Why only audio of Bush's address???

[MaineDem]

Is he really there?

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. It's isn't even him.

They have a computerized bank of Bush phonemic samples that can be spliced together electronically.

His slightly aphasic manner of speech makes this job even easier.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. Who needs phonemes? Its the same SENTENCES, over and over.

For you trekkies/trekkers:

[rodeodance]

2. Blitzer did not explain why--just said would have video in about

a half hour.

[rodeodance]

4. i think it was meant to visualize when past Presidents came on the

radio to make major announcements.

[MaineDem]

8. This makes no sense at all

Something's up.

With all that technology at the "ranch" they can't get live video out?

And the audio was pathetic. I don't get it.

[rodeodance]

11. i only had on cnn. was it video'd on other cabels? (seems not).

[MaineDem]

15. MSNBC wasn't showing it

Fox had only audio as well. (I only peeked at Fox for a second, I swear.)

[rodeodance]

17. well, if fox had it and no others did -that would be a story (but they did

not either).

[Bumblebee]

22. On FOX they said something like -- "it's the Army providing a phone

hook-up, and while the Army is great at many things, that's apparently not one of them, ha, ha, ha." Weird. Must be in a bunker hiding from Katrina, just in case...

[BlueEyedSon]

31. You mean hiding from "Hurricane Cindy"!

[Bumblebee]

34. Yes, all these damn female canes

[Connie_Corleone]

3. It sounded like he was speaking from the surface of the moon.

[rodeodance]

9. I wonder if the WH has control or if any of the media has control over

the audio???? bliz said he was speaking in front of reporters. seems strange that they could not broadcast live (unless told they could not do so).

[NV Whino]

5. Besides

too many people throw up when they have to look at him.

:puke:

[Pirate Smile]

He is riding his bike. Come on, he has to get on with his life.

[riverwalker]

7. "a small step for man..."

sounded like Neil Armstrong.

[OneTwentyoNine]

10. So an impersonator could do it while Chimp puts cards in his spokes...

Get off his ass!! He needs to get on with his beautiful life. Cards in the spokes are neat!!

[rodeodance]

13. oh it was Jr. but, I speculated that only the WH has the audio.

[Catchawave]

19. LOL....

:spray:

"cards on his spokes" what a visual :)

Most importantly, will he be passing out water in NO when this is all over? Like he did with Jebby in FL during last year's campaign???

That's my litmus test for President Compassionate.

[katinmn]

12. He looks like crap lately. Maybe he's getting a makeover (pic warning)

Seems to be a new implant near his right ear.

[OneTwentyoNine]

14. Jahebus...looks like a boil,on his FACE....now going to hurl n't

[katinmn]

23. I think he gets a lot of these. That's why he always has band-aids

on his face.

It's his ugliness working its way out. Bullshitter's own personal plague.

[wake.up.america]

18. The picture of Bush is not "doctored". Looks nasty!

[cliss]

33. Crap....what is that lump on his face?

It's right in front of his ear. I know he had a lump on his back during the prez debates, but this is REALLY weird.

[katinmn]

38. the evil is working its way out

:tinfoilhat:

[NYC]

37. What is that lump???

Reminds me of the paratoid gland on a toad.

[riverwalker]

16. sounded like Edison's first sound recording

or Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call: "Mr. Watson--come here"!!

[thecrow]

20. Oh come on, people! Don't you know? He was in the pool!

now watch this dive...

[rodeodance]

21. no, i think it was effort to have complete control over this speech.

nominated.

[MADem]

24. The truth is, the radio address has a long tradition

All presidents have done it for eons. Of course, Chimpy could change that, and start doing a TV address aired on say, CSPAN, that could also be covered by radio, but then he would have to face a camera WITHOUT applause. Also, editing would be more difficult. See, the thing is prerecorded, and if he screws up, they just do a retake. It would be harder to edit video, he would have to do the whole speech over again.

An' thet is work...haaaaaaaaaaard work!!!!!!

I still find it amazing that he has the FEWEST "My Fellow Americans" speeches from the Oval Office since TV became a force in Presidential communications. Remember the days when the prez would come on TV, give you a five or ten minute update, and we would subsequently be returned to regular programming? This bozo DOES NOT DO THAT. He insists on giving speeches to friendly crowds, and then gets pissed when no one covers them, because they are the same old bullshit.

[Bumblebee]

25. I now think it was their way to avoid explaining why he

did not take any questions from reporters who were, supposedly, in the room. Easier with the audio, when you do not see them, so no cameras allowed, and then just a late video of him only provided by the WH.

[MADem]

32. It is true that occasionally people are invited to the radio address

It usuallly is a perk for big donors. They are supposed to sit quietly and not talk, applaud, cough, or move.

If he is still doing his "reporter reach around' er, I mean 'reach out' exercise, perhaps they were all in there seeing the painful process....

[Bumblebee]

35. But his "radio" radio address was yesterday -- so they cannot pretend

it was this kind of a forum, unless they do the Iraqi constitution trick and just "file" it on the deadline to be continued indefinitely...

[MADem]

36. Well, that is a horse of a completely different color, then!!!

But chimpy is 'fraid o'horsies, which thus accounts for the delay!!!

[MaineDem]

26. I understand that but...

Blitzer said it was done live in front of cameras but they won't have the video for half an hour. I don't get why the delay. And why was the audio of such poor quality? Something doesn't feel right about this.

But of course nothing sounds right about the whole administration but that's a different issue.

[MADem]

28. Perhaps they are doing a "day with the Dunce" on CNN

Normally, the radio address recording is not video'd. He probably had to stop and start several times, and they have to edit the video so CIA, er, I mean CNN does not make the leering feeder, er, fearless leader look like a total douche (as opposed to 'Il Douche'). They probably pulled the audio off the video feed, not off the master recording.

He's a dickhead, and he's excessively managed. You'd think they would make him come off looking better than he does, given all of his "handling" -- you have to wonder how bad it would be without all of the minders sweeping shit under the rug?

[Bumblebee]

30. Very "reassuring," don't you think? Both for Katrina and Iraq...

Sort of reminiscent of his first appearances after 9/11, Our fearless leader fully in control. I don't think cameras, as in plural, were there, just one, theirs; and like with all "feeds," it has to be packaged and done later. Why they chose to do it this way is an excellent question since it only re-enforces people's notion that he is hiding.

[KC21304]

27. I heard something about a secret fishing hole.

He doesn't want anyone else to figure out where it is.

[yy4me]

29. Cover up? Another BooBoo?

It will be interesting to see if we do get any pictures of the fearless leader. Maybe there has been another bike tumble. The audio was so poor, sounded like he was under water. Hummmmmm.

[katinmn]

39. Maybe he is skeered cuz all the National Guard are in iraq when

they should be evacuating old, sick and poor people out of Louisiana!

1.3 million being evacuated. Hmmm.