NAILED!

[TomInTib]

CNN showing tape of coaching by Barber.

Man that was great

[LeftCoast]

1. ??

Sounds interesting...what's this all about? No TV on at the moment...

[deutsey]

3. Maybe the "impromptu" discussion Bush had with troops in Iraq today?

:shrug:

[CatWoman]

6. !

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001305786

[TomInTib]

7. Malveaux on CNN

Had actual film of this Barber woman standing at shrubbies podium in the studio coaching the troops pre- video conference with *.

Sorry you missed it.

Then CNN followed with * toilet-like numbers.

Kick 'em when they're down.

[LeftCoast]

10. Oh man! That would've been a lovely thing to see!

Sorry I missed it. Thanks for filling us in on the details!

[Metta]

20. I'm surprised. I thought she was a die hard, ass kissing * ite.

nt.

[merh]

2. yes, please explain your OP

thanks :hi:

[AspenRose]

4. The Soldiers photo op/q and a today

it was staged

[movonne]

5. This almost sounds like a set-up..there is a rumor going around

that bush and cheney are at odds...or either rove is busy with other matters and not taking care of business..

[natrat]

8. and there whore mcllelan denied it was staged

[Ferret Annica]

11. It was staged

And the audience was chosen to use the supposedly impartial politically uniforms to buttress up Bush's failed policy of building an imperialistic client state out of Iraq.

[louis-t]

9. Admin claims it was totally legit, not rehearsed!

And yet it was, surprise surprise. More lies. Public not buying it anymore.

[Carla in Ca]

21. That's the real kicker for me

None of us are surprised it was rehearsed and staged. But the fact that they said it would be impromptu before hand...ah, that is too funny!

[AllegroRondo]

12. Why does the best stuff happen when the Daily Show is on break?

Jon Stewart would have a hilarious time with this stuff. Hope he hits it next week.

[kentuck]

13. And they see nothing wrong with it being staged...!

People are dying for lies told by this Administration and they "pretend" they can "sell" it like it was a frigging bar of soap.

[Contrary1]

14. Here's the story from Reuters:

"...In a carefully scripted event, Bush spoke to 10 U.S. troops and an Iraqi soldier in a video teleconference about preparations for the Saturday vote, which is critical to U.S. aims for democracy in Iraq and creating conditions for the ultimate withdrawal of American forces.

<snip>

Before Bush entered the room for the event, a senior Pentagon official had a practice session with the troops and went over topics the president later asked about.

<snip>

During the practice session before Bush entered the room, a senior Pentagon official, Allison Barber, stood at the podium and queried the troops about topics the president later asked about, including the training of Iraqis and the level of progress. At her prompting, the soldiers raised their hands when the topic they were to answer came up.

Barber insisted later the questions were not rehearsed. The military had been told ahead of time only about topics the president might want to talk about, not specific questions..."

:rofl: :popcorn: :rofl:

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N13627152.htm

[gratuitous]

15. Ohmigosh, this has NEVER happened before!

Not the canned crowd or the coaching of the questioners, but the reporting of same. Let's face it, the media have aided and abetted this criminal administration for years, fully cooperating in the dog-and-pony show "press conferences" with the pre-screened questions and the scripted calls.

When even the Wizard's tools aren't cooperating, the man behind the curtain looks even smaller, more venial, and a bigger humbug than ever.

[Contrary1]

16. Keith Olbermann is reporting on it tonight. n/t

[tex-wyo-dem]

17. Ah, the propaganda curtain has been pulled back...

for all to see, in plain sight...

And the wizard is standing behind it with his pants down.

[npincus]

19. without Karl Rove, he can't pul off these staged events

as we've seen today

[pushycat]

18. What real 'Commander' would ever go thru something

like that in front of real soldiers? Unfit weaseley smirkin' fool, he is.

[johnaries]

22. OMG! Even the LOCAL news just did the story, and showed the

tape of Barber coaching them!
:rofl: