Raw Story: "Bush poses on military ship; plans sleepover"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.rawstory.com/

NOTE: Although it's a New York Times article, I had to post the link from Raw Story...their front-page teaser in my subject line was just too hilarious.

:patriot:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush.html?pagewanted=print

Upon arrival on the flight deck of the ship, Bush was greeted by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, commander of the New Orleans relief efforts, and Army Lt. Russel Honore, who is coordinating military relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. He then posed for photos with the flight deck crew that has guided rescue flights and the Marine One helicopter that carried Bush onto the ship.



Less than an hour after arriving, Bush left for the Algiers neighborhood where firefighters from across the country have turned the campus of Our Lady of Holy Cross College into what they call ''tent city,'' a staging ground for firefighting operations in the city. He greeted a group of firefighters from New York City who were giving back a rig that the New Orleans Fire Department donated to their department after the 2001 terror attacks. He then went to the mess hall, where he mingled and got a standing ovation as he walked into one dining tent.

On Monday, Bush was to get a briefing aboard the ship from Allen and Honore. The president planned to tour New Orleans in a military truck and then get an aerial tour of some outlying areas by helicopter before visiting Mississippi.

Hurricane Katrina has been a low point in Bush's presidency, with his job approval dipping to a record 39 percent in an Associated Press-Ipsos poll last week. Just over half of respondents said he is at fault for the slow response to the hurricane.

[MichiganVote]

1. God I'm sick of this guy. Photo hog...

[lancdem]

2. Sleepover?

Did he bring his jammies and teddy bear?

[TomInTib]

4. You forgot the PILLOW!!

[lancdem]

7. So I did

:)

[rocktivity]

3. Oooh, a sleepover! Hope he's bought brand new jammies!

And a popcorn machine! And some cool movies to watch!

:headbang:
rocknation

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. I am sure he is waiting to be tucked in and his favorite story read to

him - My Pet Goat, of course! Maybe a little hot chocolate...

Do you think that those who end up posing with him end up running for the shower to try to wash off the funk that he radiates by association? Probably not pics to put on the refrigerator these days...

[FightingIrish]

6. The ship he is disturbing has a real mission to acomplish

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4722334

[msongs]

8. Bush is a coward. pass it on. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. per keith oberman

the people on the ground off the record, see it as a photo op and lord I feel sorry for the crew

[FightingIrish]

10. No this does not count as a drill make up. You're still AWOL

[leftofthedial]

11. Can we have a pillow fight later? Huh? Can we?

Huh?

I get to win!

[annabanana]

12. His sleeping quarters is probably full of flowers...

His Royal Chimpyness' stomach probably isn't used to the pungent air thereabouts..
I'm looking forward to seeing him rolling around in a Humvee through some stinking standing water, trying not to puke, or look too, um, disgusted.

[Kali]

13. Nah - he fried his nostrils long ago, besides he would be used to

disgusting stench anyway - look who he hangs with.

[Lasher]

14. Sounds pretty spartan....

sleeping over on a military ship like that. But VIP accommodations on the USS Iwo Jima are probably better than any 5 star luxury hotel I've ever stayed in.

We were better off when Dubya was on vacation. Now he's getting in the way of real people who are trying to help.

[sam sarrha]

15. Impeach the 'Butcher of New Orleans'

[ProudDad]

16. Did the chimp remember his doctor dentons?

What a waste of skin...

[demzilla]

17. Damn!

Forgot his flight suit this time, and the "Mission Accomplished" banner.