Obama breaks from Bush: ‘I often read bad press.’»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/08/obama-bad-news/

Obama breaks from Bush: ‘I often read bad press.’»

Yesterday in his CNBC interview, President-elect Obama said that he doesn’t plan on living in a “bubble” during his time in office and will be “open to outside information, particularly criticism.” “I very rarely read good press,” he added. “I often read bad press, not because I agree with it, but because I want to get a sense of are there areas where I’m falling short and I can do better.”

Watch it at link~

This opinion is a drastic departure from President Bush, who never reads newspapers. In 2003, Bush told Fox News, “I glance at the headlines just to kind of (get) a flavor of what’s moving. I rarely read the stories.”

[LisaM]

1. Now THAT is refreshing.

It's nice to know we have a president who we'll have to tear away from the newspapers, instead of a president who wants them hidden.

[Enrique]

2. what an elitist

he knows how to read. :eyes:

[IndependentDem]

3. just saying "I often read" was enough to break from Bush. nt

[4 t 4]

6. What a great guy

reading the bad to see if maybe he is not measuring up or falling short of what he needs to be aware of. He is truly a breath of fresh air.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. I always pictured Bush's newspapers looking like Swiss cheese from articles being snipped

by Laura so he wouldn't see them. And then I always imagined she told him they were just Botox coupons.

[peacetalksforall]

5. "I rarely read the stories". That's a good one. I bet the Candy Crowley's who adored him thought

that is was cute that he was calling their reports, stories.