Word: iran-contra
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...could not resist a barbed comment about Bush's born-again aggressiveness. "If you can't stand up to Dan Rather," he said sharply, "you've got to deal with Gorbachev and a few other people." Dole also noted that the affair was another indication that the Iran-contra issue will not go away...
When Rather began the interview with an Iran-contra question, Bush came came out firing. He quickly accused CBS of bad faith: "I find this to be a rehash and a little bit, if you'll excuse me, a misrepresentation on the part of CBS, who said you're doing political profiles on all the candidates...
...benefit for me to dwell on it. I was amazed at the response everywhere we went this week -- Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa -- but there's no point in my trying to capitalize on it." Did Bush feel his judgment or integrity has been called into question by his Iran-contra role? "I think most people think it's been exhaustively looked into, that I haven't done anything wrong, though they might question my judgment. But the record speaks clearly on all that. So let the people decide...
...says Lee Atwater, "Bush is going to try to hit back harder." In recent weeks, Bush has jabbed at Alexander Haig, tweaked Bob Dole, and lit into James P. Gannon, editor of the Des Moines Register, for what he claims was unfair reporting about his role in the Iran-contra affair. Two weeks ago, at an "Ask George Bush" gathering in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bush waded into the audience, seized a piece of Jack Kemp campaign literature from a 15-year-old girl and dramatically ripped it to pieces...
While the episode may have squelched doubts about Bush's fortitude, it seems to have revived doubts about his role in the Iran-contra affair. A reading of the confrontation's transcript suggests that Bush was evasive, while Rather seemed knowledgeable and persistent. In television, style overwhelms substance, image replaces information. But as the sense of a showdown between Bush and the evil anchorman began to subside, perceptions began to change...