When a reporter noted that Edwards was being described as “charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist and even sexy” and then asked “How does he stack up against Dick Cheney?” the president immediately responded, “Dick Cheney�can be president. Next?”
Now, check out how Associated Press reporter Tom Raum spins the exchange;
President Bush on Wednesday curtly dismissed freshman Sen. John Edwards’ credentials to be vice president while Democratic challenger John Kerry and his running mate rallied voters in battleground states. “Dick Cheney can be president,” Bush declared, and Kerry suggested that was part of the problem.
hat tip- Vodkapundit
Par for the course, I guess
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Interesting that the AP defines “charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist and even sexy” as “credentials to be vice president”–it says a lot about where they’re all coming from.
It seems like they all think they could click their magic slippers and say, “There’s no place like home,” and wish themselves back into the Clinton decade.
The BBC was practically orgasmic about it.