Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker dismisses quoting news organizations as unreliable without further explanation.
In plain terms
Quoting news orgs isn't credible, though the reason isn't given.
What can you take from it?
Be skeptical of news sources when credibility is questioned.

Where it applies

  • media criticism
  • debate

Putting it to work

  • verify sources independently
  • question narratives

Questions to consider

  • Who should we trust?
  • When is media untrustworthy?

Another view

Dismissing media entirely harms informed debate.

More from George W. Bush

  1. I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations.

    Permalink to quote #161

  2. I made it very plain: We will not have an all-volunteer army. [Crowd boos] Let me restate that. We will not have a draft. [Crowd Cheers]

    Permalink to quote #163

  3. Our health care system is the envy of the world.

    Permalink to quote #160

Related quotes

  1. I doubt there's ever been a true thing said on Fox. Maybe the weather report, maybe not.

    Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz quote #4

  2. Perhaps the place to start looking for a credibility gap is not in the offices of the Government in Washington but in the studios of the networks in New York!

    Spiro AgnewSpiro Agnew quote #1

  3. Afterwards, President Bush said, 'Maliki is the right man for the job.' Just to remind you, Bush also said FEMA's Michael Brown was the right man for the job, …

    Jay LenoJay Leno quote #7