Reuters Photog Appears to Capture Bush at U.N. Writing Note About 'Bathroom Break'

Editor And Publisher ^ | 09-14-05 | WestVirginiaRebel

[WestVirginiaRebel]

NEW YORK In what seems to be destined to become one of the most yacked about photos of the month, if not year, a Reuters photographer today seems to have captured President George W. Bush scribbling a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggesting that he needed to take a "bathroom break" during a session at the United Nations.

[isom35]

bush's bladder's fault

[Right Wing Assault]

[processing please hold]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Right Wing Assault]

I think it was Coni's bladder's fault since the handwriting on the top and bottom are different. Reuters didn't bother to check or if they did, they chose to ignore that.

[Robert A Cook PE]

My thought also.

Good thing it was limited to unclassified subjects.

Do you think the media would have printed Clinton's notes to HIS secretary/intern/wife/latest sex-toy.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Like the ghouls in Poe's poem "The Bells" they will never die no matter how many knells.

[indcons]

How dare he express such intentions when poor black people are dying in New Orleans? /sarcasm

[BluH2o]

What Bush should do is piss in his shoe then bang it on the lectern like Soviet Premier Kruschev did back in the 60's. that would really get the liberal MSM attention.

[Greek]

I got one of these form letters too....

[nk_47]

Roto-Reuters is lame.

[bayourant]

I agree Its pretty disturbing that the Press or God know who else can get a look at documents at that close range. I bet there is some new regulations at the UN after this.

[atomic conspiracy]

Here's my take:

[danamco]

Wait a minute. The bathroom text is printed. The person writing the note has different handwriting and is writing in cursive. What's going on here. Are we being hoodwinked?


Another dan blather, bill burkett, maple fake story!??!

[supercat]

If this photo proves to be a fake, it will be the death knell of the liberal MSM. The seventh death knell, mind you, but a death knell nonetheless.

I'm not suggesting that it's fake, but instead suggesting that some consideration needs to be given to how close photographers are allowed to get with cameras. If Bush was sitting near a window, the camera could be a block away.

[bootless]

But... but ... but ... it's PERSONAL.

Oh wait. That's only relevant for Democrats. Never mind.

[danamco]

OMG! He goes to the bathroom!



Wasn't that what his first opponent in the W.H. did???

[Lancey Howard]

Had it been Clinton, he would have passed a note to the babe in the French delegation reading, "Care to take a sink break?"

Clinton took sink breaks by himself.

[Alas Babylon!]

42 is Clintoon! Dubya is 43.

[Texas Songwriter]

Did it annoy you that Bill Clinton would sign a bill with 25 pens to creat souveneours of rarity. It seemed such a self centered act to glorify Clinton.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

If (and BIG IF as it does not seem to match his handwriting) it is him, I think some serious questions need to be answered. Security questions.

I cannot imagine Secret Service allowing this to go by unnoticed. I bet the photographer gets a knock on the door.

What if the note said anything related to sensitive information normally not shared with the world?