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to: George Sherwood
from: Robert Comer
date: 2005-10-14 21:09:32
subject: Re: The `spontaneous` staged conference with the troops

From: "Robert Comer" 

It was more the ineptitude of getting caught at it that's the worst thing,
it makes our country look pretty bad to the masses all over the world.

- Bob Comer


"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.14.20.52.35.836319{at}beernabeer.com...
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:45:07 -0400, Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
>> The Bushies get caught again
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq_8
>>
>> WASHINGTON - It was billed as a conversation with U.S. troops, but the
>> questions President Bush asked on a teleconference call Thursday were
>> choreographed to match his goals for the war in Iraq and Saturday's vote
>> on
>> a new Iraqi constitution.
>
> I just can't get excited about this as a big deal.  Any one here ever been
> involved with meetings with Presidents, Congressmen, etc?  I have and
> every one of them has been very similar.  If I am in the audience and the
> President is going to be asking me questions, I surely want to know about
> the subjects.  I have seen it done this way and with questions handed out
> to the audience.  This is been with both Republicans and Democrats.  I
> don't see this as being caught.
>
> This soldier who participated pretty much sums up the way I feel about it.
>
> http://278medic.blogspot.com/
>
> George

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