WASHINGTON – Did they really think it wouldn’t make You Tube?
President Bush has turned up on the popular Internet site singing an off-key spoof of “The Green Green Grass of Home,” which he performed Saturday night at the supposedly off-the-record Gridiron Club dinner in Washington. The Gridiron, for those unschooled in the ways of Washington, is the city’s oldest journalistic organization, and is best known for its annual invitation-only dinner, which brings together the government and media elite. It typically features songs and skits, including remarks by the commander-in-chief. (The dinner has also generated controversy for creating the appearance of coziness between the media and government; New York Times editors did not attend this year.)Not everyone thought it was funny. Chris Matthews, the host of the MSNBC program “Hardball,” lambasted reporters the other night for yukking it up with Mr. Bush.
“Nothing funny about a war fought for bad intelligence and a top aide, Scooter Libby, who committed perjury and obstruction of justice to cover it up,’’ Mr. Matthews said. “Nothing funny about a president who commuted that sentence to keep the cover-up protected. Otherwise, I’m sure it was an enjoyable get-together between journalists and the people they’re charged with covering.’’
It’s not the first time Mr. Bush has made You Tube; cell phone videos of his dancing in Africa were all over the Internet after his recent trip there. The White House press secretary, Dana Perino, says Mr. Bush, well known for his irritation over leaks to the press, doesn’t mind these.
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