Dcat wrote:https://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/35610-27-things-the-obama-media-woulda-went-nucular-over-if-bush-had-done-it/#slide-1360724490142
What would have happened if President Bush had ordered 90% of all drone strikes in the war on terror, then claimed the right to drone-kill American citizens without trial? The media would have gone absolutely 'nucular.' The war drums would have banged all day and all night until he submitted. Since it's President Cool we're talking about, he virtually gets a pass.
What if President Bush had a secret kill list, like the New York Times reported? Non-stop media coverage, Code Pink naked protests around the capitol (lord help us), and university teach-ins until the practice stopped. You betcha it would have gotten ugly.
What if President Bush had promised to end the War in Iraq and Afghanistan within a certain time frame and said 'you can take that to the bank' on the campaign trail? And after Bush lies about keeping his promise, he is responsible for 70% of Afghan War fatalities in the next term? Daily running death tolls would be the result, and you can 'take that to the bank.'
What if George Bush had set the record for golf-playing by a president, with well over 100 rounds of golf in his first term? Think news orgs would be buying the constant appeals to "I will not rest" until there is job creation? Oh yeah, Bush presided over 52 straight months of job growth. Never mind.
What if President Bush had a secret kill list, like the New York Times reported? Non-stop media coverage, Code Pink naked protests around the capitol (lord help us), and university teach-ins until the practice stopped. You betcha it would have gotten ugly.
What if President Bush had promised to end the War in Iraq and Afghanistan within a certain time frame and said 'you can take that to the bank' on the campaign trail? And after Bush lies about keeping his promise, he is responsible for 70% of Afghan War fatalities in the next term? Daily running death tolls would be the result, and you can 'take that to the bank.'
What if George Bush had set the record for golf-playing by a president, with well over 100 rounds of golf in his first term? Think news orgs would be buying the constant appeals to "I will not rest" until there is job creation? Oh yeah, Bush presided over 52 straight months of job growth. Never mind.
What if Bush handed out trillions in corporate handouts and slush fund deals, promising to lower unemployment to 5.4% in his first term? And he added more to the national debt than all previous presidents... combined? Then, after all that waste and graft, he maintained 8% or above unemployment for 43 straight months? Because that actually happened under President Obama, in case you didn't catch it on the five o'clock news.
https://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/35610-27-things-the-obama-media-woulda-went-nucular-over-if-bush-had-done-it/#slide-1360725036349