That damn liberal media! - Fake news direct from the White House

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I wouldn't find any of this to be that far from the truth. W was the only presidential candidate that required attendance at his "public" campaign appearances to be pre-approved. If you could not be verified as a Kool-aid drinking Bush supporter, you could not attend any of his political rallies during the election. Of course this was all done under the premise of "national security".