Bush In The Hospital … And He's Getting Worse
Is it just me, or are George Bush's hospital portraits with wounded soldiers growing progressively weird and mechanical?
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Desperate
As much as George Bush likes to pretend he's emotionally bulletproof, this past Tuesday, he never looked so publicly troubled, and almost desperate to kiss and be touched.
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The Queen, Bush, And Truman, Too! : An Unforgettable Wartime Evening
The Queen, Bush (And Harry Truman Too!) A Truly Unforgettable Evening
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Tenet and Cheney … And Bush, Oh My! (Or: The Shot That Just Keeps Giving)
Second, it provides a reality check (I believe) on the version of the picture the NYT re-published yesterday (in cropped form) accompanying its article/review of George Tenet's new book -- in which Tenet attacks Dick Cheney for setting him up as the Administration's Iraq intelligence fall guy.... Because Tenet...
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Bush In A Box
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz (2nd L) sits in the crowd as U.S. President George W. Bush (not pictured) makes a statement marking Malaria awareness day, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, April 25, 2007. (Jason Reed/Reuters) For names: World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, second...
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Bush At Virginia Tech: We Get That You Get It
What are those tell tale signs letting you know that, in the midst of a tragedy, the Photo Op White House is thinking more about PR, and "undoing" Katrina, than about simple aid and comfort?
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At The Grand Canyon (Between Bush And Reality)
soldiers informed of tour extensions vs. Bush recent visit to Fort.? sits with mom.
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Bush In Theater
Bush talks with U.S. Army Captain Pat Armstrong during his visit to the U.S. Army National Training Center Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at Fort Irwin, Calif.... I appreciate those of you who are about to deploy in an important theater in this war against radicals and extremists, this war...
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Since November (#2): All Surface
Given the Administration's preoccupation with image, you would think they would at least make it look like Bush did some paperwork.
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On Notice
over the shoulder/My Pet Goat U.S. President George W. Bush (R) listens to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner at a hotel in Washington March 28, 2007.
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War You Say?
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses her remarks during the 25th Anniversary United Service Organizations (USO) of Metropolitan Washington Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 27, 2007, where Mrs. Bush was presented with the 2007 USO Service Award.
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Flagging The Real Story
With the President more openly recognized these days as a pure political animal, the NYT has a shot this morning that does plenty of editorializing about W's upcoming trip to South America.
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The Compassion Gulf
The question is, how could the Administration be so blind -- or tone-deaf -- to actually publish an image this complete callous? Especially when its explicit aim, as Bush saccharinely telegraphs (in a companion photo caption), is to WANT US TO KNOW they give a shit.
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Close To You
This shot foreshadows George Bush's frequent attempts to associate himself with George Washington. Given a similar White House photo taken just two months ago, it also reflects Bush's interest in associating himself with key Iraq Shiite leader, Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim.
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The Capital Of Consumerism
Ariadna Arnés, one of the talented photojournalists I've met here in Barcelona, visited the States for the first time in 1988, attending an exchange program at Rochester Institute of Technology. These images, taken in upstate New York, capture her earliest impression of America.
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Your Turn: Bush Through The Clouds
I offer you a "verbal snapshot" of George Bush's seven State of the Union addresses. (Each of the images above is a thumbnail which you can open, full size, in a new window. First though, you might try expanding your browser window to get a larger view. Balancing legibility...
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SOTU '07 Wrap Up: Jim, Nancy, George, Hillary, Barack, Dennis, Chris, Wesley, Laura and More
Although reaffirming his war commitment, having just laid the groundwork to escalate it, the President contradicts his own message by choosing -- for the first time in years -- not to spotlight an American soldier (or, specifically, the family of a fallen soldier) during the SOTU.
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