White House makes DAMN SURE to post photos of Bush's "Rita Briefing"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Katrina:



Rita:



President George W. Bush listens to U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen, seen at screen, during a briefing on the present conditions in New Orleans and on Hurricane Rita, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, aboard the USS Iwo Jima in New Orleans, La., with Rear Admiral Robert Duncan, left, U.S. Army Lt. General Russ Honore, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. White House photo by Eric Draper

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/images/20050920-1_f1g9107jpg-515h.html

[Arkana]

1. "Listens"?

They should know by now that he's drifted off to LaLa Land in this shot.

[drummo]

7. And can we please hear what Bush said during that briefing?

A picture says nothing. I want to know what really goes behind the scenes. Only audiovisual records can give an accurate picture of that. And you never see Bush during a cabinet meeting. You never see and hear how decisions are made. But only that matters. Photos and photo-ops are not about governance.

During the 2000 campaign Gore was asked whether he would put a 24/7 camera to the Oval Office. He said it was a good idea.

Imagine that the public could actually see and hear what goes on inside the government.
Imagine that you could see Dick Cheney at the CIA HQ and hear how he puts pressure on analysts. Imagine that you could see what members of the OSP say leading up to te war.

There's no democracy without a transparent government. And there is no transparent government in the US. Everything is just threater.

[Bravo411]

2. Maybe they told Bush that ...

after the briefing, there would be milk and cookies.

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http://bravo411.blogspot.com

[Missy M]

3. What the hell!! It looks like they're planning the next war....

whats with being on the USS Iwo Jima, isn't that being a bit dramatic for his photo op.

[AspenRose]

9. I guess they voted against the flight suit for this photo op

eom

[sepia_steel]

4. Too late, asshole.

no one's buying it anymore!

[knowbody0]

5. no matter what, no matter how they spin it

what happened in NO is no comparison. Jeb bragging about evacuating 25,000 makes me ralph and so does that picture.

[deminks]

6. "How Fast can we get power back to the oil companies?"

Number one question for smirky and unkle dicky.

[MichiganVote]

8. I prefer the pic of the jerk on Air Force I doing his fly over

Can't find it on google. Anyone have it?

[Skittles]

10. just another f***ing photo op

I would refuse to participate in these spectacles; I would be too mortified and embarrassed and sickened

[win_in_06]

11. After the picture was taken they changed the TV back to the

Redskins/Cowboys game.

[Robertwf]

12. Where's the Pic of B* Proving He Forgot his Deodorant?

Can't find it now, but someone posted a photo of a shirt-sleeved B*** proving that he either forgot his deodorant, had break-thru perspiration or didn't wear his kevlar underarm shields.