Even though CBS has been more than conservative-leaning in the past few years, I do see this question as more than just a snark emitted in a fit of pique. I'm also a journalist, and the question was legitimate and opened the door for an interesting answer. It could've ranged from a headline grabbing classless outburst, something entirely in character for Mr. Bush, who refered to one journalist during his 2000 campaign as "that asshole", to a hasty, poorly contructed extemporaneous spin that would potentially reveal more between the lines than the orator intended...Winston Churchill George ain't.
Mr. Plante asked a pointed, revealing question that needed to be asked, and there are so many others that need asking but are frustratingly absent.
Even though CBS has been more than conservative-leaning in the past few years, I do see this question as more than just a snark emitted in a fit of pique. I'm also a journalist, and the question was legitimate and opened the door for an interesting answer. It could've ranged from a headline grabbing classless outburst, something entirely in character for Mr. Bush, who refered to one journalist during his 2000 campaign as "that asshole", to a hasty, poorly contructed extemporaneous spin that would potentially reveal more between the lines than the orator intended...Winston Churchill George ain't.
Mr. Plante asked a pointed, revealing question that needed to be asked, and there are so many others that need asking but are frustratingly absent.