I haven't seen the video... but it sure doesn't look like his middle finger.
Posted on 07/29/2005 8:22:06 AM PDT by VictoryGal
At yesterday's press gaggle, Scott said this:
MR. McCLELLAN: Ken, go ahead.
Q Scott, last night on the Tonight Show, Jay Leno, who apparently is subbing for Johnnie, displayed a video of the President at the Capitol yesterday. In that video, the President walking away from the press lifts his hand and raises a finger. Mr. Leno interpreted it as, shall we say, a finger of hostility. Each of our fingers has a special purpose and meaning in life. (Laughter.) Can you tell us what finger it was he held up?
MR. McCLELLAN: Ken, I'm not even going to dignify that with much of a response. But if someone is misportraying something, that's unfortunate.
Q Well, it was not a finger of hostility?
MR. McCLELLAN: Ken, I was there with him, and I'm just not going to -- I'm not going to dignify that with a response. I mean, I haven't seen the video that you're talking about, but I know the way the President acts. And if someone is misportraying it, that's unfortunate.
It's not clear though if it is the middle finger though. I'm hoping it is :-)
At least it will take the heat off Jenna ... if if did happen.
I think it was a pen, but it's fun watching the DUmmies get all excited about.
Early broadcasts said it was the thumb in a "Thumbs Up!"
Watching it, I thought it was the finger we all hope he held up.
Just because Helen Thomas, the darling of the media for decades, threatened suicide if a specific conservative Republican was nominated for office, doesn't mean the press is biased or partial.
What heat is there on Jenna?
I thought she was in Africa, doing some AIDS relief work.
looks lmore like an index finger to me as if he is tryingt o get somone's attention..
It was a pen. The pen was between his index and middle finger. The press just wishes it were his finger. Actually, so do I!
Huh?
BAHAHAH! Oh please, Helen, you hag, make my day.
This has gotta be from 12 years ago. Why the historical interest?
I think he was cracking a little joke.
No, this is recent. Watch the video link. The caption is CAFTA vote.
Who asked this question?!?!?
Are they talking about Johnny Carson?? He's dead.
It's the thumb. Make a thumbs-up with your right hand and twist it around; eventually you'll see an angle that will produce a much closer result to the picture than in the video.
I saw this on a left-leaning message board (no, not DU) yesterday.
The picture shown in the post above is about 12 years old. There was a new video from the other day that they are claiming he was flipping the bird.
Nice Picture. I wonder why it was removed, and yet other near pornography crap is often not removed?
I thought it was a thumbs up, too, because of CAFTA. I only got a quick glance, though.
I haven't seen the video... but it sure doesn't look like his middle finger.
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