US President George W. Bush stated in a speech today that appeasement of Iran should be discouraged. Below is a comparison of the headline and lede sentence from some major US media outlets:
• Fox News: White House Denies Bush Targeted Obama in Speech to Israeli Knesset - “The White House denied Thursday that President Bush was focusing on Barack Obama when — during a speech to the Israeli parliament — he criticized politicians who would speak to terrorists and their backers.”
• CNN: Dems fire back at Bush on ‘appeasement’ - “Democrats on Thursday condemned President Bush’s insinuation that they would be appeasing terrorist states by holding talks, with one going so far as to call his remarks “bulls**t.”"
• USA Today: Obama: President Bush used ‘false political attack’ - “Barack Obama’s presidential campaign Thursday accused President Bush of using a speech in Israel to launch a “false political attack” involving the appeasement of terror threats — a claim the White House said was not true.”
• ABC News: Obama Takes Issue With Bush Foreign Policy Speech - “The Obama campaign is taking issue with a comment President Bush made while speaking to the Knesset on the 60th anniversary of Israel’s statehood.”
• CBS News: Bush Sparks Campaign Stir From Israel - “Barack Obama accused President Bush of “a false political attack” Thursday after Mr. Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists - early salvos in a general election campaign that’s already blazing even as the Democratic front-runner tries to sew up his party’s nomination. ”
• MSNBC: Obama blasts Bush over ‘Nazi’ comments - “Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accused President Bush on Thursday of launching a “false political attack” with a comment about appeasing terrorists and radicals.”
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