A must read today is an essay over at The Huffington Post by Michael Shaw: Reading The Pictures: Bush's Mannequins. Shaw takes a look at the images coming out of the White House and wonders what they're trying to say, and has some interesting insight into what they really say about our Commander-in-Chief. Just how much does he understand about the lives of the men and women he sends into his misguided war?
... these later bedside portraits — although entirely managed, photographed and edited by the White House before being posted on the White House photo gallery — more often than not depict a perfunctory Commander-in-Chief alongside a soldier either too scared, traumatized or, perhaps, disgusted or disillusioned to make Bush look much good at all.
2 comments:
I'd love to meet George W. Bush just so I can ignore his fake remorse and concern for our situation... maybe even tell him "fuck off, Mr. President". He's a heartless naive idiotic bastard. I hope our country can overcome the shit-storm he and Cheney started.
I'm not even sure the soldier in that photo is even aware that the President is standing there. You know?
Bush is pathetic to use him as a publicity stunt.
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