Criticizing the President- a portrait in hypocrisy During the reign of the Booshie's, criticism of George was not tolerated, especially by fright wing press. A lot of mainstream media were so cowed by this, they seemed to refrain from having guests on their news programs from the Democratic Party. When Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House, a first in our history, it was tabulated that the FORMER, disgraced, and FIRED speaker Newt Gingrich, appeared on news programs many times while Pelosi was not on shows as a guest even once. Other examples of intolerance of criticism, especially after 9-11, which was used as an excuse to not criticize because criticism "aids the terrorists." Examples- The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines said in a concert in London that she was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." They were attacked in the media, people boycotted their music, destroyed CD's, stations took them off the air, and Fo