Remember this??
WH Pooler Geoff Earle of the New York Post writes of the teleconference: "The soldiers, nine U.S. men and one U.S. woman, plus an Iraqi, had been tipped off in advance about the questions in the highly scripted event. Allison Barber, deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense for internal communication, could be heard asking one soldier before the start of the event, "Who are we going to give that [question] to?
After dozens of photo-ops -- from the WTC bullhorn to Mission Accomplished to the Turkey-in-Chief carrying a plastic turkey in Baghdad -- the American people have started to catch on. Even if it's not a conscious realization, I believe that Americans understand at some level that Bush is the Photo Op President. If this stage managed teleconference with the troops didn't at least raise suspicions I don't know what would.
It's possible that in an attempt to restore Bush's authenticity his handlers and strategists came up with a sneaky idea: stage some private moments with the President and let them be accidentally caught on the mic ... and better yet, with video too.
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