Also, asking Ms. Perino about the Cuban Missile Crisis means that it's likely that something happened one time which involved Cuba and missiles. It may have even been in the papers. I'm pretty sure.

And if the question was, "Did Bush authorize torture?", Ms Perino, what does THAT signify?

And, "Did Bush lie to Congress to get us into the Iraq debacle?"

and, "Did Bush...?" ...ad infinitum...

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The publishers of the next printed edition of dumb blonde / blond jokes need to seriously consider having Dana Perino and Chris Matthews grace the book's cover.

Perino has a bright future as a Fox News host. Blonde, clueless, but can deliver pre-scripted lines. Megan Kelly might get some competition.

I watch Dana Perino on The Daily Show and she seems like a really nice person. But I suspect she has a way of compartmentalizing her life (and soul) from the demands of the job. This would explain the disconnect.

As Perino sees it, there must be something to the premise of the question if the question is asked all the time. If there was no bias, the argument goes, the question wouldn't come up.

But if we take this one step further, the line of thought becomes even more illustrative. For example, Perino is frequently asked to defend Bush administration incompetence. If we follow her logic, I don't think she would always be asked about Bush's incompetence, if there wasn't any Bush incompetence.

I think you misunderstand Perino's position. It is not "if a question is asked frequently, its premise must be true", it is "if a question is asked of President Bush or his staff by the media, it reveals a liberal bias in the media."

So, if she gets questions about liberal bias in the media, it indicates that there is liberal bias in the media. If she gets questions about Bush's incompetence, it indicates that there is liberal bias in the media. If she gets questions about Bush's lunch menu, it indicates that there is liberal bias in the media. If someone asks her "Why is Bush such a great President?", it indicates that there is liberal bias in the media.

Darsan54: She seems like a true believer, so I'd say rather that she has a way of detaching herself from reality.

Shouldn't we give Dana Perino a bit of a break? After all she got beaned with a microphone a couple weeks ago at Bush's Iraqi Freedom Celebration press conference.

94 hrs. 43 minutes to go!

Ms. Perino wouldn't be always asked about her vapidity and general lack of knowledge if she wasn't vapid and lacking knowledge, generally.

Awwww... such a good lapdog, all the way to the end.

Whenever this topic comes up, I have to ask, "what is the true center point from where the media is supposedly offset from?" The American press is certainly to the left of Nazi Germany, and to the right of modern Sweden.

Everybody has a bias. The media members are a subset of everybody, and therefore represent them to some degree. Perfectly? I doubt it. But what are you gonna do, start up the Fairness Doctrine? Or are you gonna whine about it like your outnumbered conservative friends?

she's merely following in a long, proud (?) line of conservatives who cant differentiate between smoke and fire.

surely i'm not the only one old enough to recall Attorney General Meese declaring that "You don't have many suspects who are innocent of a crime. That's contradictory. If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect"?

Looking at your examples, I guess she has a point.

metastasized victimhood

Touche, Steve!

dan from hawaii...
i don't think tweety is a real blonde (at least not any more) and i've got my doubts about dana.

"I don't think I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media, if there wasn't any liberal bias in the media."

D. Perino.

"I don't think I would always be asked about my feelings about Jews controlling the banks, if there weren't any Jews controlling banks."

J. Goebbels

The facts are biased.

If we follow her logic, I don't think she would always be asked about Bush's incompetence, if there wasn't any Bush incompetence.
True.

Indeed, it's quite an easy road to follow. I don't think Perino would always be asked about Dick Cheney's breathtaking dishonesty, if there wasn't any breathtaking dishonesty.
True.

I don't think Perino would always be asked about Bush's failures on Iraq, the economy, and the response to Hurricane Katrina, if there weren't any Bush failures on Iraq, the economy, and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
True.
I don't think I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media, if there wasn't any liberal bias in the media.
True.

I see no problem with her logic.

TB hits it right on the nose. The Republican use of victimization is a tactic right out of Goebbels playbook. The more the can become the victim, the more they can feel justified in taking any action, no matter how despicable, in the future.

We saw evidence of this in McCain's campaign. And it will get worse.

Hey, Dana:

Does the Bush family have longstanding business ties to Saudi Arabia?

Did J. Edgar Hoover like to dress up in womens' clothes?

Is God dead?

I saw her on Stewart as well, and I gotta say I was taken aback at her simplicity. Ok, she's stupid. Dumb as s***. I guess I should know better: they're all either cold, vicious bastards or line-toeing, functional idiots way out of their league. She's clearly the latter. Oh, well, she's 'made,' set for life, another BushCo apparatchik done good.

Dana is the cover on the cover-up. She's definetly guilty by association & an accessory after the facts. Apologizing, admitting your guilt & an honest attempt at making amends are a few of the steps in healing & making things right in all 12 step programs. She should seek help!

Conservatives lately are obsessed with fear that the Dems will reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. But if there is such a liberal bias in the media, why would conservatives oppose the Fairness Doctrine? And why would liberals want to reinstate it?