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NYT Ignored Reality at 2001 Bush Inauguration; Now Ignorance Is History

January 20, 2017 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

It was much harder for TV than for newspapers to downplay the reality that George W. Bush was greeted in 2001 by massive protests. As demonstrations begin in the run up to the Trump inauguration, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting notes the downplaying of protest at the George W. Bush inauguration: Discussing the security challenges posed by the inauguration of Donald Trump, … [Read more...] about NYT Ignored Reality at 2001 Bush Inauguration; Now Ignorance Is History

– Laura Bush Cancels poetry reading, fearing war of words

February 6, 2003 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15100By John Nichols, The Nation February 4, 2003 A bit of advice for the Bush White House: Don't pick fights with professional wordsmiths. First Lady Laura Bush's decision to cancel a White House symposium on the poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes because she feared antiwar sentiments might be … [Read more...] about – Laura Bush Cancels poetry reading, fearing war of words

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