Good news for the Administration and for President Bush is turning the majority of the mainstream media purple. They are so consumed with Bush Derangement Syndrome, known thruout the blogosphere as BDS. Don't believe me, take a look at the New York Times, pick any day of the week. James Joyner has an article up today on Outside the Beltway that gives lots of examples, although I'm not sure I completely agree with some of the conclusions.
Is Good News for Bush Good News?
By James Joyner
The media bandwagon effect is in high form today, with several articles out on the “things are looking up for Bush” meme. [READ IT ALL HERE]
H/T: BMEWS
Related:
Via Gateway Pundit:
Bush Continues Rally in DC- "We Will Succeed in Iraq."
As much as the media would like to, it's harder for them to hide a dead Zarqawi than it is to hide a robust economy that is beating expectations.
Playing on this hard to disguise good news, President Bush gave another rousing speech this morning in Washington. ... more
And Black Five has plenty to say [see his list of "Chairborne Rangers"] about the arrogance of the media coverage, especially where Iraq is concerned:
[USA TODAY] To all the Chairborne Rangers advancing the vast 'negative media' conspiracy from the safety and comfort of their parents' basements: If you think you can do better, I've got a spare bed in the Baghdad bureau."
To which Bill Roggio responds:
Hello Cesar,
I'd take you up on the offer of "the spare bed in the Baghdad bureau" but this Chairborne Ranger is currently embedded in Kandahar, Afghanistan. I'll head back to Iraq for the second time this year after I make my next stop in the Horn of Africa. No doubt Michael Totten and Michael Yon, two other notable Chairborne Rangers, have similar plans.
You should also ask another group of Chairborne Rangers, such as Smash, Greyhawk, OpFor, and the other military bloggers who did their blogging from the combat zones to see if they need a rack. Oh, and I'll be bypassing Baghdad to go outside the comfort of the hotel, so you can keep the spare bed.
MacRanger says: "Speaking of "Smack Downs", kuddos to Blackfive for smacking the living crap out of USA Today's Cesar Soriano, who referred to them as "Chairborne Rangers". Wrong move Cesar - you need to issue an apology pronto bucko, ...if you've got the stones."
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