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 Post subject: Woodward and the president
PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:40 am 
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Presented without comment; italic boldfacing is mine:<p>By Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, writing about Bob Woodward and his newest book:<p>Woodward isn't about to reveal much of his personal view of Bush, but he acknowledges the power of the president's physical presence. "He thunders forth physically from the chair," Woodward says during an interview in his home in Georgetown. "It's a physical engagement that does not come across on television." During one interview with Bush, Woodward recalls, the president "bristled" and got "testy," and "my mouth went dry at one point."<p>Boston Globe


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 Post subject: Re: Woodward and the president
PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:43 am 
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But I have to ask:<p>Do any copy editors intimidate the writer/AME?<p>[ May 25, 2004: Message edited by: Wayne Countryman ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Woodward and the president
PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:46 am 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>the president "bristled" and got "testy," and "my mouth went dry at one point." <hr></blockquote><p>Witness the power of testiness. No wonder everyone around me always drinks.<p>[ May 25, 2004: Message edited by: JPSheehan ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Woodward and the president
PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 11:12 am 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Wayne Countryman:
But I have to ask:<p>Do any copy editors intimidate the writer/AME?<p>[ May 25, 2004: Message edited by: Wayne Countryman ]<hr></blockquote> One of our writers once told me he was afraid of one of my desk colleagues. Does that count?


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 Post subject: Re: Woodward and the president
PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 1:59 pm 
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I used to work for an editor (as did several others here) who used to "thunder forth physically from his chair" quite a bit, especially after Indian food, but I did not find it particularly inspiring.


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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 4:21 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer:
I used to work for an editor (as did several others here) who used to "thunder forth physically from his chair" quite a bit, especially after Indian food, but I did not find it particularly inspiring.<hr></blockquote><p>Indeed, you inspired as little as possible at such moments.


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 Post subject: Re: Woodward and the president
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SusanV:
One of our writers once told me he was afraid of one of my desk colleagues. Does that count?<hr></blockquote><p>Some writers are easily intimidated. I was wondering about Mr. Woodward in particular.


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