White House moves ships in Charleston Harbor for backdrop to * speech

[kskiska]

(snip)

The setting was carefully stage-managed. Allen writes: "The morning was raw, with wind whipping his hair, script and overcoat. Moments before the speech, the White House staff had to get the Coast Guard to reposition a cutter anchored behind him because it had drifted out of position and was no longer providing a perfect backdrop."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/administration/whbriefing/

[jean]

1. when are they going to get it?

They just don't get that the whole country is on to them.

This will just be one more to add to the list, complete with a honking big picture of *

[xray s]

2. Isn't Bush claiming these are not political rallies?

It sure looks like they are political rallies to me. I think Bush owes the taxpayers a reimbursement for campaigning on the taxpayers dime.

[MO_Dem]

3. I kept wondering

what Duh-bya would do if the wind blew his script away. The stuttering and stammering would have been something to behold!

[Philosophy]

4. Why not just have a huge military parade

complete with goose-stepping troops, giant pointy missiles on trailers, low-flying attack choppers, and Bush* in a military uniform festooned with medals and a giant hat, shooting a rifle into the air with one hand.

[kskiska]

5. Well, May Day is coming…

He pulled his carrier stunt last May Day.

[Straight Shooter]

6. He can do his "I'm a man of peace" shtick in front of a nuclear reactor

We're way overdue for some truth in advertising from Mr. Bigshot. I wish that jerk would quit wasting my hard-earned tax dollars on his vanity jaunts.

:grr:

[Lisa]

7. I noticed that the "background" ship drifted out of the way ...

... in mid-speech. * was standing there, hair blowing all over the place, red-faced, looking kind of frustrated. I was half-expecting him to scream at them to "stop the wind, dammit -- I'm the President!"