* tries to upstage Hillary

[trof]

HA!
Makes "surprise" visit to Baghdad, according to CNN.
Hillary shamed him into it.
Wonder if they let him wear the flightsuit again?
putz*

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Whaaa...where's the Mission Accomplished sign?

Somebody please help him to refrain from proclaiming "Bring it on!"

[RealityDose]

31. he put eye drops in his eyes

to pretend like he was crying . . . whatever - so he started crying before he came out now while he was talking to them. b.s.

If this was suppose to be low-key for security, why were reporters invited. This was about publicity, not about thanking the troops. I like the comment of him not visiting the dead troops only those that are still of use to him.

[wtmusic]

2. He scurried in like a little rat, then left

He wet the flightsuit so they had to go with plan B

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. yeah a movie set in the California desert that looks like Iraq

[Catshrink]

7. That was my first thought...

Wouldn't put it past KKKarl.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. ^&#$^#$! The little weasel wore a military jacket!

*#%@ him!

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/international/27WIRE-BUSH.html?hp

At that point, Bush emerged wearing a military jacket and loud cheering began. "I was just looking for a warm meal somewhere," Bush said. "Thanks for inviting me to dinner ... I can't think of a finer group of folks to have Thanksgiving dinner with than you all."

[liberalmuse]

5. I guess Hillary needed a turkey...

but think about this. Only Fox News is covering this story? That means Rove fed it to them. What if Bush is not in Iraq? What if this is all a gimmick and he's on some airstrip in Texas?

On edit: sorry about copying someone else--read your post after I wrote mine. This does seem like a 'wag the dog' type scenario, doesn't it? Bush is too chickenshit to go to Iraq, unless Rove forced him to for his re-election campaign.

[ProudGerman]

8. Acually, a surprise visit makes most sense security wise

If they had announced this before hand, every Iraqi with access to a surface to air missle would have been looking skyward for the mother of all targets. I expect him to bugger out before too long so as not to provide any chance of anyone organizing a chance at a shot on his departure.

But yes, this is pure campaign politics. This bastard won't even go salute the flag draped coffins as they come back home, let alone "hug the families". The soldiers are only useful to him alive.

[Booberdawg]

13. It's on MSNBC too

and being reported from from Iraq. Video of his surprise trip expected shortly, so I guess he is really there.

Yeah - he knows how to make a show of it. has to make up for his "Mission Accomplished" fiasco. Make some new footage for campaign purposes, at taxpayer expense, since "Mission Accomplished" didn't work out. :eyes:

[trof]

6. I told Miz t. and she sez

"Is he wearing the parachute harness that shows off his balls? Hillary doesn't have any."
"Au contraire", I said. "I think Hillary has a bigger set than most of her peers in the senate."

And I'm speaking figuratively as in "courage" and I mean it as a high compliment to Sen. Clinton and let's don't get a...you know...going here.
Thank you.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. Stick with the safe terminology

Call them brass ovaries :evilgrin:

[trof]

11. I like that.

Thanks.

[trof]

9. I wonder how much this political grandstanding cost us?

And how many hungry people could have been fed today with that money?
Just asking.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. Good point, and it has Karl Rove written all over it.

Consider this a campaign appearance photo op.

[Booberdawg]

21. Exactly!

campaign appearance

[trof]

12. How cheesey can you get.

Steps out from behind a curtain.
<Gomer voice>
"Surprise, surprise."
Oh...now a reporter FINALLY makes the connection between his* visit and Hillary's.
paraphrase: "This COULD be seen as upstaging her. More than a little ironic that he has come here and upstaged her."
Reply from anchor: "Msaybe there's a little political stuffing in that turkey."
Well, no shit.
:grr:

[Booberdawg]

14. No shit! What station was that?

"Maybe there's a little political stuffing in that turkey.":eyes:

[trof]

16. CNN

A verbal description, tape to come any minute.

[Booberdawg]

19. tape is rolling on MSNBC

at least * looks sober as he sneers and smirks and talks in those ... starts ... and ... pauses ... and ... stops ... the ... way .... he talks. (I cannot stand to listen to him talk!)

And I have to eat dinner soon. :puke:

[Nailzberg]

22. Not so sure about that, his face was pretty flush

[Booberdawg]

24. Maybe it's my TV - I thought he looked rather pale, like

he just woke up - and a little puffy.

[Booberdawg]

29. Seeing different coverage now - I see blotches and flushed look

[Catshrink]

15. Holey Moley, the press is catching on!

Oh please let this be true!

[trof]

17. Bremer standing there with that shit-eating "I've got a secret" grin.

:puke:
Here it is.

[Nailzberg]

18. This is such a joke

:puke:
:puke:

[Booberdawg]

23. What really makes me sick is that the troops were cheering

him on. Quite a show.

[Catshrink]

25. Now CNN is showing him carrying a turkey....

somehow that's fitting.

[Booberdawg]

27. Think we saw the same footage

then going through the mess line

[Tinoire]

33. In my version the turkey was carrying him

;) Somehow that seems more fitting :)

[trof]

26. Isn't there just one guy sitting there thinking

<c**ksucker>
?
Or were the troops specifically screened to get all the rah-rah types?
S'cuse me, I gotta go get the tinfoil derby.

[Booberdawg]

28. I'm sure there were several

with some choice names and thoughts of fragging going through their minds.

[Booberdawg]

30. It's over on MSNBC

And so is my appetite for dinner this afternoon. :puke:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

32. Excuse me while I go down to Sam Goody to......

Puke on the Kountry Music Section.

:puke: