President Bush is known for the ridiculous nicknames and comments he makes, but he had to retract one yesterday because his arrogant stench of megalomania caused him to pick on a “4 eyed Joe Hollywood” reporter from the LA Times. Peter Wallsten (the aforementioned reporter) suffers from Stargardt’s disease, a form of macular degeneration that causes progressive vision loss. President Bush responded to Wallsten’s question regarding the “White House’s credibility in the aftermath of Rove having been cleared in the CIA leak investigation” by saying “are you gonna ask that question with your shades on? Because, (he-he) there’s no sun and you are addressing the President.” Dubya dodged the Q & A, but called Wallsten later to apologize about his “needling”. Wallsten’s response was “needle” away; basically I have dealt with jerks like you my entire life.
(Photo compliments of NBC News)
Editor’s Note: To the reader who commented, “Bushido- I read that article and I don't see anywhere in there that Wallsten said "I have dealt with jerks like you my entire life." He seemed to take no offense to the comment and he also said that it didn't bother him because he hadn't told anyone in the White House about his condition. When you make stuff up like this it makes you look dishonest. I don't mind your slanted views on things, just don't quote someone for saying something they never said.”
Thank you for your comment and I am glad you followed up on the article. Of course we should always question authority (even the sh-crap) that I write. That being said, I could split hairs with you regarding where exactly I used quotation marks, but that would be a waste of your and my time. Thanks again for the lecture on honesty and clarifying the post for everyone else. Finally, you may want to note that this blog is for entertainment purposes; I try to remain "unslanted" but who am I to kid? We all have biases. That being said, this should be adequate wording for the final sentence of the post; Wallsten’s response was “needle” away; or as I would have liked to imagine his response as a confident Bushesque “Bring it on”!
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Bushido- I read that article and I don't see anywhere in there that Wallsten said "I have dealt with jerks like you my entire life." He seemed to take no offense to the comment and he also said that it didn't bother him because he hadn't told anyone in the White House about his condition. When you make stuff up like this it makes you look dishonest. I don't mind your slanted views on things, just don't quote someone for saying something they never said.
Thanks for the lecture on honesty. I'll take this into consideration and try to do better next time.
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