Press Manipulation News Today

About lbj and power. he talks about lbj held up the merger of a newspaper in texas and forced them to -- he extracted a written pledge that they would not cover him unfavorably at all for the rest of his time in the white house. an actual written pledge. so it doesnt seem like the white house, this particular dynamic with the white house and the press is really new. >> no, it isnt. and i love it when you quote robert kayro. it makes us old guys feel good. and its the masterpiece of press manipul...

Understand his time is done. and i have to say president bush, ive got to hand it to the guy. im sure hes had disagreements with president obama, but hes kept quiet and let the man do his job. i think cheney cant stay out of the spotlight. clinton likes to stay in the spotlight. but hes useful. cheney left office with a 13% approval rating. >> the last thing we knew was scooter libbey whos since been charged with a felony and he was doing the alley-oop play on "meet the press" after miller had s...

I dont know. maybe someone needs to play him that song how can we miss you if you dont go away. he doesnt really seem to understand his time is done. and i have to say president bush, ive got to hand it to the guy. im sure hes had disagreements with president obama, but hes kept quiet and let the man do his job. i think cheney cant stay out of the spotlight. clinton likes to stay in the spotlight. but hes useful. cheney left office with a 13% approval rating. >> the last thing we knew was scoote...

Look at his statements, david. >> ill see the proof. but look, donald trump is a master self-promoter. the don king of politics without the hair or a different kind of hair. the guy is out there to promote his own image. newt gingrich is similarly very adept at press manipulation. were not talking about the fact that he broke up with his wife on her cancer deathbed. not the fact that newt gingrich owes money on the tiffany bill of half a million or whatever it was. were not talking about the ugl...