These changing times
Turning back to the photo I posted earlier of the president’s half-assed salute at Dover AF which we can all agree was nothing more than a photo opportunity for the Obama 2012 campaign staff, Obama’s White House spokesdick Jay Carney explained the photo thusly;
When asked about the photo Wednesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the picture was carefully taken so that it did not show the cases containing remains.
“The White House routinely releases photos taken by the White House photographers in specific circumstances where it would be inappropriate to include members of the media,” Carney said. “In this case, the White House released the photo, in the interests of transparency, so that the American people could have as much insight as possible into this historic and sobering event.”
Well, Old Trooper sends us a link from a 2001 Time article written by Jay Carney (probably not the same guy, right?) on the question of the usefulness of presidential photo opportunities;
The image-makers who advise George W. Bush got what they wanted this week: a photograph, taken by the Associated Press and published in seemingly every newspaper in the country, of the President lifting a telephone pole as he “helped maintain” a nature trail in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park.
The President’s most glaring weakness is the public’s perception that he is pro-business and anti-environment. Given the high marks he’s getting for his overall job performance and his deft handling of the stem cell research question, some might even say it’s his only weakness. The question now is whether a few photo-ops will fix the problem — or just make it worse.
I wonder if anyone wants to put that question to this other Jay Carney guy today.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Jay Carney should have gotten a job in the place that is his last name. He is no more competent in his job than the boss of him is while promoting himself continuously.
BOOM! Nice shot across the bow.
Oh yeah, W has pic’s of him lifting phone poles, clearing brush, and desert bike rides with veterans — President
OTOH 0 has pic’s of himself lifting burgers, bowing to anyone upright, and riding his bike with his cute little helmet velcroed to his head — Douche
Obama needs to dump Carney and hire Bubba for Press Secretary. No one could lie like Clinton.
Come on, people, get with the program!!! Different pres__ent, different rules!
So is this like pictures of Obama coming out of a church when most of the country thought he was a muslim? Are we now supposed to believe he actually gives a shit about the military?