The Bird Was Perfect But Not For Dinner In Iraq Picture, Bush Is Holding the Centerpiece

The Washington Compost ^ | Thursday, December 4, 2003 | By Mike Allen

[Kaslin]

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 huge platter laden with a golden-brown turkey.

[Churchillspirit]

"Turkeygate"!!

Yeh...the dems would gobble that up.

[Gritty]

Nevertheless, the foray has opened new credibility questions for a White House that has dealt with issues as small as who placed the "Mission Accomplished" banner

I think the "new credibility questions" really deals with the Media who make up false allegations to report in such a high dudgeon against President Bush.

In an honest world, these people would be laughed into oblivion.

[adam_az]

By Mike "I Stuff Turkeys" Allen

But hey, hey does it in the privacy of his own home...

[bigjoesaddle]

THIS IS IT!!!

We Democrats told you Republicans (and ourselves) it was OK to vote for Clinton because ALL POLITICIANS LIE!!!! HERES THE PROOF!!! Now we are off the hook! When our grandkids ask me why I voted for Clinton, I can tell them about George W. Bushes FAKE turkey and be absolved for my Clinton support!! I'm NOT an immoral, anger ridden, arrogant soulless, creature! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA (gasp) HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[COBOL2Java]

I'm sure Juan Williams will complain this Sunday on FNS about how this story "PROVES that the whole trip was nothing but an expensive taxpayer-funded photo op!"

Of course, that's if Terry McAuliffe gives him permission...

[Mobilemitter]

Maybe he should've had someone bring him some pizza?

[Protagoras]

The real turkey they should be screaming about was the brand new socialist entitlement program he just pushed through.

[dighton]

Boy are they grasping for straws here. I guess that is good for us.

You know it.

[1Old Pro]

Did they write about Klintoon putting stones in a cross on Normandy beach when there are no stones there?

[petercooper]

[kdmhcdcfld]

...And this is news because?

[petercooper]

Did you see Juan get his ass handed to him last night by Brit, Fred and Mort? classic

[funkywbr]

I'm with you! So what! The Dems can add that to "The Picture", The Video", "The Banner", etc!

[COBOL2Java]

Missed that one. I'll have to check foxnews.com to see if there's a transcript.

[Trust but Verify]

I don't think he was trying to serve it. He was just acting like it, maybe even just goofing off for the cameras or for the guys/gals. If you paid any attention to the whole tape, he served from the chow line.

[chiller]

Dittos. This turkey thing, on top of the 6 year-old kid that was actually 7 years old !!!! Sheesh.

I've held my nose far too long with this Bush crowd....I can only take sooooo much...I feel like Tiny Tommmy Dashole; deeply saddened.

Seriously, what do you think the rest of America thinks of the WAPost for giving this story even one column inch? I agree with earlier post on this thread...it shouts media bias in spades.

[shiva]

Stupid media! Grasping at straws. Pissed off cause they weren't invited to the party. And the worse part for them is, NOBODY MISSED THEM!!!!

[Bringbackthedraft]

OK, the picture was fine. Was there audio? I can see "W" picking up the platter and joking with it knowing that it was the center piece. "W" has a sence of humor and he appears to been having some "honest" fun with the troops. Libs like to take the photos and subtitle them with a slant in their favor even though the comments do not truly reflect what occured. "Mission Accomplished" was the carrier's banner not the Presidents. Any naval ship arriving in port with their assigmnent completed would have arrived with the same type of banner. Its a big Hulabaloo over nothing. If they pick on trivial things it means they have nothing else to help their cause. We here who have higher than double digit IQs can see through that.

[pittsburgh gop guy]

Follow the Stuffing!

[reasonseeker]

www.instapundit.com has links to photos showing that Bush DID serve turkey to the troops.