YES!!!! It was that dopey photo from AF1 that did Chimpy in!!!

[CatWoman]

Fineman reporting now on MSNBC.

Said that photo was the defining moment, and helped to bring Chimpy down in the polls.

[ourbluenation]

1. come again?

[liveoaktx]

3. When he did a flyover he looked aloof

[Mr_Spock]

12. Well, he was aloft!

hehe

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. Wrong - it was Zoloft, and some antispychotics

He was flying alright, even after AF1 lands. that would explain so much.

[CatWoman]

4. when Bush flew over New Orleans to survey the damage in AF1

trying to look "presidential"

[Gabi Hayes]

8. he said that the picture of him geebing out the window was a WORSE

image for him than the guitar picture

he's SUCH a douchebag

that guitar picture got much less publicity than the picture, which THEY put out in hopes it would capture the same essence of that "famous" 911 one

NOBODY outside of us here, mainly, saw the guitar picture, which, if it got wide release, would have been VERY devastating, especially if given the proper context

[liveoaktx]

2. Proof that Rove is not a genius

[cynatnite]

10. I've never believed rover was a genius

He's a smart guy with no scruples whatsoever. He's a 'do whatever it takes' kind of guy.

[CatWoman]

24. even so, that shit can work for only so long

as in, "you can fool some of the people some of the time....."

[FreedomAngel82]

29. Exactly

I've never thought he was anyways. Just a douchebag.

[aquart]

5. But it worked on 9/11!

Gosh, why are people so picky?

The belief in Rove's genius has always been highly misinformed.

[CatWoman]

6. we've come a long way from 9/11

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

31. Yes, he was still "new"

after 9/11. Everybody was very charitably giving him a pass. No more.

[CatWoman]

33. plus 9/11 was an act of terrorism

who is Chimpy gonna invade for this? Mother Nature? The Keebler Elves? The Rice Krispy guys?

[SeattleGirl]

7. Olberman called it the "Oh, there's my house" photo!

:rofl:

[Gabi Hayes]

hahahahahahahaha..........

I heard that, but did't realize the context!!!!

that's HY fricking LARE eous!

too funny

[MidnightWind]

36. KO ROCKS!

That was a great interview with Fineman. Good analysis!

[Mein Bush]

25. He probably ordered purging of Air Force One's waste water tanks!

With the Deomocratic Governor on the infra-red scope Bush ordered the jet down to 2,000 feet in order to lessen any collatoral damage.

He quipped, "Aw heck, this is less radioactive than a depleted uranium shell."

[FreedomAngel82]

30. LOL!

I love his sarcastic, and oh so true, comments. LOL! Oh wait "There's Trent Lott's house!"

[Lochloosa]

37. He meant Trent Lott's house...

It will be months before he can get drunk on that front porch..and he is pissed...

[tuvor]

9. Link to photo?

I don't think I've seen it.

[CatWoman]

26. ...

[goclark]

42. I'll say it again, he is looking at clouds

He could not possibly look at the ground at that angle.

[tuvor]

43. Thanks, CatWoman!

[BiggJawn]

46. "Hey! Karl! There he is again!"

"Thet ghost-guy who wuz lookin' in at me when I wuz looking out th' winder fer th' photog lady on 9-11! Gimme nuzzer drink, Dammit!"

[TomInTib]

11. David Brooks called it "terrible"

David Brooks! on Lehrer

[cynatnite]

13. Was the photographer gitmo'd? n/t

[NoSheep]

14. I wanna see it. Link?

[MaggieSwanson]

16. Link

http://author.voanews.com/english/2005-08-31-voa78.cfm

[NoSheep]

48. Why, thank you!

[CatWoman]

27. ...

[Don Claybrook]

15. All photographs imply a photographer

Yeah, I'm the king of obvious with that subject line. But when I saw the picture of Bush looking out the window, I assumed it was the official WH photographer and not a member of the press who took the picture. And it was impossible not to imagine Bush saying, "now get this shot". Or one of his handlers thought it would be a bright idea, maybe. Any way you cut it, it looks staged and it looks like it was done completely for effect.

You can't look at that photograph without thinking about what's going on behind the camera, and before the shot was taken. And it all adds up to a propaganda machine that appears to be coming apart at the seams.

[alcibiades_mystery]

32. Definitely staged

You don't get lighting like that by accident...and don't tell me it was because he was near the light source of the window. No way. That's a perfect composition of figure and light. That's a staged photograph for sure.

[FreedomAngel82]

34. Exactly

It's a total photo-op. You can just tell it's so obvious.

[Fire Walk With Me]

51. Yeah, no shit... Staged, staged, staged.

If they let MSM photographers on AF1, they can let Cindy Sheehan on for a little chat as well.

Edited for major condensation of references.

[DURHAM D]

18. Yeah - Howard, it was the photo alright. The fact that the calvary

was 7 days late had nothing to do with it. Geeez.

[deminks]

19. Here you go. One of my favs. Hope this is the one.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050831/480/afo10908311919

Actually an AP photog.

[cynatnite]

21. He looks pissed...fists clenched

I think he wants to hit whoever took the photo.

[onecent]

47. P R I C K

[DemonFighterLives]

50. Which screen do I's look at again?

:freak:

[Generator]

20. Catwoman means the

that photo of herr Emperor Bunnypants once AGAIN too chickenshit to actually BE in the midst of the crisis but merely flying high above it-safe, distant and not doing a damn thing to help anyone.

The commander in chief. :sarcasm:

[kenny blankenship]

22. caption it:

"The buck stops miles below me, isn't that right Karl?"
"--that's right, Mr. President."
"Say it Karl, speak the words. I need to hear you say it"
"--the buck stops miles below you Mr. President."
"See to it Karl. Make it so."

[jimshoes]

23. He was also quoted

to have said it must suck doubly to be down there. Or some such stupid shit.

[Auntie Bush]

40. I remember that stupid comment too! I expect he will autograph it and

send it as a thank you to all his big donors.

[FreedomAngel82]

38. Oh please no

I got a horrible mental image in my head now!

[girl gone mad]

28. It's downright Nixonian.

The whole notion of the president flying around like an emporer in his air conditioned luxury jet, haplessly peering out of the window while hundreds of feet below people, the size of ants from his perspective, are dying of thirst and exhaustion is hard to spin.

[Straight Shooter]

35. Not just dopey. It's a totally contrived, staged, crafted photograph.

No way on God's green earth (or God's blue sky) did that photo come about without extensive maneuvering to capture the light just so. I wonder if the ace photographer snickers about it whenever it crosses his mind to attempt to display Little Boots "in the best light possible."

And what's the deal with the fist? Is this supposed to convey a sense of anger at an act of God? Why doesn't he just beat himself senseless with that fist, it's his fault the damage went out of control.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

39. No, not crafted, no fancy lighting.

There is nothing fancy about the lighting. Dim interior lighting versus very bright lighting reflected from water outside. By the way, the lighting inside Bush's head is even dimmer.

[CatWoman]

41. Little Boots

:D

[Berry Cool]

44. The "I Can See My House From Here!" photo!

That's what Olbermann called it.

Well, Shrubby, you may not be able to see the White House for much longer.

Only wish we had someone better to take over if you didn't.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

45. Contrived? Staged? Crafted? Like this one?

[DemonFighterLives]

52. Jesus smirky!

:dem:

[smurfygirl]

49. I'm sorry but, a picture is not what brought dubya down

it is his arrogance and incompetence.

no one in LA saw that fucking picture

[CatWoman]

53. Video of that segment here

http://www.canofun.com/blog/default.asp