Why the long shot of Bush walking to the podium after every disaster?

[Plaid Adder]

Before his announcement about the Scooter indictment, and before his speech from New Orleans after Katrina, they insisted on staging this long walk across empty space toward the podium. :wtf: What's that about?

[cloud_chaser1]

1. The walk isnt so bad......

its that stupid wave he gives to some unseem people as those anybody is happy to see him.When he wiggles his hand and fingers, I want to puke.
He probably wont let on but I bet * doesnt realize there is only ONE FINGER waving back at him.

:hi:

[Lorax]

3. Beats me

They always have him making a long walk and it always makes me laugh because he walks like he's got something stuck up his butt.

[lutefisk]

9. He wiggles his fingers when his hands are at his side, too.

I noticed recently that when he walked (strutted, or whatever that two- legged forward motion action he does is called) along with his arms hanging straight down and palms facing backwards, as usual, he was wiggling his fingers on his left hand. I think that's also the hand with which he performs the wiggle-wave. Maybe his fingers on that hand just wiggle, so he has adapted his wave to that condition?

[rzemanfl]

2. Cameramen are working stiffs. They are hoping to catch a shot

of the fearless leader falling on his face live and uncut. Bush is always late for everything, so they are able to get these shots at every appearance.

[Metta]

4. Because he has a long way to go to connect with the heart of Americans.

nt

[TomInTib]

5. They used to have RayGun jog down the hallway....

I thought at the time it was to show invigoration as in "Hey, I'm not that old!" but now I realize that if he walked he would have forgotten where he was going.

It is hilarious to watch * find his "mark". Especially in groups. You can always see him looking at the floor to make sure everyone is in place.

[skids]

6. Other: The media is pretty sure one day he will trip.

...and they want to get it on camera.

:evilgrin:

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. He may as well stay at the podium - WH has been a continuous disaster

Save your steps for the perp walk, chimpy.

[Marr]

8. The walk before the Katrina speech was THE best. So CREEPY.

He just came out from behind a shrub and sort of stalked through what looked like a cemetary lawn. Made me think of a Living Dead movie.

[Coexist]

10. WOO HOO!!! eom

[spacelady]

11. It is to show how very ALONE he is, no one wants to share the

spotlight, also it emphasizes his simian characteristics with palms facing backwards stride, I haven't seen these types of dynamics since Nixon. It is truly eerie.