The Baseball Blackout, cont...
Which is why his off-the-record chats tell you
more about Bush in minutes than hours of reporting could ever uncover: what
he thinks about the debates, the stolen debate tape and the electoral
landscape. He mocks Al Gore. He pinches female reporters' cheeks and talks
about his children, his parents and his Texas ranch. But the richness of
these talks highlights just how managed the message is.
