Dubya Says
Matt Lauer, “Today,” NBC: “Did you ever consider
the media to be the enemy of the American people?”
George W. Bush: (laughs) “I considered the media to be indispensable to democracy. We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. Power can be very addictive. It can be corrosive. And it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.”
—“President Bush: ‘We need an independent media,’” on “Morning Joe,” MSNBC, Feb. 27, 2017
• Editorial Comment: Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
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