Bush campaign hack calls media "scum of the earth"

[quaoar]

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

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.

[indie_voter]

1. Yet

These "scum of the earth" not only put them in power but is trying to keep them in power.

Ahhh, democracy.

[Mika]

4. Agree?

"These "scum of the earth" not only put them in power but is trying to keep them in power."


If the shoe fits..

[nikatnyte]

2. You've got to be kidding

The media, in general, has Bush's best friend these past months. It's been sugar-coating and spinning into sugar all of Smirky's lies and distortions. If these are the "scum of the earth," I'd hate to see how they'd feel about real, honest-to-God journalists!

[The Zanti Regent]

10. Please name one network or paper that hasn't kissed Bush's ass

This is truly amazing. EVERY one of them kiss Bush's ass!

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Then he should feel right among friends.

:)

[Catfight]

5. Young Republician kicks young woman at RNC convention, I think

the kettle is calling the kettle black when speaking of scum of the earth!

[liberal N proud]

6. Is FAUX news covering this?

[Downtown Hound]

7. Keep kissing Bush's ass media

See where it'll get you? You have bent over backward for this criminal for almost four years, and it still isn't good enough. When will you get a clue?

[WI_DEM]

8. yet the media kisses Bush's ass

even though his people make comments like this and Bush rarely holds a press conference.

[Droopy]

9. Most Republicans think the media has a left wing bias

It's really telling on how far to the right Republicans really are now days. I guess if they aren't kissing Bush's ass 24/7 then the media has a liberal bias.

[merh]

12. Those poor repukes, being picked on by the press.

You know, the press is always trying to get to tell the truth and if they did that they know people would hate them as much as we do. It is so damned unfair, forcing them to consider the facts and to tell the truth. Media scum! <sarcasm off>

[Mz Pip]

11. When oh when

is the "scum of the earth" media going to turn on these bastards?

We need to take their kneepads away from them for awhile. They are entirely too comfortable on their knees.

MzPip
:dem:

[John_H]

13. They're doing triple camels in hell. I agree with Terry Holt .

[VOX]

14. That "scum of the earth" has been enabling BushCo for four years...

Without that "scum," BushCo would be in **big** trouble.

Damn right they're talking about the “necessity of the media” -- the right wing needs that media comfortably in its hip pocket!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Well many of them are the scum of the earth

Who else would whore for the Bushes?

[oasis]

16. Holt latest rant, "What have ya done for me lately, ya scum?"

:argh:

[sandnsea]

17. Shameless brainwashing

The only scum of the earth Terry Holt is dealing with are those in the Republican Party. It's brainwashing, pure and simple, a horrible thing to do to young people.