2002 SOTU prep. White house slide show.

[Bozola]

from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=363976#364023

I was interested by the comment :

The president was "poorly served by a speechwriter," Mr. McGaffigan said.

That I find odd, for the White house claims differently. The claim that is was carefully prepared.

The White house claims that the Prez & his advisor's checked the 2002 SOTU "line-by-line and word-by-word" and that there are "countless" revisions that "involves dozens of people and can last many weeks".

Since they admitted it contained a falsehood recently, coupled with their own comments below, it sure appears that they intentionally and with considerable forethought lied to Congress.



(on edit: here's the URL)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/behindthescenes/01.html



Following the tradition begun by George Washington on Jan. 8, 1790, President George W. Bush prepares for his State of the Union Address at his desk in the Oval Office, Thursday, Jan. 24.




President Bush discusses some of the finer points of his upcoming State of the Union Address with Counselor Karen Hughes and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer in the Oval Office, Thursday, Jan. 24.




Working at his desk in the Oval Office, President Bush looks over one of the countless versions of his speech with Counselor Karen Hughes and Speech writer Mike Gerson, Thursday, Jan. 24. The slow process involves dozens of people and can last many weeks.




Created from many opinions, details and revisions, a draft is reviewed by President Bush, Counselor Karen Hughes, Chief of Staff Andy Card and National Security Adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice (holding the notebook, foreground) in the Oval Office, Thursday, Jan. 24.




Working at his desk in the Oval Office, President Bush reviews the State of the Union address line-by-line and word-by-word.




President Bush prepares the State of the Union address in the family theater of the White House with senior staff Monday, January 29.

[Tripper11]

1. I think you put a Hitler pic in....

the last one...is that a colourized Hitler pic or am I seeing things?
:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared: