White House closes speech to photographers

[Pringle]

Newspapers were left only two options - run blurry video stills or take the official Bush-behind-the-podium shot from the other night, taken by the White House house photographer. Lots of people pissed apparently. No explanation from Bush's team:

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003531816

 

[Bubbler]

Is this how dictatorship's start? With none of us giving a ****?

I'm really beginning to wonder whether I live in Germany circa 1935.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Maybe he was drunk again.

 

[Killick]

Photogs would have seen the green screen, since Bush would never be caught dead in a library.

 

[D.Sanchez]

Is this how dictatorship's start? With none of us giving a ****?

I'm really beginning to wonder whether I live in Germany circa 1935.

Playing the Nazi card here is beyond ridiculous.