He's not fit to be even considered president.

[spag68]

5. Don't make fun

of georgie, he was a cheerleader for skull&bones at Yale.

[otohara]

6. The Media is Enemy #1

if it weren't for them, no Bush, no war, no Bush 2nd term.

[lwcon]

7. This really made me ill

Does anyone know of a similar roundup of pre-war jingoism in the media?
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[Rocknrule]

8. May as well be called "Bush's anus: An in-depth look by the "librul media"

"Oooohh, he's really hot, he really puts the cock in cockpit. I'll bet it took him almost an hour to stuff 'Mr. President' into that flight suit! He's soooo manly, I wish I could have his child, even though I'm a guy."
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