Bush Makes Series of 'Spontaneous' Visits

Even the AP is bashing Bush

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&e=4&u=/ap/20040210/ap_on_el_pr/spontaneous_bush


But this election year, Bush has taken a sudden interest in the people and places in between the airport and his speech sites.


Monday marked the fourth time in 2 1/2 weeks in which Bush and the rest of his motorcade pulled over for a "spontaneous" visit with some local citizens

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The stops do allow Bush to mingle with ordinary citizens, but they are hardly spontaneous. The Secret Service lays the groundwork days in advance, in cooperation with White House officials. The business owners know the president is coming, though the customers at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World didn't.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. If I hadn't been iced in

and unable to travel, I'd have gone up to Springfield just to boo the Chimp. Probably would have been thrown in jail as a terrorist, though.

[progressivebydesign]

2. THIS is why the Democratic Primary season needs to last....

We need to keep our non-stop, all Democrats-all the time coverage going for as long as possible. Peggy Noonan, in her review of Bush's MTP interview, made a sarcastic reference to the fac that the Democratic Primary was overshadowing Bush for the past few months, and alluded to it being history soon, so Bush could get out there.

Bush has always been the photo op President. Geez.. I really wish some of these people would overhear him talking about them behind their backs, which you KNOW he does, he's a Kennebunktport Kowboy.. he's not a good ol' boy. He wears kelly green golf shirts and plaid pants...

[otohara]

3. w/ photographers in tow

to catch that special Bush photo-op

[montanacowboy]

6. But did you see the photo on Keith Olberman

when he went into the bait/fish shop in Springfield?
when he came out, the sign over his head read "Liar's Club"!! who whooooooooo it was hilarious and Keith almost died.

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Sure

"The business owners know the president is coming, though the customers at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World didn't."

I am sure all of the guys walking around with wires in their ears prior to the president's arrival didn't clue them in.

[judge_smales]

5. Trying to steal a page from Reagan's book, eh?

I knew Ron Reagan. Mr. Bush- you are no Ron Reagan!