[CitizenM]

This "applause" comment will get all the media attention. None of them understand military protocol. Having said that, however, since Bush's advisors do, one wonders why they left him open for that type of criticism? The liberal public, who don't know, won't believe the factual explanation. They will keep spinning it to show there was a disinterested, negative feeling.

I believe that,Bush's speech, which was very good, and showed his solid, strong resolve, would have been better delivered sans a military audience. (No matter how much I love to honor them, and ask that God bless all our service members.)

I sometimes wonder why Bush doesn't do a typical PR Power Point type presentation complete with slides, comments, and some "hoopla" for the positive changes in Iraq. I would love to see him fight the media the way they fight him. Present the audience with uplifting, inspiring pictures in front of the camera to challenge the myriad of negative ones that the media bombards the public with daily. Remember how the image of the woman with the "purple finger" hugging the mother of a deceased soldier at his SOTU speech lasted and was embraced by all who support his efforts--and how it became the soul and symbol of freedom for Iraq?

We need more good images to counteract all the derogatory ones. We know that those who only watch major news networks; and then only really grasp what they see on TV (and don't read anything) can only be motivated with images. They just do not analyze anything and make their decisions based mostly on the negative images they are fed by the MSM.

I know the idea might not be as "Presidential," and on a serious subject it might be difficult, but I think that sometimes it would be more effective.

[mylife]

I wouldnt sweat the petulant rants of the children

[mhx]

I sometimes wonder why Bush doesn't do a typical PR Power Point type presentation complete with slides, comments, and some "hoopla" for the positive changes in Iraq.

Good idea. This is one time that borrowing a tactic from Ross Perot would probably be the right thing to do.

[zencat]

This "applause" comment will get all the media attention.

Get ready for APPLAUSE-GATE! The evil Karl Rove will be accused of using our military and 9/11 as a back drop for political purposes. Yes, that is how the liberal mind thinks.

[TASMANIANRED]

Show a classroom stacked to the rafters with munitions and then show kids in a classroom learning something.

Under Saddam

Now.