The first weird thing about the President’s story hour was no applause when he walked in. Unlike those memorable States of Disunion when the Congressfolk look like they are doing aerobics they jump to their feet so often, it was eerily quiet, this at Ft. Bragg, one of the few venues left where he doesn’t run the risk of being run out of town. But then it came, the polite, restrained clapping. Ok, this is the military, maybe they were under orders not to get too excited (which would make about no sense given the purpose of the speech). But ABC’s Terry Moran, risking any chance of ever getting called on at a press conference again (not a huge risk given their frequency) reported that,
the only applause during the speech was started by Bush advance team members. Many thanks to America Blog for passing this gem along. Did these guys not think to prep the soldiers on what was expected of them??? As they say on Buzzflash, just asking. Many thanks to Terry Moran for tonight’s episode of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
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