Photo of Staffer Rehearsing the Troops for the Photo-OP ---->>>

[Stephanie]

You know, they do this for every event. All of those Medicare "town meeting" photo-ops are scripted and rehearsed. But now all of a sudden the press decides to report on it. Kick 'em while they're down! I'm all for it!





Allison Barber, a deputy assistant secretary of defense, goes through preparations for a video teleconference between President Bush and troops from the U.S. 42nd Infantry Division on duty in Tikrit, Iraq, from the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051013/480/dcsa10810132241

[progressivebydesign]

1. Was bush wired for this one as well?

I mean wired like the debates, not his usual wired as in 'coke jaw'.

on edit: WHY did Bush need an earpiece to hear the troops? We could hear them just fine? Umm.. more audio assistance like the debates?

[Stephanie]

2. no doubt -

look at these pix - is it that darn tailor again?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5052561

[high density]

3. NBC News aired some clips from the rehearsal

They're somewhere on MSNBC's website... A DUer linked to them in another thread.

[Lubernaut]

4. Painful to watch.

What the heck is going on in the White House?

[FreedomAngel82]

5. It's very strange

:crazy: I don't get it either. Why don't they want to show his face?

[Stephanie]

6. Scotty's on lying about this right now n/t