Reuters Says Bush Photo Not 'Malicious,' (Washington Post plans to run a story on it)

Editor & Publisher ^ | 9/15

[Callahan]

How do they know Bush didn't get up to whiz in the press pool's water cooler?

[andyk]

What is remarkable is that so many adults all over the world find it necessary to speculate on what is the meaning of the word "bathroom".

How very unilateral of him. It would have been more diplomatic to refer to a washroom or water closet.

[sgtbono2002]

Abd Bill Clinton was talking to Arafat while getting his dong Schlonged.

[Callahan]

Wilking isn't the one who put it on the wire. He probably wasn't even aware of what he captured. It's the editor who totally gives himself away as a proto-typical MSM pillow biter.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Why didn't this so-called "journalist" follow up by chasing the President to the men's room to take photos of him there?

And leftists complain that the media leans right.

Right-leaning media, my ass.

[beckysueb]

One actually had a comparison of the potty-note handwriting and some other note. While it is hard to tell because the note is in block test, the top part does NOT appear to be Bush's handwriting, while the bottom part does. (The capital "I's" are different, in particular.) I suspect Condi was asking the question and Bush is responding.

(sigh)I guess the president will have to call a press conference and explain. That is a new low in the media. Can you imagine the 50 or so reporters attending? I mean how many questions can you ask about the president taking a leak!

[McGavin999]

Just look at how low they have sunk! This is third grade stuff and lets you know exactly where the leftist's minds go.

[swheats]

A coworker said that it showed Bush wasn't paying attention. And went on to say with a straight face, if that would have been Clinton he would have been paying attention to what the other speakers were saying.

My eyes rolling saying oh please...we'd have to be wondering who would be under the desk servicing Clinton.

[DBrow]

I think that the photographers routinely use telephoto lenses to read what's up on the lectern, and give the data to interested parties. Nobody else in the room would be allowed to bring in a scope (try bringing in a Questar or Meade to the Senate).

This time, they did not get secret or sensitive data, but something that could hurt the president, and went public with it.

The good news? They just burned down an intel source. SS and FBI and NSA now have proof that there is a vulnerable intel point, and know who is doing it.

Pretty costly to have leaked the note if you look at it as intel sources and methods (I am assuming MSM is a hostile).

Now given this capability and desire of peering at lecterns, note no pictures of the top of John Kerry's lectern during the debate, when many thought they saw him open a note, or PDA.

[Iluvpopcrn]

You mean Clinton didn't GIVE a cr@p for 8 years!

[corlorde]

You mean to tell me President Bush is human and needs to use the facilities like a "normal" person? If I had to guess, listening to the morons at the UN was making his stomach turn, and he wanted to purge.

[Callahan]

With Bush you can assume he was heading to the bathroom to do what the vast majority of people do there. With Clinton...well I don't wanna go there.

[feedback doctor]

Things like this make it all the more obvious as to the agenda of the press. If the President was in his motorcade, and saw an accident, and rushed out to administer CPR and save a life, you'd see a picture of the resulting back-up in traffic in the paper. The American people know what the press is doing. We thought the press was bad last fall, and look what happened, The President won re-election by a bigger than expected majority. Look at the hurricane. The press is basically screaming that 'Bush wants to kill black people' and yet his poll numbers go up.

[beckysueb]

Welcome to FR. With due respect, why would any proud conservative care what liberals think ?

Thank you for the welcome. I haven't had one of those for a long time. The liberals are kind of fun to mess with, don't you think? At least most of the people on this thread think so, too.

[swheats]

That's for sure.

I'm sure the President will allow them to catch one more note writing session. Letting the media know they are first class clymers.

[coloradan]

LOL! Good point.

[6SJ7]

Breaking! Pres. Bush showers in the nude!!

[Springman]

IIRC, when Clinton had some gathering in the White House, after his inauguration, Rush showed, on his TV show a clip of him, Hill, and AlGore.

He had to go to the bathroom, after shaking hands. The press never said a word about it.

Double standard?

[feedback doctor]

Judging from the picture, it looks like the note is written in ink, and the I see a pencil in his hand. Just an observation.

[beckysueb]

Why would Condi inform Bush that she had to go to the bathroom. I think this photo is BS.

I think she would inform him first.