False start for Bush speech, blamed on network pool feed

[cal04]

US President George W Bush's nationally televised speech on immigration got off to a false start when footage was accidentally broadcast of him rehearsing the address.

Just minutes before Mr Bush was to begin speaking from the White House, CNN television aired several seconds of the President sitting behind his desk practising his speech.

CNN quickly cut away and its anchor blamed the incident on a network pool feed which "inadvertently" went on the air while the President was polishing his lines. The network returned minutes later for the presidential address.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19152540-1702,00.html


Update: CNN just sent me an email with a document saying that:"NBC stage manager has now admitted he cued the president early and CNN was the only network ready to go."
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/05/15.html#a8302

[hwmnbn]

1. Is it up on the internet anywhere? .......

I wasn't watching CNN.

[Catherine Vincent]

2. crooks and liars have it!

[hwmnbn]

8. thanks ......nt

[Nomad559]

6. Youtube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPu19jOcJF4

:)

[hwmnbn]

9. thanks to you too .......nt

[seafan]

3. Remember the "I feel GOOD!" moment in the pre-Iraq invasion speech?

This farce of an administration is a curse on the planet.

[Kingshakabobo]

12. I'll never forget the petulant little fuck-wad making funny eyes for....

...the camera when he is about to order a war that will cause the death of, at least, thousands of people.

[readermostly]

4. I saw it on NBC Nightly News. He tried to have his most sincere face

on, but it was a little too early. What a hoot!

[izzie]

5. Guess the liberal press will do anything.

HAHAHAHAHAHA Sorry I can not stop laughing.

[Generic Brad]

7. Better than the "Dean Scream"

We now have the "Bush Blank Look".

[savemefromdumbya]

10. Things are just not going well for him!

[Lisa]

11. apparently, deer now refer to that expression as "Bush in the headlights"

Or so I've heard.