The Unelected Non-President Does/Doesn't Hold A Conversation

[MrBenchley]

This is just damn peculiar in every way...

"Bush's views emerged from an unusual 80-minute session in the Oval Office with five network correspondents who agreed that his comments would not be directly quoted or attributed to him.
Word of the meeting got around before it was over. Several people provided accounts of it to The Washington Post but spoke only on the condition of anonymity because, in the view of the White House and by the agreement of the networks, the conversation never officially occurred.
The Oval Office session was designed to show Bush as eager to campaign and fight back against Kerry, and to portray the president as engaged in the issues of the day. The meeting was supposed to run just half an hour, and Bush seemed to enjoy showing that he could handle whatever topics were fired at him, according to the accounts. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24681-2004Mar2.html

What's next...a photo of Chimpy swimming the Yangtze?

[Bronco69]

1. I have a feeling the White House

is getting nervous because it won't be long and bush* will have to face reporters. This was just a dress rehearsal and the whole thing was probably secretly taped so his handlers can point out his mistakes to him. :-)

[MrBenchley]

4. I have a feeling you're right

And it sure sounds like the drunk screwed the pooch at this practice session...doesn't it?

A whole half-hour, and the only coherent noise to come out of the glorious leader's yap is that after Super Tuesday the race is on....

[rucky]

5. I have a feeling this meeting never took place

n/t

[tom_paine]

2. Note the Orwellian parsing of words

The meeting was supposed to run just half an hour, and Bush seemed to enjoy showing that he could handle whatever topics were fired at him, according to the accounts.

Jesus Christ, I haven;t heard such decsive language since Stalin's last "closed" press "meeting".

I guess those reporters should be grateful they weren't Gulagged.

[MrBenchley]

3. This does have that "1984" feel, doesn't it?

That would be those accounts by people who can't say they were there....

[nickgutierrez]

6. Duckspeak doubleplusgood.