What? No Backdrop? ---pix->>>

[Stephanie]

President Bush speaks in defense of his war policy to an audience at the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia. Bush is using the visit to Philadelphia, birthplace of the U.S. Constitution, as a reminder before the Iraqi elections that the path to American democracy was not always easy either. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051212/480/papm10212121642


The last speech had that EXCELLENT backdrop - not phony at all.



But THIS week? Ok maybe there is a little teeny tiny backdrop of a map there... but it's kind of disappointing. Budget cuts? Nah.

[bryant69]

1. Yes for example

The American people wanted the British Occupiers to leave and the Iraqi people, er, well not all of the parallels are worth mentioning.

Bryant
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[calico1]

2. He needed to have dressed in Colonial

type clothing and have fife music in the background.

[Pirate Smile]

3. Now he is taking planted questions from the audience.

Would anyone believe they would allow him to just take random questions? I don't think so.

Hopefully, the planting will leak out and become a story.

[Stephanie]

5. Not on your life

What if his transmitter malfunctioned and Karen couldn't feed him the answers?

[Crankie Avalon]

4. Oh, no...that could cost us victory!!!

How can we prove how much we're winning unless we have "VICTORY" plastered everywhere?