If you people don't believe it, check out these two articles, both came from the AP, which delivers news to practically every news organization in the country:
First version of
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/247/region/Audience_boos_as_Bush_offers_bP.shtml:
Quote:
Audience boos as Bush offers best wishes for Clinton's recovery
By Associated Press, 9/3/2004 13:57
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) President Bush on Friday wished Bill Clinton ''best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery.''
''He's is in our thoughts and prayers,'' Bush said at a campaign rally.
Bush's audience of thousands in West Allis, Wis., booed. Bush did nothing to stop them.
Bush offered his wishes while campaigning one day after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York. Clinton was hospitalized in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
Bush recently praised Clinton when the former president went to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. He lauded Clinton for his knowledge, compassion and ''the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president.''
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I was _watching_ the news when Bush made the announcement, so when I read the article, i knew the AP was talking out its ass. So doing some more research i found another article:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0903clinton-reaction03-ON.html#
Quote:
Associated Press
Sept. 3, 2004 11:24 AM
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - President Bush on Friday offered former President Bill Clinton, who faces heart bypass surgery, "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery."
"He's is in our thoughts and prayers," Bush said at a campaign rally.
Bush offered his wishes while campaigning one day after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York. Clinton was hospitalized in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
Bush recently praised Clinton when the former president went to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. He lauded Clinton for his knowledge, compassion and "the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president."
At a campaign rally in Newark, Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry offered his best wishes to Clinton.
"He's going to be fine," Kerry said, telling the rally about Clinton's scheduled bypass surgery.
"But every single one of us wants to extend to him our best wishes, our prayers and our thoughts and I want you all to let a cheer out and clap that he can hear all the way to New York," Kerry said to cheers.
Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
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That article doesn't mention boos at all.
Later, the AP retracted its comments. From DrudgeReport.com:
Quote:
AP CLAIMS: 'AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS BOOS' AFTER BUSH WISHES EX-PREZ 'SPEEDY RECOVERY'; 'Bush did nothing to stop them'...
THEN RETRACTS... DEVELOPING...
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Hear the audio for yourself here:
http://www.e4industries.com/bryan/bush.mp3
Don't tell ME the media isn't biased! There's no excuse for the outright lie printed in that article. How many news agencies do you think piecked that up and reported it incorrectly? The assertion that Bush supporters would boo the well-wishes to an ex-president is very damaging. The idea that Bush would stand by and not stop it is even more damaging. That is the plan, that's EXACTLY what they were going for.