Posted on 05/14/2007 5:27:16 AM PDT by republicangel
JAMESTOWN – He’s the president, he can do what he wants.
On Sunday, George Bush wanted to conduct a 400-piece symphony playing at the 400th anniversary celebration of the first permanent English settlement in America, at Jamestown.
Midway through a rousing rendition of “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” Bush took the baton from JoAnn Falletta, musical director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
While the Anniversary Park crowd of several thousand roared, the president led the musicians for two minutes without a hitch.
Bush pointed to all sections of the orchestra, which included young musicians from around the country. He implored crescendos. His grin burst with pleasure
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The secret service could have been used at the Boston Pops concert last week.
An article that made me smile. A nice change for a Monday morning!
Thanks for posting it! Wish there was video.
. . . and Bill Clinton only played the saxaphone! Piker!
You will find additional photos posted here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1833040/posts
As for video, I do know that C-Span finally posted a video link of the event — I haven’t viewed it yet so I don’t know that it includes the President’s ‘maestro’ moment [Note: If they did, it would be at the very end of the clip!]
http://www.cspan.org
Thank you!
His ridiculous drumming with the African Chiefs, his Merckel Massage, and that painfully unfunny skit he did depicting himself looking for WMD's behind the White House curtains, they just make him look like an oblivious fool.
In the meantime, Goodtime Georgie dropped the ball on illegal immigration, awards Tenet a medal, never points out Klintoon's botching of the bin Laden hunt, doesnt pursue Sandy Berger, and appears to have forgotten Iran.
I'm glad he is having a good time, because a lot of conservatives are tired of his act.
RNC, please dont put up an illegal-hugging candidate. I'll have to stay home.
Hey, I thought Bush was borderline retarded. At least, thats what the Left has been telling me for 8 years. Now all of a sudden he knows about musical instruments?
Did you follow the link and read the whole article? It was pretty good.
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