Terry Holt deals with "the scum of the earth" (the media)

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http://rollcall.com/issues/50_22/hoh/6632-1.html

Are We That Bad?

Looks like Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt may have lost that loving feeling for the Fourth Estate. At a young Republicans event Tuesday at the posh Waldorf Astoria that was closed to the media, Holt warned the GOP youngsters that dealing with reporters on a daily, constant basis the way he does can be a “horrifying, gritty experience.”

“That’s right,” he added, “I deal with the scum of the earth.”

Holt explained later to HOH that his speech to young Republican would-be operatives also focused on the “necessity of the media.”

“I have a deep respect for the people I work with and I think they understand there’s a natural tension,” he said.
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oh the poor, poor media. letting themselves be used and abused by Terry.

Terry speaking to young republicans made me think of madrassahs.

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1. Funny isn't it that being called the 'scum of the earth' doesn't offend

more in the media than it does. Apparently they either agree with that description, or they are so without integrity that they'll overlook the statement because they're so afraid of the Rupert Murdochs of the world.

There are exceptions who will overlook this stuff because they back bush* beyond the point of sanity and reason. People like Charles Krauthammer, Robert Novak, Tim Russert, any of a number of repugnant frauds on Faux, Cokie Roberts, etc.