Washington Ignores Bush’s Evite (yesterday's think tank speech)

[sabra]

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/08/bush-evite/

Washington Ignores Bush’s Evite
The Washington Post reports that, at yesterday’s speech for the Council on Foreign Relations, President Bush had trouble filling the room:


Only a few hundred members showed up for the hastily organized event at a Washington hotel and empty chairs were removed from the back of the ballroom before Bush arrived.


It wasn’t for lack of effort. We were forwarded this desperate plea the Council sent out late Tuesday, asking people who were planning on coming to bring a friend:



Bush broke Council traditional by refusing to accept questions after his speech. Apparently, most people aren’t that excited about being used as a presidential prop. This may explain why Bush has preferred giving his speeches in front of military audiences, who are required to attend.

[Spinzonner]

1. If he gave a speech at Gitmo

he could have a real captive audience

[sabra]

3. doh! :-)

[liveoaktx]

7. VIDEO-I want to know if he was kicking the podium while he was speaking

Jerks and Smirks

[sabra]

9. check out this thread, some great analysis by a fellow DUer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5541881

[havocmom]

11. I don't have the stomach to watch all or listen to all of his mutterings

One question about yesterday's speech: From the other room, I heard a news clip of bush talking about "Saddamist terrorists". Was that from yesterday? Have they coined a new phrase to tie Saddam to 9-11 without actually saying Saddam was to blame for 9-11?

Was the "Saddamist terrorists" phrase from yesterday's debacle?

[sabra]

12. It started in his Annapolis speech and continued on to yesterday's

in addition, the WH has decided not to use the "insurgents" anymore.

[havocmom]

13. Thank you

The damage to the nation from the bozo junta is bad enough, but the damage to language & communication is gonna take a long time to repair too.

[SpiralHawk]

2. BushCo fails again

Even among the "have-mores"

[tanyev]

4. Well, that's too bad.

I'm sure there are plenty of DC area DUers who would have loved to have gone. If only they'd known...

[sabra]

5. We would have been flagged and labeled "rejectionists"

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. lol! Top 10 GOP Soundbites!

[npincus]

8. did B*sh appear there instead of in front of a military audience

because of the criticism he's been getting about appearing only in front of friendly audiences?

i wonder.

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Sounds like it. That question's been repeated a lot lately

by talking heads.

The Bush Team is really scrambling lately. They should have billed it as a $1,200 cover charge fundraiser. A group photo with the President will be the parting gift.