-Caveat Lector- http://www.NewsMax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=1999/10/6/221 36 Clinton's Picks and Pans in the 'Stupid' Washington Press Corps Which news network is Bill Clinton's favorite? That would be CNN, according to Dick Morris, the twenty-year Clinton confidant who described the President's attitude toward several different reporters who covered him for Fox News Channel Tuesday night. "CNN, [Clinton] felt, was on his side. He felt [Wolf] Blitzer was annoying, but he felt CNN was basically favorable." Morris ran down the short list of Clinton's picks and pans for Bill O'Reilly on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor." "[NBC's] Lisa Myers he thought was a real enemy," said Morris. It was Myers who convinced alleged Clinton rape victim Juanita Broaddrick to go public with her story in January. The President doesn't like the Fox News Channel but believes that the news anchors for the big three networks have no particular political axe to grind. "[CBS's Dan] Rather and [ABC's Peter] Jennings, I don't think he felt, had a bias," said Morris. "I think he felt that they just played it straight, but he felt that they all were attracted to scandal." Clinton views the prestige print press "very hostiley," according to the former White House political guru, especially New York Times editorial page editor and son of the South, Howell Raines. "He once screamed at me that 'Howell Raines hates me and he writes negative stories about me because I'm a Southerner that didn't have to leave to make good.'...He sees the press as jealous of him, as fellow baby boomers who are envious of where he's gotten, and it's a very personal thing." The President doesn't actually watch television news and Morris has never seen him read a newspaper. Instead Clinton depends on daily White House press summaries and often pays little attention to even those. "He kind of feels he's making the news so he doesn't need to read it." The First Lady is another story. "Hillary reads everything; she's omniverous," Morris told O'Reilly. "She's sensitive to everything, she resents everything, she doesn't like the press and she's on top of the spin moment by moment." The President's view of the news media is less overwrought. In fact, according to Morris, Clinton thinks the White House press corps is basically "stupid" and that distracting reporters from damaging stories is like "taking candy from a baby." -- Kathleen "There is nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure." -- Ross MacDonal This signature was made by SigChanger. You can find SigChanger at: http://huizen.dds.nl/~phranc/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
