(Community Matters) Twice in the last week I’ve blanched at headlines suggesting BHO is using GWB language.
In today’s Politico.com story, the headline reads, “President Barack Obama: Don’t bet against me on health care.”
There was another instance this week where the headlines suggested the President was using language similar to GWB’s “bring ’em on” response to terrorists. I can’t find it online, though I did find the Reuters headline suggesting such language in February’s budget fight.
so, what have I found? I’ve found that headline writers risk crossing the lines of integrity by falsely suggesting BHO is walking the Bush swagger. When I’ve read beyond the headlines, read the actual quotes, his statements are not even close to the flippant arrogance of the original GWB lines. I suppose we should all police our headlines a bit more carefully.
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