White House: No More Photo Re-Enactments

AP/ABC ^ | 5/12/11 | David Bauder

[markomalley]

The White House said it is ending its long-running practice of having presidents re-enact televised speeches for news photographers following major addresses to the country, a little-known arrangement that fed suggestions of fakery when Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden.

After Obama's live, late-evening address from the East Room of the White House on May 1, five photographers were ushered in to shoot pictures as the president stood at the podium and re-read a few lines of his speech — a practice that news organizations have protested for years.

Even though The Associated Press and other news outlets said in captions to the photos that they were taken after the president delivered his address, many people who saw them may have assumed they depicted the speech itself. That raised questions of whether news organizations were staging an event.

The issue also drew attention when Jason Reed of Reuters, one of the photographers who took part, blogged about the assignment, saying the president "re-enacted the walkout and first 30 seconds of the statement for us."

This week, the White House stepped in.

[markomalley]

Another gutsy move for the Seal Team 6 Obama Action Figure ^™

[subterfuge]

The White House said it is ending its long-running practice of having presidents reenact televised speeches

Wha? Is OweBama President for life? Is he becoming Emperor and will control future Presidents? Who exactly is this "White House" person?

[LibLieSlayer]

ap and abc... the two most anti American propaganda outfits in America... this side of mslsd that is.

LLS

[E. Pluribus Unum]

He knee-jerk reacts to every criticism now.

We've got him on the run.

It's time for him to release another fraudulent birth certificate.

[mountn man]

The problem stems from the fact that this _resident spends SO MUCH time in front of tv giving speeches, that when time for posed pictures is added, there is no time for the importants stuff

...like eating ice cream and taking vacations.

[Puppage]

s ending its long-running practice of having presidents reenact televised speeches

Just put em on iPods & give them out as gifts.

[MrB]

He’d wet himself if that weapon were shoved in his hands.

[shove_it]

“But news organizations generally resist using handouts unless necessary — as was the case with the official photos of the White House Situation Room during the mission that killed bin Laden.”

Ah Ha, now we know where all the funny fotos came from.

[sportutegrl]

Why does he have Michelle’s arms?

[Political Junkie Too]

The White House said it is ending its long-running practice of having presidents re-enact televised speeches for news photographers...

And the only examples of "long-running" that they offer is Truman on the radio, and Reagan?

-PJ

[a fool in paradise]

Waiting for the pledge they will stop re-enacting signed documents (like National Guard memos, certificates, etc...).

[SERKIT]

With the speech-coaching, teleprompter coaching, and phony-staged posing after “the speech”, this administration is playing out like the plot from “The King’s Speech” with Valerie Jarrett taking the role of Lionel. Barack Hussein Milhouse Bertie Soetoro Obama.

[50mm]

The widely circulated photo of the war room where zero and staff watched the raid on bin Laden's compound was staged as well. Here's the real photo:

[TruthBeforeAll]

I guess they’ll just photoshop out the teleprompter now instead of removing it before the photoshoot.

[a fool in paradise]

Didn’t the CIA acknowledge previously staging photos of “dead Osama” for psy ops purposes? Does this mean that Obama won’t be staging any MORE photos of “dead Osama” either?

[a fool in paradise]

Reportedly there was an 8minute video shot over a week’s time before, during, and after the raid. It too used recreated or staged footage.

This president is a hoax. He’s as bad as John Kerry (who went back to Vietnam years later to shoot some “John Kerry, war hero” footage for campaign use).

[RWGinger]

“It’s time for him to release another fraudulent birth certificate. “

I am still waiting for him to explain how he got a Conn SSN

Notice in the article the difference between having print photogs take shots after a speech and 0dumbo “ reenating his walk out”

[RWGinger]

That it brilliant.

[Sacajaweau]

Have all presidents done this?

Or did they do it on occassion....but Obama did it all the time??

[lwd]

The story seems to suggest this has been a long running act by the WH. Did previous Presidents do this or is this just usual MSM spin trying to cover for their Messiah?