WTF Is It Now?!?

Howie the Whore: "the capital's media climate has been transformed"

"Reporters pounded White House spokesman Ari Fleischer and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice at briefings yesterday, skepticism and even indignation in their voices, as they demanded detailed explanations. It was, in short, far different from the tone of flag-bedecked networks after the Sept. 11 attacks, when President Bush, riding a wave of popularity and patriotism, was treated with deference by the media. Indeed, the administration likely never faced a more hostile press corps than yesterday.

"Although some critics have accused news organizations of going soft* on the White House after Sept. 11, yesterday's reporting bristled with intensity. "Journalists have been waiting for a chance to be their old, aggressive, hard-nosed selves," said Robert Lichter of the Center for Media and Public Affairs."

*Yeah, that means you too, you brownnosing little twit. And don't think your latest regurge changes anything, you miserable worthless shrub-f*cker.