Comments on: More News That Isn’t News http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Fledermaus http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35981 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:59:45 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35981 <i>It will be years before we fully understand how intelligent people convinced themselves of this.</i> One need only read Smartest Guys in the Room to see this in action. This administation and Enron have a lot in common. The blind eye to realities on the ground, an obsession with appearance of success rather than success itself, and the belief that all problems can be managed with photo ops and optimistic speeches. It will be years before we fully understand how intelligent people convinced themselves of this.

One need only read Smartest Guys in the Room to see this in action. This administation and Enron have a lot in common. The blind eye to realities on the ground, an obsession with appearance of success rather than success itself, and the belief that all problems can be managed with photo ops and optimistic speeches.

]]> by: linnen http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35922 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:05:04 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35922 My guess as to why Woodward came out with this book is Bush's approval numbers. If the approval rating get above 50% again, I would expect another 'Bush is Great' book. My guess as to why Woodward came out with this book is Bush’s approval numbers. If the approval rating get above 50% again, I would expect another ‘Bush is Great’ book.

]]> by: Tom Hilton http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35795 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:22:21 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/09/29/more-news-that-isnt-news/#comment-35795 It's so maddening to see Woodward (whom I picture running into Andy Sullivan at their weekly Bushaholics Anonymous meetings) finally coming round to what Fallows was reporting <i>two goddamn years ago</i>. By the way, that was Bulworth (guest-blogging for Steve M) who made the Woodward comment (I'm also guest-blogging there, so I have a small stake in seeing credit go where it's due). It’s so maddening to see Woodward (whom I picture running into Andy Sullivan at their weekly Bushaholics Anonymous meetings) finally coming round to what Fallows was reporting two goddamn years ago.

By the way, that was Bulworth (guest-blogging for Steve M) who made the Woodward comment (I’m also guest-blogging there, so I have a small stake in seeing credit go where it’s due).

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