Important Notice:

Dr. Strangelove · 04-14-2009, 11:05 AM

The Greenroom » Forum Archive » Staged Military Photo Ops Suddenly Awesome

* About that Obama Iraq Visit*by*Macsmind
Got this email from a sergeant that was there.

“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”

Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models? Coincidence? I think not.

How do you make sure a crowd likes you? Screen out anybody who didn’t vote for you. Even if they’re serving their country under your watch.

Flopping Aces and Redstate have followed up on this. Will they be the only ones?

FishHead · 04-14-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

The Greenroom » Forum Archive » Staged Military Photo Ops Suddenly Awesome

* About that Obama Iraq Visit*by*Macsmind
Got this email from a sergeant that was there.

“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”

Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models? Coincidence? I think not.

How do you make sure a crowd likes you? Screen out anybody who didn’t vote for you. Even if they’re serving their country under your watch.

Flopping Aces and Redstate have followed up on this. Will they be the only ones?

Thats our boy...

danb · 04-14-2009, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FishHead

Thats our boy...

you said boy in reference to tCOOTUS. Yer gonna get called a racialist.

irishmick79 · 04-14-2009, 11:22 AM

Not a fan of this stuff. I hated it when Bush did it, I hate it now that Obama's doing it.

tuff bob · 04-14-2009, 11:25 AM

all photo-ops are staged

FC Juventus · 04-14-2009, 11:27 AM

"what?? ha ha ha, no soldier, there aint no room for you on air force one, thats my ride... ill be sure to fuel up some of those big cargo plans for some of you to come home in just in time for the mid-terms. dont forget to duck. peace out."

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:28 AM

next thing you know he'll be wearing a flight suit and declaring "Mission Accomplished"..

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:32 AM

while Obama is a truly great American, he has a long way to go before he gets to the point of offering a fake plastic turkey to troops...

Quote:

WASHINGTON — President Bush's Baghdad turkey was for looking, not for eating.

In the most widely published image from his Thanksgiving Day trip to Baghdad, the beaming president is wearing an Army workout jacket and surrounded by soldiers as he cradles a platter with a golden-brown turkey.

The bird looks perfect, with bunches of grapes and other trimmings completing a Norman Rockwell image that evokes bounty and security in one of the most dangerous parts of the world.

But as a small sign of the many ways the White House maximized the impact of the 2½-hour stop at the Baghdad airport, administration officials said yesterday that Bush picked up a decoration, not a serving platter.

WorldSpartan · 04-14-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano

next thing you know he'll be wearing a flight suit and declaring "Mission Accomplished"..

Or walking around with a fake turkey.

FishHead · 04-14-2009, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano

while Obama is a truly great American, he has a long way to go before he gets to the point of offering a fake plastic turkey to troops...

All that hate is gonna burn you up one day sak....

tuff bob · 04-14-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldSpartan

Or walking around with a fake turkey.

TURKEY NOT FAKE: NYT

In an historic media first, the New York Times has published a fake turkey correction:

An article last Sunday about surprises in politics referred incorrectly to the turkey carried by President Bush during his unannounced visit to American troops in Baghdad over Thanksgiving. It was real, not fake.

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldSpartan

Or walking around with a fake turkey.

dude - you're gonna have to get a more laid back job if ya wanna compete with me..

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuff bob

TURKEY NOT FAKE: NYT

In an historic media first, the New York Times has published a fake turkey correction:

An article last Sunday about surprises in politics referred incorrectly to the turkey carried by President Bush during his unannounced visit to American troops in Baghdad over Thanksgiving. It was real, not fake.

you expect me to believe the liberal media?

tuff bob · 04-14-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano

you expect me to believe the liberal media?

you have to believe ONE of the stories, since they have opposite conclusions on the "fakeness". Which one is it BOBBY?

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuff bob

you have to believe ONE of the stories, since they have opposite conclusions on the "fakeness". Which one is it BOBBY?

I'll trust the fact that bu$h picks up a fake plastic turkey to present it to the brave US troops over the word of the mainstream media any day...

Dr. Strangelove · 04-14-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Sakimano

next thing you know he'll be wearing a flight suit and declaring "Mission Accomplished"..

Bob Sakimano · 04-14-2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

I still am shocked to learn that political photo ops are staged...

Daft Punk · 04-14-2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

Where's the flightsuit?

GRR Spartan · 04-14-2009, 11:52 AM

That staged stuff has NEVER happened before with any other president.

Those Marine One helicopters just happened to start up just before Reagan would walk out going past reporters.

Clinton and everyone else just happened to have a United Nations collection of children as a backdrop for every education realted announcement. Same for babies surrounding Bush2 on stem cell announcements.

We can all thank Reagan's Press Secretary Ron Ziegler who learned the art of staging while working as a guide in Disneyland's Adventure land while he attended USC..

Dr. Strangelove · 04-14-2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daft Punk

Where's the flightsuit?

Dr. Strangelove · 04-14-2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRR Spartan

That staged stuff has NEVER happened before with any other president.

Those Marine One helicopters just happened to start up just before Reagan would walk out going past reporters.

Clinton and everyone else just happened to have a United Nations collection of children as a backdrop for every education realted announcement. Same for babies surrounding Bush2 on stem cell announcements.

We can all thank Reagan's Press Secretary Ron Ziegler who learned the art of staging while working as a guide in Disneyland's Adventure land while he attended USC..

Ziegler was Nixon's first Press Secretary.

GRR Spartan · 04-14-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

Ziegler was Nixon's first Press Secretary.

You are correct and he brought staging to a new level for Nixon. Reagan's folks and all who have followed have just kept on tweeking.

Jimmy Carter wasn't big on staging and his Sweater Speech proved it.

Daft Punk · 04-14-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

Well done.

Jacks Smirking Revenge · 04-14-2009, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuff bob

TURKEY NOT FAKE: NYT

In an historic media first, the New York Times has published a fake turkey correction:

An article last Sunday about surprises in politics referred incorrectly to the turkey carried by President Bush during his unannounced visit to American troops in Baghdad over Thanksgiving. It was real, not fake.

It was a real turkey, but it wasn't for eating. It was just there to look good. Which makes this account completely accurate:

Quote:

But as a small sign of the many ways the White House maximized the impact of the 2½-hour stop at the Baghdad airport, administration officials said yesterday that Bush picked up a decoration, not a serving platter.

The turkey was just a simple decoration, a piece of flair. And so was the bird he was holding.