Do you think CNN went too far by playing a conversation that Bush thought wasn't being recorded?

Question

Or is this just karma for invading the privacy of the rest of us after 9-11 with the privacy act changes?

What a dumb a**. But nobody is accusing him of being smart. Not ever. In fact, when he starts to speak I start to cringe.

Answer 1

Absolutely Not!!! If he hasn't learned yet that you never say anything in public that you don't want overheard then it's his problem. Just another example of his idiocy when it comes to diplomacy. I mean come on! He can think whatever he wants about the UN leader but you DO NOT verbalize that at a meeting of many countries!! This man is just plain stupid and an embarrassment to America and Americans.

Answer 2

Not at all. The agencies within our country has been authorized by the President and other advocates to allow screening and what some believe is an 'invasion of privacy'. This demonstrates the fact that law is law and freedom of expression and media reporting are all protected by the constitution especially when it deals with the public at large (in this case, our welfare and safety in an international crisis which could advertly affect our land if the Commander in Chief is speaking out loud about another nation or opposing nation which could pose a threat to the citizens or the land) and not even the President should be excused from this protection.

KARMA BABY!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

No, CNN did not go too far. In fact--and I am writing as a retired professional journalist--I would have been outraged if they surpressed the conversation.

Bush and Blair are both public figures of the first rank. This means that, before the eyes of the law, they have no private area, None at all, according to established mass media law.

Therefore, anything they do or say, public or private, during their terms of office and for a reasonable period thereafter, is fair game for the news media and not only rightly reported to the public--but professionally obligatory for the news media to do so.

Answer 4

CNN has every right to show that clip. Bush should be more careful when speaking in front of a mic.

This isn't the first time he's done this. It won't be the last.

Answer 5

uh...that was on Fox News too. CNN wasn't the only network to show that.
as for the whole invasion of privacy, I'm not seeing that. you really think the government is spending millions of dollars to find out what you ate for dinner last night?

Answer 6

That's standard operating procedure for CNN. They will do anything to make President Bush look bad. Anything. They've lost all semblence of decorum and decency, let alone being factual or impartial.

Answer 7

CNN was fine in playing the tape.

The really screwed up thing is that all the CNN commentators seem to think there was something scandalous in what he said. So he said S--T. I say it every day!

Answer 8

How could reporting a speech by a President be going too far?

Where is it written that the media's job is to protect government officials from embarassing moments?

Answer 9

Hmmmm, His dumb *** deserves what it got! I agree with your first answer I laughed too hun! Karma is a ***** sometimes. Maybe it will be good to us and bush will get "invaded" by another war criminal, not unlike himself.

Answer 10

Eh, I think Bush is right. I think CNN is trying to embarrass him, but I agree with what he thinks, so why not run it. I just wish they'd gotten to it sooner. I heard them talk about it at least twice, but I forgot to wait to hear it and I went to something else.