"Insecurity Is Written All Over Him" - Garrison Keillor "Pictures" Bush

[kpete]

Picture show
The camera can turn callow teens into celebrities and make Bush look like a pilot. Are photo ops ruining America?
By Garrison Keillor


But the camera can be fearfully truthful. Look at the picture of the Current Occupant, reading a speech to the troops at Camp Pendleton, wearing a zip-up jacket with little epaulets on the shoulders, a presidential seal sewn on the right breast, and on the left breast the words "George W. Bush, Commander in Chief." Is this for his benefit or that of the troops? No president ever needed to wear a name tag before. He is the first. Insecurity is written all over him. Look at Dick Cheney. No need for a name tag there.

more at:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/27/keillor/

[texpatriot2004]

1. Yes, Garrison I think photo ops are ruining America nm

[hatrack]

2. Honestly, is that photograph real? He looks like a Willie Wonka extra.

That outfit is a psychologist's wet dream.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Custom made little costume for the little dictator.

[IChing]

5. Reminds me of Imperial officer's attire from Star Wars

[Elwood P Dowd]

3. He even has boots and pants with that crap on them

Makes all his friends and relatives call him Mr President. He once had someone introduce him as George W. Bush, Commander In Chief and protector of the homeland. He is a certified looney tune.

[guinivere]

10. Like a tourist.

He has to have every souvenir possible of his stay at the WH.

I wonder how hard it is for the staff at the WH to keep a straight face with that cartoon staying there.

[LearnedHand]

6. Actually it's for his own benefit

If he didn't have his name sewn on his clothes, he might forget it at a very inopportune time.

On edit: Corrected fat-fingered typing.

[HamdenRice]

7. LOL!!: "No president ever needed to wear a name tag before"

It's just pathetic. Here's what the name tag means:

See, Ahm the president. Ahm the decider, see? I hear the voices, but ahm the decider!


Uggghhhh

[bobbolink]

8. Garrison, you've become our generation's Will Rogers!

A great story-teller answers the call of a pained nation, and speaks out against the nutzery!

:yourock: Garrison!!

[bobbolink]

9. pushing Keillor back to the top... this is too good to miss...

For Garrison :loveya: