Bush Laughs At Himself, Staff

NewsMax.com ^ | 3/25/04 | AP

[kattracks]

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush poked fun at his staff, his Democratic challenger and himself Wednesday night at a black-tie dinner where he hobnobbed with the news media.

Bush put on a slide show, calling it the "White House Election-Year Album" at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association 60th annual dinner, showing himself and his staff in some decidedly unflattering poses.

There was Bush looking under furniture in a fruitless, frustrating search. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," he said.

There was Vice President Dick Cheney, a frequent butt of gentle Bush ribbing, holding his fingers a few inches apart. Bush said, "Whenever you ask him a question, he replies, 'Let's see what my little friend says.'"

And there was Bush again, in an odd contortion in front of his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice. He said he was trying to explain to her the foreign policy of Democratic challenger John Kerry.

Bush showed himself playing cards on Air Force One and cracked that he was on his way to an international summit and using a special deck to help him bone up on the names of the leaders he was about to meet.

His slide show segued into a somber ending, showing a group of special forces troops in Afghanistan at the site where they buried a piece of the fallen World Trade Center in commemoration of the dead from Sept. 11.

The late NBC News reporter David Bloom, who died in April from an apparent blood clot while covering the Iraq war, was remembered. His wife, Melanie, talked of her husband's passion for journalism.

About 1,500 guests attended the dinner.

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[teletech]

President Bush knows himself and is a righteous man. When you have that, you can laugh at your self.

We are soooo blessed to have a God fearing man as President.

[teletech]

The thing that drove the haters truly out of their minds tonite was the demeanor of the president.

He looked awesome and he was seen to be having fun!

That cannot be allowed!!!!!

It must really fry their taters' to see him so relaxed. He's supposed to be all worried about what they dig up next.

[Enduring Freedom]

And your job is to REMIND EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY THE MEDIA SPONSORS, that he is a Lying Crook.

[CyberAnt]

Maybe it's because he knows it gets their goat so much!! LOL!

[jocon307]

"START CELEBRATING!"

Yes, I agree. I don't think these hearings have been bad for Bush, or the country, at all. The clintonistas have TRIED to say Bush is to blame, not us, but, it hasn't worked. Of course, it was way to ludicrous to work, but they tried. That spin isn't making it even in the mainstream media.

[ThirstyMan]

I think he also has a good grip on a bit of wisdom my grandfather passed on to me: "It's not what you're called, it's what you answer to."

The President has a strong Faith in God. He knows who he is and where he wants to take the country.

Sounds like your Grandpa was a wise man. **************************************************

I agree thanks for sharing that!
That bit of wisdom obviously comes to us prior to the days of "PC" saturation and mental pollution.
We are now mistakenly told to believe that what we are "called" is where it's at, NOT what we answer to; that the speech is the violation of another's rights, a punishable offense, a violation of "my rights".
Speech alone now, where it used to be said: "Sticks and stones....but names will never hurt me."

Times have changed....for the worse. Your Grandfather had it right, it's "what we answer to" that tells it all. Thanks for sharing that!

And Bush is a great role model for this love in action. He's not letting his enemies or the angry press define him. It is so winsome when the people actually see this. So unlike the politics of destruction that beset these "malignant narcissists" like Richard Clarke [to coin a phrase from Tammy Bruce, _The Death of Right and Wrong_].

[navygal]

sound like they had a lot of fun.

[billhilly]

"I don't know how the President can be so jovial with people that hate him so much."

That great old southern comic, brother Dave Gardiner, had a line in one of his albums, Rejoice Dear Hearts, that fits perfectly here. "Love your enemies, and drive them nuts."

[truthandlife]

Great stuff. Hopefully I can catch a replay of it.

[LibLieSlayer]

The President was amazing! Greta was peeved the he had pre-empted her show for 15 minutes. She had "barky clarkey" ready in the wings.

A POX on the dims and our "other" enemies!!

LLS

[Conspiracy Guy]

Correct and it works well. I live by that.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It was brilliant, hope you catch it.

[OldFriend]

I have called and made a statement regarding Leslie Stahl and her hatred of America. I suggested that since she was so clearly biased it would have been proper for the station to hire independent investigators to see if Clarke was truthful.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Anyone know when this will be shown on C-Span?

[1903A3]

Because he is a smart man
Just waiting for the perfect instant to kick their buts

[r9etb]

You must be right. In doing so he heaps 'coals of fire' on their heads.

LOL! I was just about to post that very quote in reply to you.... Good thing I checked first.

[Carolinamom]

My favorite photo and Bush remarks last night was the one of him on the phone w/a handkerchief draped over the mouth piece: "Hey, John. Cum Lung Lee here. Hope you win!" (I laughed til I cried at this humorous dig at Kerry's faux claim of foreigners supporting his candidacy.)

[OldFriend]

Drat, I missed just about the whole thing......did see the last few. Oh I would have loved to see the one you mention. No wonder there were sour grapes over his performance!!! LOLOLOL.....oh I can picture it now.