Is Laura Bush correct when she says the media is the cause of George's low approval ratings?

Answer 1

Vast left-wing conspiracy.

Answer 2

The media is owned by large corporations. Large corporations have profited greatly under George Bush's regime. So, no, She is lying, trying to get people to believe Bush is a good person. Historically, the Republican party has been about big business, profits, and control of the populace.

The difference between the parties politically is this. When there is something the Government wants to do, the Republicans will TELL YOU what's going to be done, and not give the citizens a vote in it, The democrats will tell you what they would like, and put it to a vote.

So, you see, the Republicans act with a self perceived autonimity, whereas the Democrats act with a majority vote of the people. In short, with Republicans, you have no say as to what is done, with Democrats, you are given a choice.. It has been this way throughout history.

The media is owned by big business, which profits under the republican party. So, Bush's unpopularity is truthfully the people speaking out, not a media blitz to destroy the one who has brought them so much profit.

One of the major Broadcasters (The Peacock Station) is owned by General Electric, who just happens to make electronics for the Military, and has profited greatly by the so called "War on Terrorism". Isn't it amazing that with the greatest military in the world, and the C.I.A., the F.B.I., the Secret Service, the Air Marshals, plus the anti missle/airplane batteries which surround the WhiteHouse, and the Pentagon (Headquarters of Our countries Intelligence Community for the Government), that men from a third world country could outwit ALL these agencies, and safeguards, outsmart Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Connie Rice, Wolfowitz, and everybody else, and do so much damage with such low grade weapons as box cutters?

I remember Bush stating "Not On My Watch!" . Well, he was right. Not one Navy ship was sunk on His watch. Just the destruction of the Trade Towers(Larry A. Silverstein, a multi millionair with international Political pull, and holder of the Trade Tower Complex lease, made 7 BILLION dollars in insurance profits on a complex which was outdated, contained asbestos, and needed MAJOR renovations just to be brought up to Code, which would have cost millions, who stands to make even more profits on it's rebuilding), portions of the Pentagon, the destruction of several air liners, the deaths of over 4500 people, the deaths of so many soldiers in an illegal war, which is against International Laws(We WERE NOT attacked by Iraq), the destruction of the U.S.economy, and all the pain and suffering of so many families, both U.S. citizens, as well as so many innocent Iraqi citizens, plus loosing the respect which so many other countries had for America. Gee, I can't figure out why Bush's popularity is soooo low now.

Answer 3

The only cause? No - but a significant part? Definately. How can anyone form a positive impression on ANY topic when all they hear is the negative? And since the overwhelming majority of "journalists" are proudly liberal, stands to reason that a conservative Pres isn't going to get good press.

There was also a study done that proved the media is much softer on reporting economic news when a Democrat is in office.

"Abstract:
Accusations of political bias in the media are often made by members of both political parties, yet there have been few systematic studies of such bias to date. This paper develops an econometric technique to test for political bias in news reports that controls for the underlying character of the news reported. Our results suggest that American newspapers tend to give more positive news coverage to the same economic news when Democrats are in the Presidency than for Republicans. When all types of news are pooled into a single analysis, our results are highly significant. However, the results vary greatly depending upon which economic numbers are being reported. When GDP growth is reported, Republicans received between 16 and 24 percentage point fewer positive stories for the same economic numbers than Democrats. For durable goods for all newspapers, Republicans received between 15 and 25 percentage points fewer positive news stories than Democrats. For unemployment, the difference was between zero and 21 percentage points. Retail sales showed no difference. Among the Associated Press and the top 10 papers, the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, and New York Times tend to be the least likely to report positive news during Republican administrations, while the Houston Chronicle slightly favors Republicans. Only one newspaper treated one Republican administration significantly more positively than the Clinton administration: the Los Angeles Times' headlines were most favorable to the Reagan administration, but it still favored Clinton over either Bush administration. We also find that the media coverage affects people's perceptions of the economy. Contrary to the typical impression that bad news sells, we find that good economic news generates more news coverage and that it is usually covered more prominently. We also present some evidence that media treats parties differently when they control both the presidency and the congress."

Answer 4

She is pointing out something that is partly true. This presidency may have been doomed from the beginning as the liberals and the left biased media made it their mission to destroy it (that's just the small minded liberal at work). Bush has made some terrible mistakes and has not been a very good leader even for his own party, but how could anyone lead effectivley when the opposition party and the media are united to diminish every move you make.

Answer 5

Yes the media does contribute.

Answer 6

Sounds like a typical Bush supporter or family member. According to Fox News and all the right-wing conservative Republicans, the media is the cause of all that is bad. The Bushies take no responsibility for anything. Typical right-wing, conservatives.

Answer 7

Of course she's right. But the media does not speak for him, it does not make policy, defend Rumsfield, and still think he can win in Iraq. Actually since the media doesn't report the small stuff they probably enhance his image.

Answer 8

This is a hoax of hoaxes. The media for the most part SHILLS for Dictator Dumbya. To cite just one of countless examples, on ABC "This Week" a couple weeks ago Cokie said, as almost if reading a prepared exchange, that there "... should not be impeachment because the people have seen enough of impeachment in their lifetimes". That's like saying that since someone was brought up on charges for a petty crime, subsequently mass criminals like Dumbya should not be prosecuted because the public should not know the horror of it all.
The nonsense that airs on Faux and other OPENLY right wing media is of course worse.

Answer 9

I doubt that the media is the "cause" but without question they have a role to play. When the public gets nothing but a constant dose of negativity re Iraq, and nothing but constant negativity re Bush and his administration, is it any wonder that Bush has low approval numbers?

Answer 10

George is the only one responsible for his low approval rating .He is not a good leader .Never had the capability to be one . Only money and power got him elected .Well some stupidity on the part of the religious right who believed he could stop sin by making laws to stop people from sinning .
Killing is wrong and George kills people .
Lying is wrong and George lied to people .
Stealing is wrong and he is stealing the future away from millions of Americans by forcing them into debt .
Well I could go on forever but we all no the truth is he is simply a bad president .
He might be a fun Guy at parties , love his kids a lot , but thats where his compassion and understanding end .

Answer 11

Yes, very much so. It's been said that perception is reality, well the media creates that perception. A poll was taken about two years ago that said 76% of journalists identify themselves as liberals, and supported the democrat party.

I see it all the time on CNN and MSNBC, there is a huge liberal bias. It's only because FOX NEWS doesn't go along with it that they seem conservative.