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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I was just looking at this story, and thinking about posting about it here. When we find out that the President's appearances are -- in part -- artifice calculated to look good, his credibility takes a hit. I personally thought that he did the right thing in going to Baghdad on Thanksgiving, and the criticism of the trip was uncharitable, to say the least. Obviously, there are other criticisms I have of his Iraq policy, but this is not one of them. But when you find out that the turkey in the photographs was fake, and that he wasn't serving it to the troops, then you start to wonder about his motivations. Likewise with the new reports about the bogus British Airways story -- it's just too cute. Those of you who don't suspect the Administration's credibility to start with can surely explain all of this away as innocuous salesmanship, but those of us who distrust him find confirmations of our concerns.
How would the President's supporters take this sort of thing if they'd heard it coming from Al Gore?
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OK, I think I understand it conceptually, but from what the article says, the adminstration did not bring the turkey with them and the military say it is standard issue at all holiday meals. So the turkey is laying there and they say, "hey Mr. President, why don't you pose with the turkey." This should be gone by tomorrow.
