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Wow.

Are we really all so touchy about this now that posting a funny picture of the "world's most powerful man" asking one of his assistants to arrange a potty break is going to throw everyone into this much turmoil?

Seriously? You're THIS DEFENSIVE over a simple picture?

You might want to examine the root cause of your anger, coz from this side of the leftist commie pinko division (card carrying!), even I, who truly dislikes our President, finds it pretty darned amusing and not the least bit political or derogatory.

Seriously, not everything is an attack.
 
..it is too bad there are so few people who can say no to doing something that might not be all that appropiate..naw..that takes a little willpower and self-restraint..today's degenerations sure aint got any...heck...lets catch Hillary scratching herself in some place and put it on the front page..after all anything is news aint it?! I used to think bathroom humor was so funny...when I was about 11 years old...grow up a little...C_H_I_L_D_R_E_N..
 
If Hillary were at an important meeting, and she writes a note to one of her subordinates that says "I think I need to scratch myself in my nether regions? Is that possible?".... and that act were photographed, yes, I think that would make the rounds, and also be the subject of much amusement. I know I'd be laughing. The point is not that she would scratch herself, it's that she would look for guidance on it, rather than handle such a trivial and primitive matter on her own.
 
"...is going to throw everyone into this much turmoil?

Seriously? You're THIS DEFENSIVE over a simple picture?"


So now you're so worked up you're yelling about it? Breathe deeply, let the tension go, relax, no need to YELL. ;)

John
 
Brown stinky = UN

Too bad Kofi Anal and his merry band of turdburglars at the UN are capable of bringing but one thing to mind for the President, that being offloading a big, steaming "UN."

Maybe the UN should change its logo color from blue to brown; they could get tapered rubber points installed on top of their troops brown helmets - it would be a great image makeover for them! :D :D :D
 
I would like to point out that the President of the United States does not go anywhere alone. He does not just get up in a public place and go where he wants with no notice. The simple act of him needing to go to the bathroom requires security logistics. It does not take a bunch of common sense to figure out that is what he was doing. Condi, I gotta pee. Let the boys know so I can get it done...
 
Figured for sure this was a photoshopped hoax.
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It was originally published in Reuters - while every news agency makes mistakes, these guys are a 150+ year old news agency providing financial market information and general news worldwide in many languages. They are more international, but are similar in reputation for quality and integrity to the NY Times. They do not use Photoshop to generate hoax photos - wouldn't be in their interest, as their circulation would tank and revenues would be dust if people thought they were unreliable.
 
I would like to point out that the President of the United States does not go anywhere alone. He does not just get up in a public place and go where he wants with no notice. The simple act of him needing to go to the bathroom requires security logistics. It does not take a bunch of common sense to figure out that is what he was doing. Condi, I gotta pee. Let the boys know so I can get it done...
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Nailed it.

Nothing more to it than that, and a lot of people like "potty humor" in any form.
 
I'm about as right as anyone who's not an extremist... ;)

But this "joke" is making reference to the idea that the President of the United States seems to be having trouble with taking a position, or deciding whether or not he really needs to "go"... :rolleyes:

Yes ineed, the "left" does stoop to such inuendo and misrepresentation. This attempts to make the reader laugh and stash the memory so he can recall it and help spread it around... That's why/how propaganda works so well. :p

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Carbine:

I think it's funny as you know what!

I am not sure If I am a conservative, but am definitely a card carrying member of the NRA ( which makes me less than a liberal, I gues), but I am certainly not all puckered up uptight like some conservative here...

loosen up your ties folks, it's choking the blood flow to your brain.

Anasfox
 
..and If Mr. Bush uses the Secretary of State to run his potty security details like alleged above...uhh we have got some problems...
 
Mike Irwin Wrote:

What, Kofi Anan (sp?) or the other world schmucks at the UN don't need to piss every once in awhile?
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I'm more suprised that they don't need to take a #2....since they're so FULL of it. :D
 
"They are more international, but are similar in reputation for quality and integrity to the NY Times. They do not use Photoshop to generate hoax photos..."

No, the Times uses so-called reporters to generate their hoaxes for them.

Google Jason Blair before you hold the Times up as an example of quality and integrity.

Reuters has had its fair share of the same.
 
"loosen up your ties folks, it's choking the blood flow to your brain"

Ties? What the heck kind of advice is that? Neckties? That's why I went to grad school - so I wouldn't have to wear a leash. :)

We've been getting along real well here for years thankyouverymuch.

John
 
CarbineCaleb said:
It was originally published in Reuters - while every news agency makes mistakes, these guys are a 150+ year old news agency providing financial market information and general news worldwide in many languages. They are more international, but are similar in reputation for quality and integrity to the NY Times. [highlight]They do not use Photoshop to generate hoax photos - wouldn't be in their interest, as their circulation would tank and revenues would be dust if people thought they were unreliable.[/highlight]
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You sure about that? I mean, really, really sure?

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137642

Reuters Explains Photo Of Bush Bathroom Note

September 15, 2005
By Daryl Lang

Don't blame the photographer.

That's the message from Gary Hershorn, a picture editor for Reuters, about the photo yesterday that shows President George W. Bush writing an all-too-human note during a UN meeting.

Bush is shown writing: "I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible."

The photo, which quickly became fodder for blogs and e-mails among friends, was taken by Rick Wilking, a contract photographer based in Denver who recently covered the flooding in New Orleans.

Hershorn, Reuters' news editor for pictures for the Americas, says he's responsible for zooming in on the note and deciding to transmit the photo to Reuters clients. He says Wilking didn't know what the note said when he shot the picture.

"I'm so adamant that Rick has nothing to do with this. He was just the guy who pushed the button," Hershorn says.

In response to the attention the photo is getting, Reuters' spokeswoman in London released a two-sentence statement about the picture: "The photographer and editors on this story were looking for other angles in their coverage of this event, something that went beyond the stock pictures of talking heads that these kind of forums usually offer. This picture certainly does that."

So how did the picture happen?

According to Hershorn, Wilking was one of several photographers covering the United Nations Security Council meeting between about 11 and noon yesterday. He was part of a pool stationed on a balcony that faced Bush's back; a group of White House photographers was on a balcony facing the president.

Wilking shot about 200 images and sent two memory cards to the press room at the U.N., where Hershorn was working. Hershorn looked at the images on a computer and initially decided not to send any of them.

But a few hours later, he started to wonder about a note that Bush was seen writing in three of the pictures. Out of curiosity, he zoomed in to see if he could read it.

Once he saw what it said, Hershorn decided the note was interesting and worth publishing. [highlight]The white parts of the picture were overexposed, so a Reuters processor used Photoshop to burn down the note. This is a standard practice for news photos, Hershorn says, and the picture was not manipulated in any other way.[/highlight]

Around 4:30 p.m., Reuters transmitted two versions of the photo, including one that was tightly cropped around the note and Bush's hand.

The caption says that Bush was writing the note to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice; Hershorn says Wilking saw Bush write the note and hand the note to Rice.

Hershorn says heads of state seldom attend Security Council meetings, and it's possible that Bush was simply asking his secretary of state what the proper protocol was to be excused.

Online, some accused Reuters, and the media in general, of being insulting or juvenile. A letter writer to Editor & Publisher wrote, "You ought to all be ashamed of yourselves for this stupid trivia and childish focus."

It's unclear how widely the picture was published; Hershorn says The (Toronto) Globe and Mail published it but he wasn't sure of any other outlets. Hershorn says he decided to transmit the picture because it was interesting.

"There was no malicious intent," he says. "That's not what we do."
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Which brings to mind that "60 Minutes" wouldn't fake a Texas National Guard memo -- it wouldn't be in their interest, as their ratings would tank and revenues would be dust if people thought they were unreliable ...umm... nevermind.

In that light more interesting information here:

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200509\NAT20050915c.html

LawDog
 
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