Two Flopped Bush Photo-Ops: The Aircraft Carrier & MLK's Grave Site.

[David Zephyr]

Any others?

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. The Thanksgiving turkey-gate in Iraq?

[David Zephyr]

8. Good Grief. The "Plastic Turkey" Photo-Op!

DU'ers are quick minds indeed.

[madmax]

2. The one at the school in Florida

Reading about goats to children while planes are crashing into the WTC and the Pentagon.

[rusty charly]

3. my SO's

interpretation bush in "that" school


http://www.alanrowland.com/_wsn/page4.html

[K8-EEE]

4. Yeah, THE PLASTIC TURKEY TRUMPS ALL!

That's one thanksgiving dinner that made ME pretty ill....

[Clark4VotingRights]

7. And led the way to Ted Kennedy saying that * went to Iraq

To present his Iraq policy on a platter.

[David Zephyr]

9. Plastic Turkey!

Unbelievable.

[tinanator]

10. dont believe it

The turkey wasnt plastic. It was a decorative display while the troops probably ate sliced turkey ala Buddig courtesy of Halliburton's best subcontracted underpaid local talent. Its a shame a solid story can be self destructed by a simple mistake like the "plastic" turkey myth. Accuracy is our friend.

[David Zephyr]

13. From CBS and the Washington Post.

"That beautiful golden-brown turkey President Bush held during his surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq was for show, not for eating, the Washington Post reports.

"The newspaper reported that in response to questions about the bird, the White House said the turkey was a decoration adorning the steam table where GIs picked up their food on cafeteria-style trays.

"The White House said the bird had been furnished by a contractor, and that officials had no idea that the turkey would be in the mess hall, or that the president would pick up the trophy turkey."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/04/politics/main586761.shtml

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A33090-2003Dec3?language=printer

[Beaker]

11. what about the other turkey pic from 2 years ago...?

of course, this picture was taken just moments before secret service agents wrestled the bird to the ground and popped a cap in it's head...

[Virginian]

19. That turkey looks like it is looking for food.

Well, you shouldn't leave it out if you don't want the turkey to peck at it.

[reprobate]

34. That's the most intelligent he's looked in more than three years.

The other two look like their shouting "you go, girl" to the turkey.

[madmax]

6. LOL great art work.

Yep, that's the bushwacker clown.

[David Zephyr]

5. God, Yes! How'd I Forget That? Thanks!

Also, the video where he's bragging to kids in Florida about being a pilot and how he saw the "first plane hit the first tower" on a television at the school.

[David Zephyr]

12. OK, Here's A Summary So Far.

Is there any other Internet site with so many quick minds. Look at the embarrassing and failed photo-ops of George W. Bush:

1.) Failed Bush Photo-Op: The Aircraft Carrier just off of San Diego's shoreline with "Mission Accomplished" and with Bush dressed like G.I. Joe declaring an "end to major hostilities in Iraq".

2.) Failed Bush Photo-Op: The drive-by visit to MLK's sacred grave site on his way to a $2,000 per plate fundraiser where he was corrected booed and jeered by over 1,000 people.

3.) Failed Bush Photo-Op: Bush reading the Goat Story for 30 minutes while 3,000 Americans perished in the most famous buildings in the world.

4.) Failed Bush Photo-Op: The Plastic Turkey he carried on a Hollywood prop of a platter to troops at the Baghdad Airport.

5.) Failed Bush Photo-Op: Bush bragging to an adoring crowd with planted questions of how he was also a pilot and how he'd seen the first plane hit the first tower on a television just before he went in to read to the children on 9/11.

Please chime in if you have any other failed Bush photo-ops that we are forgetting.

[number6]

14. 4 Flopped Bush Photo-Ops:

Made in "USA" boxes
Aircraft Carrier
Plastic Turkey Moment
MLK's Grave

[David Zephyr]

23. Made in U.S.A. Boxes!

You are a fast one, Number6!

[Lisa]

15. and the Earth Day blizzard ...

Unusual snowfall ruins his attempt to go out and make like he's building trails in the Appalachians. The press bus gets held up by the snow, and "Ranger George" ends up having to seek shelter in a trailer!

[liberalmuse]

16. I'd love to see all his photo ops...

in one commercial. The one where he's in the classroom reading the goat book, while a nice little sentence comes on the bottom of the screen, 'Right now, 3,000 people are dying and a nation is watching the destruction of the WTC in horror.' (Well, that's pretty tasteless, but it's the truth). But with the turkey, I'd like to see an arrow pointing to the turkey with the word, 'PROP' flashing off and on. And with the flight suit, I'd like to see a sentence listing all the other world leaders who wore military uniforms while in office: Hitler, Stalin, Kruschev, Napoleon, Alexander The Great--but NEVER an American President, not even military Generals Eisenhower or Grant. The MLK photo op should show the Republican party buses parked in front of the protestors with the sentence, 'African Americans forced to stand in the back of a bus--again'.

[EXE619K]

17. My favorite.....

Of course, the "turkey-gate" photo op. while sending our boys cases of T-Rats for all the thanks.

I also enjoyed the pic of our Commander in Chief autographing our national flag.

uh-oh....ooops!

[David Zephyr]

20. Yes, The "Autographing of the American Flag" Thanks, KXE619K.

Yes.

[banana republican]

18. Bush's dogs crapping on the Queens Roses

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. Dropping Barney the dog.

Ouch!

[David Zephyr]

22. Photos of the Failed Photo-Ops! Thanks to All DU'ers Who Helped!

[Lisa]

24. and the Earth Day one

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/95/143/05_2.html

[July]

35. Wasn't there another "I'm an environmentalist" photo op?

The one where his boots or gloves looked new and the axe still had a store sticker on it?

[leesa]

25. Remember the UK and the lack of a parade with the Queen?

So many photo-ops gone to waste! Thank goodness neither Bush nor the GOP had to pay for them!

[coloradodem2005]

26. Wasn't there one where he was standing in front of a sign that said "Jobs"

...about when the recent job report came out indicating that only 1,000 jobs were created in December and 300,000 people lost their unemployment?

[cliss]

27. Here are 2 more:

1) He's in a church (?) and there's a crown hovering above his head and it says "King of Kings", meaning Bush is Jesus the 2nd.

2) He's standing behind a podium, and the presidential seal is behind him. The photographer has faded out the seal, so it looks like a hazy, golden halo which perfectly fits around his face. It looks like a REAL halo, which seems to imply that Bush is a holy figure.

3) Bush is standing by Mt. Rushmore, making a speech. His face is positioned so it's exactly next to the rock carvings of the former presidents. Even his profile matches them exactly.

4) Bush is standing next to an oil painting portrait of Washington. Bush is positioned so he's very close to Washington, as if those two are friends and they give each other advice.

These are the most flagrant, outrageous and disgusting displays of shameless Photo-Opping. And I've heard there's LOTS more where those came from.

[MetaTrope]

28. Hmmm, might have been apt...

To have that "Mission Accomplished" banner displayed above the wreath-laying. In a morbid sort of way.

[nostamj]

29. falling off the Segway! n/t

[yellowcanine]

33. My favorite

It ranks right up there with Poppy Bush puking on the Japanese Prime Minister.

[tinanator]

36. absolutely right!

OMG the Segway incident! Does anyone have any extra shame I can borrow, mines about used up.

[Warren Stuart]

30. How about the one where he had men take their ties off

To make them look less professional, at various times I know that they had instructed people attending events to dress down to look more "common".

Or how about the factory where he proclaimed how his tax cuts were going to save the nation. The factory later closed.

IMO his worst was the State of the Union Address last year when he lied to Congress, this should be an impeachable offense.

[nostamj]

31. this was not his best moment...

[Snivi Yllom]

32. anything at the 'ranch'

baloney

[LTR]

37. How about the other reading in a class

You know, the one where he's holding the book UPSIDE DOWN?



Here's a few more:

[nostamj]

38. the upside down book was debunked as photoshop

along with the binoculars (IIRC)

he's not actually THAT stupid. (just seems that way)

[jmowreader]

39. One from my employer...

"Strengthening America's Economy" by posing in front of eight bunks of probably-imported 2x4s.

Yeah, if I was a store manager, that's exactly the call I want to get from Atlanta Store Support Center: "The pResident's coming to your store tomorrow morning. Prepare a display."