[WV Mountain Mama]

from memory:

Broad: Hi, Mr. President.
President: Hello, how are you?
Broad: (chuckle) Good, thank you.
President: Did you say hi Mr. President?
Broad: Yes, hello.
President: Such a friendly greeting.
Broad: We're a friendly newspaper. (laugh from gallery)
President: (laugh) Ah, OK. (laughing from EVERYONE)
Broad: Umm, umm.
President: I'd hate to see it when you're unfriendly. (laughing from everyone)
Broad: Umm, umm, umm, umm. (looking at her notes)
President: (laughing) Would you like me to come back to you while you collect yourself?

(Hysterical laughing from me and the sound of me falling to the floor cause I am laughing so hard at the exchange.)

This is just from memory, but it is to the best of my recollection.

[demkicker]

Thank you, thank you! You captured it so well. That was the best sound bite of the news conference and I'm so glad that everyone there cracked up too, which was extremely telling.

Translation: Next to terrorists, everyone KNOWS the NY Times is the Bush administration's worst enemy!