Rove Blew it - Again.

Why was this not done as an official address to Congress? :shrug: Everything he asked for has to be done by Congress. They would have been on camera and forced to clap - or not.:evilgrin: This means did he really really really mean the speech, if he wasn't going to put republicans on the spot to support it. Just like his Social Security fiasco.

The goal was to have a Reagan-type speech. He was supposed to appeal to images that have been planted in the viewing public's brain from years of viewing television. Reagan played the cowboy image that most people at that time were familiar with from countless meaningless John Wayne movies.

Bush needed to appeal to a few simple emotions. Like him or not, most could agree that his "bullhorn speech" connected with a large portion of the public after 9-11. This one fell flat. It had far too much information -- exactly as you note, it would have been better suited for congress. As it is, it exposed him as incapable of leading the country out of the mess he has helped create.

not monotone, but dull.

You are being kinder than I am able to be. I thought that there was a smirk pulling at his clown face several times. I think he knows he is lying through his teeth, and is a tad bit giddy thinking he is fooling people.

to drug the public to convince them it was a serious speech.

was completely at odds with the message. Finally everyone has a reason that Bush is not Commander in Chief. He is the classical photo op president without substance. Reagan had Michael Deaver and Bush is relying on who? Not that I particularly care, but the Bush White House has gone to hell in a handbasket when previously they were a tightly controlled secret cabal. Now the professional disarray is out there for everyone to see!

The finely-tuned engine isn't running so well right now.

a beauty spot and not really representative of how the speech should have been backgrounded.

Brian Williams was clearly on a rubble-filled, unlit street.

Just more manipulation by the Gang of Thieves...

He got out of town, back to the safety of lil' ol' Washington, on U. S. 1 - pretty damn fast. If there had been any residents left, they might have run him out of town on a rail -- if there really IS a rail!

and there are - gasp - no people anywhere in sight!

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

I noted his bullhorn speech won wide approval. This was hardly that type of moment. Perhaps you disagree.

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

Huh?

Way off the mark!

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

on that, aren't you? Why?

Now you are here pointing out the obvious, that on this Dem board, the worst president in U.S. history is largely disapproved of. What are you trying to prove, eh? :shrug:

Maureen Dowd told bush to "quit haunting New Orleans, looking for your bullhorn moment..it's too late."

Please KKKarl, eat more meat.

I don't think Rove would have pulled out all the stops that this one did.

What stops? Where did Bush go that you thought went outside his usual vein? You have me thinking.

behind shrub, not Rove.

this is just for the rubes. This will not fly in congress.

Seriously, he was just looking for a little hug, since he just discovered people hate him

He didn't mean it. It was a bunch of crazy promises which will not go anywhere, but he will get his bounce.


:puke:

on the spot.

Can you imagine him giving that speech in front of Sheila Jackson Lee or Maxine!

into liberals in front of the entire nation. Now he has congress critters he can call out (if he is so inclined) before 2006 if this doesn't get done. You can't make this stuff up...

I don't think it worked. The desolate scene and background were depressing and not uplifting.

He mentioned yes, but he was standing in an EMPTY city. Somebody had a real wire loose to send him down there to make THAT speech.