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Bush Digs Blogs
By Micah L. Sifry, 03/23/2006 - 9:28pm

But do blogs dig Bush? Actually that question didn't come up, but apparently even the notoriously uninterested-in-the-media occupant of the Oval Office recognizes the power of the blogosphere. Thanks to Wizbang for the quote, which came in response to a question about how to get the "good news" about Iraq out to more Americans. Bush said:

One of the things that we have to value is that that we do have a media, free media that's able to do what they want to do and I - you ask me to say something in front of all the camera here [laughter]. Help over there will ya? I just got to keep talking and word of mouth, there's blogs, there's internet, there's all kinds of ways to communicate which is literally changing the way people get their information and so if you're concerned I would suggest that you reach out to some of the groups that are supporting the troops, that got internet sites and just keep the word moving.

There's one small problem with this idea, Mr. President. See here.

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Clever, Mr. Sifry

Clever, Mr. Sifry, real clever. But in your race for power and glory, you forgot one small detail.

No, it's not that you forgot to hook up the doll.

You used two sets of double-quotes. Try this on for size. And we can find some 157 blog posts for that phrase that pays. Umm, well some of them include the exact phrase, and some have those words scattered around.

Now if somebody had come up with a tag, that would make it simpler! I'm thinking of a phrase... "Operation Iraqi Liberation -- Seemingly Positive Iraq News." It then abbreviates to... OIL-SPIN.

By Jon Garfunkel at Fri, 03/24/2006 - 01:56 | email this page

Clever

Bush is not like all the other Presidents.He has a look of a deer who has been spot lighted.Oil is his name.Like Father like Son.Sending our troops to a country that cares little life,should say something.The American People know that the Iraq War is a waste.The so called Goverment that they are trying to impose is as bad as a camel with no humps.They do not want a true goverment.If they did they would have had one by now.As for Iraqi Liberation,that is dead in the water.We will be there until the oil runs dry.Have a nice day.

By DenJan98 at Sun, 04/02/2006 - 14:20 | email this page

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