However, this particular statue was BEING USED to embarass Ashcroft. The way it was being used was, the photographer would position a picture of Ashcroft exactly where the uncovered breast would end up in the picture next to Ashcroft's face. As a Christian, and I might add very Godly man, that was very embarassing. But, our wonderful media were using it much too frequently. That was their big mistake. Ashcroft soon realized they were using that statue everytime he made a speech in that room. Ashcroft got tired of it and decided to call their bluff! The media are the ones who made a big deal out of it - and they got caught!
But ... no real journalist/photographer would have allowed such a picture to ever make it to the public arena. The fact that the picture was allowed - tells me everything I want to know about the photographer and the print media who went ahead and printed it.