Reuters Says Bush Photo Not 'Malicious,' (Washington Post plans to run a story on it)

Editor & Publisher ^ | 9/15

[frankjr]

I must be missing something. How is the Washington Post going to be able to write an entire "news" story about this?

[Dooderbutt]

Well, I didn't mean to post that, I wanted to preview it first...what a dork.

DUmmies Going Bezerk

Let's hope this works better...

[petitfour]

Talk about rude. Kick the Reuters contingent out of the WH press corps. Were they hoping to catch the president saying something about someone at the meeting?????

I think the note is rather humorous. And the POTUS should know that someone could catch it on camera. I must assume that he did not care. I wonder how many photogs actually could read Kerry's cue cards during the debates, but they refused to further embarrass him.

[Bahbah]

an accidental photo of President Bush at the United Nations

LOL. I once took an accidental photo of the sky when I dropped my camera.

[MEG33]

Indeed..I just continue to be amazed at the media.Pathetic.

[NickatNite2003]

What a bunch of liars! What was he doing taking pictures of what *anyone* at that table was writing notes about?
What if it had been something of a secret and sensitive nature?

Rats have *no* class...or honesty...

"OMG! President Bush actually has to use a bathroom!"

[Huck]

That was my reaction to that line, too. Idiots. I'm glad though. Frees up my time. I'm very busy, so it's nice to be able to completely ignore the entire MSM apparatus with a clear conscience.

[Red Badger]

So THAT'S why Clinton was full of S4#1T!............

[MisterI]

If he made a #1 then this is truly "yellow journalism"!

[Phantom Lord]

I've seen the picture many times today. I could be wrong but I believe that someone wrote the note and gave it to the President and in the photo President Bush is responding to that person.

Compare the writing on the note to that of President Bush's. It doesn't match.

[Calif Conservative]

>Clinton didn't take a cr@p for 8 years! What's wrong with Bush?????<

Have you never studied anatomy? A POS such as President Clinton has no digestive system!

[katagious]

What's bothering me about this ....incident...is that photographers are using zoom lenses to eavesdrop on the Presidents confidential notes. I think that's an outrage.

[RockinRight]

What insane lunatics.

[chs68]

"As for transmitting the photo, Hershorn says, "There was no malicious intent. That's not what we do.""

Two words:

Puh Leaz.

[azhenfud]

Rooters has their nose in the mud again.

[atomicpossum]

As for transmitting the photo, Hershorn says, "There was no malicious intent. That's not what we do."

HA.

[M. Thatcher]

It's a private matter.

It doesn't affect how he does his job.

Let him get back to doing the work of the American people.

[Petruchio]

So, Reuters admits that President Bush is not full of Sh**!

[Billthedrill]

What was he supposed to do, raise one finger? This one has me absolutely baffled. The Secret Service can do some pretty amazing things, but last I heard they couldn't take a leak for you.

It evidently strikes some people that this detracts from Bush's dignity, or the "25 pictures" comment wouldn't have occurred to the speaker even in jest. What does it say about you when you hate somebody that much?

[COUNTrecount]

“Rick had no idea what he was shooting, or what Bush was writing,”

Because if he had he would have followed the President into the stall and noted how many pieces of toilet paper he used.And then we'd have an envirnmental story about the misuse of our forests.