Bush Is *Rehearsing* His Speech Today ===>

[Stephanie]

A man who is speaking the truth does not require this much rehearsal. He's all stagecraft and no statecraft.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070110/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq_117

New wave of troops set for Iraq
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer

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The president met during the day with lawmakers, practiced his speech and briefed key foreign allies, including calls to the leaders of Britain, Australia and Denmark. Bush was expected to practice his speech a couple of more times before addressing the nation at 9 p.m. EST Wednesday from the White House Library.

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The public has heard several previous campaigns by Bush to defend his Iraq policies and show that he is changing with changing circumstances. Since the war's start in March 2003, there have been at least seven public relations offensives by Bush on the war, with some of these speech series timed to milestone events and others to dips in polls.

[Clevenger]

1. Bush has no true core beliefs from which to speak...

so naturally he must practice his speech. He's simply a mouthpiece, an empty suit topped by an even emptier mind.

[originalpckelly]

2. WOW! Good post, and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Clevenger]

3. Thanks. It's good to be here.

[Philosoraptor]

4. & I'm rehearsing my response: 'fuck you fuck you fuck you pal'

[opihimoimoi]

6. The Chimp has been practicing for 6 weeks or longer. He knows he has a hard sell to do.

He knows the polls has been bad to him.

He knows his Base is struggling to stay firm in their support.

He knows this is a desper8 op to reverse the trend.

The pressure is very high....

He will fail to convince us....his Bully signs will come to the fore...

[YDogg]

5. wish we could see the outtakes where even bush laughs and calls the speech bullshit

[kskiska]

11. I want to see him primping in the mirror

surrounded by his makeup ladies brushing rouge on his cheeks and spraying his hair.

[Double T]

7. bush selling 'something' that very few believe in and MOST.........

don't want to hear; THIS I've got to see. Temper tantrum meltdown by Friday, when he is told he can't have it HIS WAY.

[JNelson6563]

8. I can't wait to see

his poll numbers drop even lower after tonight's work of fiction, er I mean SOTU.

Julie

[NightOwwl]

9. Surge, sacrifice & shop.

Now watch this drive.

:puke:

[partylessinOhio]

10. What if * threw a speech and nobody came?

[WinkyDink]

12. What he must PRACTICE are the humanly-correct facial expressions,

gestures, and vocal inflections.

Gotta tone down the Psycho Glee Factor.

[Javaman]

13. He* says the words but doesn't know what they mean. nt

[Ino]

14. It'll sound like all his other official speeches

The serious furrowed brow, the same inflections over and over, the tongue darting out between sentences.

[Sinistrous]

15. Don't forget the blinking.... (n/t)

Sinistrous

[radfringe]

16. I heard there were some problems

bush kept insisting he was going to be giving the speech ON the TV and therefore the practice sessions needed to as realistic as possible

his handlers thought it would be better if he would just sit in a chair
...

it's a joke grenade.... think about it.... :nuke:

[TZ]

17. practice

Chimpy needs to rehearse the long rusty unused skill of reading. Although I am sure there will be a few new words tonight as he will have problems with some of the "poetic language" being added for him...

[Stephanie]

18. Welcome to DU, turtlensue!

:hi:

[Ganja Ninja]

19. It's hard work trying not to smirk and giggle.

Not to mention it's cutting into his drinking time.

[npincus]

20. he looks like shit

it couldn't be the thing has a conscience?

[Stephanie]

21. Let me remind you all, he spent the day rehearsing that performance.

Nice job, Chimp Boy. Way to sell it. You killed!