Media barred from actual veto signing

[Poiuyt]

SNOW: The president will, however, before he delivers remarks this afternoon, veto the Castle bill.

Here’s how it works, because I know a lot of you have had questions. There will be no photographers, no ceremony. What the president will do is, in his office, he will sign a veto message, he will hand it to a clerk, who will convey it to a clerk of the House, and then you go through the formalities of announcing a message from the president, and at some point the House will vote on the veto.

QUESTION: Is there a reason why he’s not having photographers in, at least?

SNOW: Because he doesn’t feel it’s appropriate. He’s signing a veto.

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http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/19/bush-bars-media/

I guess he doesn't want any photographic evidence

[Sammy Pepys]

1. That's not unusual...n/t

....

[SeattleGirl]

2. He doesn't feel it's appropriate?

Geez, I hate it when he gets all pompous -- which he does more and more frequently. :puke:

[benburch]

3. I bet HIS photographers snapped a picture of it, though.

Is there any way we could use the FOIA to get those pictures?

[TomInTib]

You can bet the farm on that one.

They will use the pics in mailings to the fundies.

I am a 'member' of the Presidential Prayer Team (seriously) and I get shit like that all the time.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. the Hollywood Liberal

has photos of the veto, showing the children born from frozen embryos.

[Supersedeas]

16. Photo to be distributed as part of campaign donation solicitations, like:

the 9/11 Airforce One photos.

[blonndee]

4. He found it appropriate to have a big "ceremony" with kids as props,

didn't he? He basically told the American people to fuck off, with a selected group of wackos there to applaud him for it, implying that the public is doing the same thing.

[Cronus Protagonist]

12. They weren't kids, they were "adopted embryos"

According to Bush's speech, if I heard him right.



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[rodeodance]

13. and Cardinals, and Bishops--see the Yahoo pic

[saltpoint]

5. By their own choice. The media fears that Bush will try to massage them,

as he did Angela Merkel.

And most of them have just had lunch.

[BOSSHOG]

6. karl says it would make a terrible commercial for evil liberals

So bush bowing to his religiously insane handlers vetoes the bill but does not want it photographed?? Is he ashamed of the action? Is tony snow a fucking idiot? (Thats a bonus question)

[Swamp Rat]

7. That's because Bushler made additional signing statements that say:

All harvested stem cells are to be brought to the mothership so King Bushler can make stem cell milkshakes.

[xxqqqzme]

8. unlike the 'partial birth abortion' ban

he SIGNED in the presence of a bunch of grinning, white, old MEN!

That picture still disturbs me whenever I happen across it.

[Beelzebud]

10. Criminals don't like to be watched while they do their job.

[rodeodance]

11. no veto photo for his Legacy. my my!

[Xenotime]

14. WTF happened to freedom of the press?

There goes another liberty out the window.

[gatorboy]

15. It's his first veto.

He wants it to be special. :eyes:

[Straight Shooter]

17. Once again, the king dismisses the peons with a wave of his hand. n/t