Media Edit Bush's Happy Talk

According to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) - another of those "lib'rul" groups - like the ACLU and the NAACP - that the uber-right love to hate, Bush made the following comment at a 21st August press conference:

Q: But are you frustrated, sir?

BUSH: Frustrated? Sometimes I'm frustrated. Rarely surprised. Sometimes I'm happy. This is -- but war is not a time of joy. These aren't joyous times. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

However, what viewers of CBS saw was a carefully edited version:

Frustrated? Sometimes I'm frustrated, rarely surprised. These aren't joyous times. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times. And they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

While NBC also did a work-around of Bush's response:

reporter Kelly O'Donnell noted that Bush "offered an unusual glimpse into his thinking," but then proceeded to edit the comments to Bush's advantage:

BUSH: Frustrated? Sometimes I'm frustrated. Rarely surprised.

O'DONNELL: ...and acknowledged Iraq's weight on the nation.

BUSH: They're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.

Which is how George manages to appear even as marginally competent and possessed of normal human empathy as he does.