* hard at work - signing autographs for CIA employees. photo

[Kadie]

U.S. President George W. Bush signs autographs for employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after ceremonially swearing in Director of Central Intelligence USAF General Michael Hayden at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia May 31, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)

[Virginia Dare]

1. Those are frigging summer interns...

they are NOT regular CIA employees. They look to be about 19-22 years old.

[Kadie]

6. I thought they looked kind of young.

Didn't think about them being interns though.

[gatorboy]

7. I was about to say...It looks like CIA-elementary!

"Who took my lunch money??? I'll bug every one of your phones until I find out!"

[DoYouEverWonder]

12. They're not interns

they are Rapture Ready Bushbots.

This is who BushCo is filling the ranks of government with.

[MADem]

2. I still say his signature looks like someone on acid trying to write

SCUZ BALL.....

[babylonsister]

3. Who the hell would want his autograph? nt

[Kadie]

10. Maybe they will show up on ebay -

that would be a fun auction to watch.

[Sanity Claws]

4. They're CIA employees?

No one looks over 28 in that photo. Looks like Goss really did get rid of anyone who had any experience. Knowledge? Experience? Who needs that when you can have ideology purity?

[Dawgs]

5. How come I don't see any brown or black people?

Wait, I think I see one in the back. He doesn't look like he's a big rush like the others though. I wonder why?

[Dawgs]

8. Instead of signing autographs, why isn't he recruitin these healthy...

lookin "soldiers". Don't they know that God wants them to die for Bush's country.

[Lerkfish]

9. wow. young republicans are sure repulsive.

gack!

[lpbk2713]

11. You can't see it but he's holding his ID card in his left hand

to be sure he spells his name correctly.

[Avalux]

13. Those are NOT CIA agents.

They're kids with shiny faces, and way too eager to meet The Decider. This was a rigged photo op, and I'd be willing to bet the farm they're not who they say.

[bmcatt]

14. Would you trust the CIA with *your* signature?

If there's one group of people that I absolutely would never let have my signature, I'd have to say it's the spooks at the CIA. :evilgrin: :rofl:

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. Someone needs to photoshop the swirls in his hair

It would be easy to make it look like 666.

[Jara sang]

16. No way those are employees.

Foreign intelligence services are at work as we speak identifing every person in that photo. DC has the the most foreign spies than anywhere on the planet. Wouldn't be hard to do either. One of them has a Notre Dame lanyard, there is your starting point. Real employees would never allow themselves to be photographed like that. They are probably interns from that fundie circle-jerk Patrick Henry College.

[Dora]

17. Do presidents usually sign autographs?

It's a serious question. Did Clinton or George H.W. Bush sign autographs while in office?

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Reagan signed autographs, but as a former actor/celebrity, that would be within his purview.

It strikes me as highly unusual that a "career" politician would sign autographs, especially the president. It seems plebian and disrespectful of the office. He's a goddamn "president," not effin' Tom Cruise, for chrissake.

[Jara sang]

18. They do the obligatory "With Regards -President Whoever" requests.

But usually only for photo ops for donors and party loyalists. No like this rock star bullshit.

[subterranean]

19. Only the white employees were allowed in.

[davidwparker]

20. man, i was scrolling to the bottom to add just this comment. white

people, everywhere you look. i'm a middle-aged white man myself and I even get tired of all this white.

this however, isn't as white a Fox News Channel -- except for token -- but nothing is a white as FNC.

[Gabi Hayes]

21. Bullshit...those aren't CIA employees. they're

the Brooks Brothers Rioters

[lyonn]

22. Notice fellow in red, has ribbon around neck with

Notre Dame on it. Maybe they are wannabees still in college.

[sweetheart]

23. Hoeneker signs stazi autographs

How exciting, what a man of the people.