Olbermann is actually going to cover the "Bush's feet touching dirt" story

[Khephra]

(From mail, no link)

Clean Soles
The President is attending a 9/11 memorial groundbreaking on Long Island this afternoon, but Nassau County park workers have been toiling at the site to ensure the Commander in Chief's feet do not touch dirt, on instructions from the Secret Service. http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nybres113703317mar11,0,1118887.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists
Anti-Bush protests are planned outside the ceremony.

[SoCalDem]

1. I want him to change the red-blue map.. behind him

It's a "subliminible" message.. He needs to use the "purple" one, that's more historically correct :)

Love him though :)

[htuttle]

2. Him shoes match him shirt, him feet look like they never touch dirt...

I sit dung pon de wall watchin him a watch me.
-- Mutabaruka, Sit Dung Pon De Wall

[roguevalley]

33. Keith hates bush.

[central scrutinizer]

3. hey - job creation!

Got high unemployment? Just bring shrub to town and all of a sudden you have a bunch of new jobs pouring asphalt and concrete where none are needed.

[procopia]

4. What? No rose petals?

Maybe scattering the rose petals should be a last-minute thing.

[Kool Kitty]

5. Maybe he was expecting them to roll

out the red carpet. Isn't that what emperors usually get?

[leesa]

41. H e will need to hire sweepers to walk before him. Jobs galore!

I wonder if he will ride a donkey onto Wall Street during the passover?

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Why are they making him walk at all?

Aren't emperors usually carried on a golden throne by several nubian slaves, with a few more in attendence to fan him* and peel grapes? Sheesh. What a piker. :thumbsdown:

(*edited to add that the fans MUST be made of those big ostrich feathers -- preferably purple.)

[Quiet Revolutionary]

7. Aye yaye yaye...

Man of the people indeed.

I think Kerry can use this...

[ignatius]

8. COL, will there be servants feeding him grapes along the

way. Could you imagine if Clinton had this kind of "royal" treatment. The pukes would have been foaming blood at the mouth because of the expense.

I adore Breslin, he is a no b/s kind of reporter from the old school.

Kudos, Mr. Breslin..

[belle]

55. Nah. Pretzels.

[SoCalDem]

9. Grand entrances come to mind

[grasswire]

10. hooray for Keith

I hope all of you will turn your friend on to Keith Olbermann's hour. We need to help his ratings as much as possible. Do it now! Pass the word!

[FlaGranny]

11. This all reminds me of a General McArthur story.

A man I knew (since deceased) was in the Navy stationed in the Philippines when McArthur "returned" as promised. He said the news cameramen rolled their cameras and McArthur stepped out of a landing craft into the water and walked up onto the beach. We've probably all seen that scene. But, as soon as the cameras stopped rolling, the friend said that aides ran up to McArthur, removed his shoes, died his feet, and put on dry socks and shoes. The other guys made do with their wet shoes. But at least he got his feet wet. If that had been Bush I guess he would have been carried.

[proud patriot]

12. Thanks goodness cause that's the oddest thing I've ever read

Is it because it's hallowed ground and he'll melt
or something if it touches his feet ?

It burns it burns ...:crazy:

[Stephanie]

25. It was out on Long Island - 30 miles from WTC

That ceremony was for L.I. victims. bush didn't come anywhere near the WTC site.

[TahitiNut]

13. I'm waiting to see him riding in a sedan chair.

The detestible, arrogant, self-indulgent twit is even beyond the farce of a Gilbert & Sullivan opera.

[jackstraw45]

14. Another example of media bias...

If this was Al Gore or Bill Clinton or John Kerry or, dare I say it, Howard Dean, this would be on EVERY news program.

The media is so bought and owned by the right wing. Pathetic.

And by the way, the Chimp is stranger and stranger every day...sort of like Michael Jackson...Bubbles, is that you?

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

16. Yeah, does he have a germ phobia?

I remember as a kid being fascinated to hear on the news about Howard Hughes, before he died, beng a recluse and walking around with kleenex boxes on his feet because of a germ phobia. I'm sure Bush will start doing all kinds of bizarre things soon.

[belle]

56. Oh, God, I hope so. I'm picturing him in a giant bubble

per South Park's "Kathy Lee Gifford" episode.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

15. This is surreal

WTF! I'll make sure to check out the show.

[Nay]

17. WTF is this all about?? Now his holiness's feet can't touch dirt??

Does anyone have any idea what the thinking is behind this? Other than Bush's total descent into frothing madness?

[jackstraw45]

18. Gotta give a kick...

to the strangest story of the day...

[ShaneGR]

19. They should have just pull Air-Force 1 up to the site

Put the stairs right at the point of the dig. They could have Bush walk down the runway with a shovel, get to the bottom and dig up a bit of grass, turn around waving right back on to the plane.

The plane could immidiately taxi for take-off and the American people can stand back in awe as their selected leader rides off into the sunset.

[democratdemagogue]

20. dirty hands

He doesnt want to get his hands or his shoes dirty

[Blue Gardener]

21. Maybe he can get a PopeMobile

That way he wouldn't have to breathe the same air as us common folk, but could still wave and smirk so we could see him.

[Joanne98]

22. KICK

[susu369]

23. Bizarre, bizarre...

Calling Gawd:

"The rain and sleet made it impossible for the concrete to dry."

Gawd was not paying enough attention to his chosen one's clean souls, er, soles.

[blm]

24. Bump...this has GOT to be good.

.

[Stephanie]

26. PIX - Note the feet

SHAME on George Bush

[Stephanie]

27. But all in all, it was a FABULOUS day

Thu Mar 11, 5:16 PM ET

US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) smiles as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.(AFP/File/Stephen Jaffe)

[Malva Zebrina]

34. He actually thinks that this is what being a President is

attending these photo ops, clowing for the cameras, and making the same speech to one hundred fund raisers.
anyone questionthat, he will assume the role of schoolyard bully--another thing he thinks is a sign of a President and a great leader.

[bobbieinok]

52. weird smile and stance

I think I've been reading too many vampire novels (B Hambly - Traveling with the Dead - and L Hamilton's Anita Blake books)

but ...... small fangs??????????????

[Stephanie]

28. Did he just read the poll numbers?

[bobbieinok]

32. is he picking his nose AGAIN??????????????????

...

[Andy_Stephenson]

50. No...Just making sure the

Coke he snorted moments before...does not fall out of his nostril.

[Zero Gravitas]

29. Look at that little phony!

can't even be bothered to use both hands on the shovel. Too much like real work for the lazy aristocrat. Why start now?

[Stephanie]

30. The most manual labor he's ever done in his life

[salin]

31. look how serious he appears to be about breaking the ground...

not. Bored look. one arm to turn dirt? Sorry to waste your time in memorial george.

[leesa]

42. Prolly never had a shovel in his hands before...how can the 'manly men'

of the RW worship this sissy?

[PA Democrat]

38. Wow look at that MANLY grip Bush has on the shovel

What is his problem? If I were one of those people beside him, I would have "accidentally" dumped some dirt on W's shoes.

[Stephanie]

40. FYI, this is not anywhere NEAR the World Trade Center site

This is out on Long Island - 30 miles away. This is a memorial for the victims who were from there - NYC suburbs.

[Zookeeper]

35. 'Sounds like it could be a security measure..

to make sure no one "planted" something in the soil.

[Postman]

36. Keith doing a great job of reporting on these fascsists...

Jobs Czar outsourcing jobs

The Emporer's feet must not touch the dirt

Anti-war activist related to Andrew Card arrested

Anti-Bush protestors at 9/11 groundbreaking

[grasswire]

37. damned if is isn't picking his nose...

...in that pic. Can anyone look at through a photo program to see for sure?

Unreal. Just unreal.

[nostamj]

46. looks like he was trying...

but missed..........

[democrank]

39. Why didn`t Rove demand

that Bush be provided a pair of yellow rubber gloves as well?

[mdmc]

43. I real war hero would have parachuted in

Strange :kick: thread

[TNMOM]

44. What A Waste of Money

How many haircuts with Christophe can you get for the price of ensuring the Chimp's feet don't touch the ground?:think:

[derby378]

45. Any morning DJs discuss this?

I managed to get the story circulated on a subscription news service used by morning radio DJs - hope someome used it on the air today!

[Shopaholic]

47. Props to Keith Olbermann

Countdown last night also showed the protestors against Bush who were present at this "media event". And we all know how rare a sight that is on any news network!

And the earlier poster is right, Countdown with Keith Olbermann is a great show that we should all be watching. He's up against O'Reilly so he needs all the help he can get--it airs at 8pm and Midnight Eastern on MSNBC!

[sampsonblk]

48. K-O is Tops

That's the only news show I watched every single night. Last night I rushed home to catch the show. Glad I did!

Anderson Cooper is garbage, by the way.

[Shopaholic]

49. Anderson Cooper Vs. Keith Olbermann

Anderson Cooper is rumored to have worked for the Republican party or some Republican think-tank in DC when he was still in college. I don't know if this means he's a Republican or not, but considering his mom is Gloria Vanderbilt and he was a trust fund baby, my money is yes on the Repug party! I Don't know what Keith's political orientation is but I do know the Freeps hate him--all the more reason not to miss Countdown! And yes, it's obvious that Cooper's 360 program borrows heavily from Countdown's format.

[pearl]

51. Anderson Cooper

is gay, I read so in the gay press although I can't currently
provide the link. He seems very pro gay rights. He interviewed
gay partners about returning service members and how they don't have
a usual homecoming as their partners are not exactly welcome at
the docks. I think AC is liberal.

[belle]

57. Send it to Stern!!!

[Catherine Vincent]

53. His feet should touch dirt since that is what helped him get in the WH.

[bread_and_roses]

54. Overcome with laughter here

This thread made me laugh so hard I couldn't eat my lunch.

[mrgorth]

58. What's this all about?

Never heard anything about this. I mean he'd have to step on dirt at the rodeos right?

[NoPasaran]

59. He may have clean shoes

But there's plenty of blood on his hands

[truthspeaker]

60. well there could be biological weapons in the soil. Yeah, that's it.

That's the ticket.