WHERE did the Bush/Abramoff pictures go?

[im10ashus]

In his press conference today, President Bush suggested that the existence of photographs of himself and Jack Abramoff are no big deal and generally pooh-poohed the press’s focus on the story. But our reporting suggests that the White House is actively involved in covering up and possibly destroying photographic evidence of the two men together.

Earlier this month, we were alerted to the existence of a series Abramoff photos at the website of Reflections Photography, a studio that does photo shoots for many Republican political events and sells copies to the individuals who attended the events and other members of the public through an online photo database. Reflections was an official photographer for Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign events and for the 2005 inauguration.

One of those photos was of Abramoff and Ralph Reed at a party for the launch of Reed’s Century Strategies DC office in 2003. We contacted Reflections Photography and purchased the rights to publish that photograph and did so on January 11th.

Things weren’t so simple with the late 2003 photograph of Jack Abramoff and President Bush.

When we went to the page for the photograph of President Bush and Abramoff, the page in question had disappeared from the site. Indeed, in the sequence of photographs from the event in question, each had a unique identification number in perfect consecutive order. All were there on the site, in sequence, with the exception of the one that was apparently that of President Bush and Abramoff.

cont'd...

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/007536.php

[Radio_Lady]

1. Crooks and Liars -- that's what we're dealing with.

None of this is a surprise to me.

[im10ashus]

2. Speaking of Crooks and Liars

I found this link: http://dailydelay.blogspot.com/2006/01/photograph-company-president-that.html through this: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/01/26.html#a6870

[Radio_Lady]

3. Good links!

[im10ashus]

4. Thanks!

:hi:

[SoCalDem]

5. Karl's room in the basement of the White House

[Stephanie]

6. I really bet some of the TRIBES have photos

Abramoff brought some tribal leaders around to a meeting with Bush which he also attended - I just know there are photos from that. I posted the article a long time ago with the info on the meeting and which tribes it was. When things calm down I will try to search for it.

[im10ashus]

7. Thanks!

I would love to see them.