Laura Bush thinks that it’s the media’s fault that only 21 percent of American’s support her husband’s Iraq policy. As Editor and Publisher reports:
Appearing on MSNBC this morning with Norah O’Donnell, Laura Bush blamed the media, when asked why only 21% of Americans, in a recent NBC poll, said they approved of her husband’s Iraq policy.
“I do know that there are a lot of good things that are happening [in Iraq] that aren’t covered,” she said. “And I think that the drum beat in the country from the media, from the only way people know what is happening unless they happen to have a loved one deployed there, is discouraging…”
Just one remote observer’s opinion, but perhaps journalists would report more good news if they weren’t getting killed while trying to do their jobs:
Share ThisBAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Relatives and friends buried an AP Television News cameraman on Wednesday, a day after he was killed by insurgents while covering clashes in northern Iraq.
Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah, 35, was having his car repaired in the eastern part of Mosul Tuesday when insurgents and police began fighting nearby and he rushed to cover the clash.
Insurgents spotted him filming, approached him and shot him to death, police Brig. Abdul-Karim Ahmed Khalaf said. They shot him five times and took his camera equipment, cell phone and press ID card, according to police.