WP: President's Trip to Address U.N. Relies Heavily on Visuals

[kskiska]

By Dana Milbank

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- It has become a rite of autumn: Every September, President Bush speaks to the United Nations here and receives polite applause -- then each entity spends the rest of the year thwarting and disparaging the other.

In September 2002, Bush began his effort to win U.N. backing for the use of force in Iraq, and the Security Council ultimately turned him down. In 2003, he came to New York seeking more international contributions of troops and money to Iraq but received little of either.

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The significance of Tuesday's speech, not surprisingly, is in the presidential election, just six weeks away. Bush will discuss a range of noncontroversial issues -- including funds to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hunger and illiteracy -- and use the appearance here to debunk the accusation by Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry that Bush has been trigger-happy and acted alone.

"It's a great visual for domestic purposes," said Kenneth Adelman, a Reagan administration arms-control official who is close to many top Bush aides. "It undercuts Kerry's argument against Bush that he doesn't get along with other countries. They won't be booing him. They'll be politely applauding because they're well-mannered folks."

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[PartyPooper]

1. And, Uh...And, uh...And, uh...And, uh...And, uh...And, uh...And, uh...

:dunce:

[punpirate]

13. Uh, uh, uh, next slide, please....

I want to see the general assembly stand up and turn its back on him.

He barely got polite applause last time, but this time, all his promises are in ashes at his feet. People notice that, especially those from third-world countries.

[faithnotgreed]

2. notice the very obvious instructions: "they wont be booing. theyll

be politely applauding because they are well mannered folks"

[VolcanoJen]

14. These people, and their meaningless, phony images of "world unity."

Don't believe your eyes. That's the Bush message.

They can have their nodding, politely applauding, rules-obeying fat cat diplomats to help prop up the Bush image as a world leader. It's phony and meaningless. Here is what the world, and Bush's own citizens, think of him, and especially his war:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1069027316688_2003/11/21/240_effigy_bush,0.jpg

[llmart]

27. THOSE are the visuals he should use....

along with some visuals of flag draped coffins and young soldiers with arms and legs blown off. Then see what kind of reaction he gets, the scum sucking bastard.

[UpInArms]

3. well mannered applause now signifies

whole hearted endorsement?

What a joke.

[karlrschneider]

8. Gee, wonder if the French are among the "well-mannered"...

I am absolutely convinced this whole country is afflicted with...something that has yet to be named.

[Eye and Monkey]

4. "My Pet Goat" via overhead projector - every tranparency backward

"It undercuts Kerry's argument against Bush that he doesn't get along with other countries. They won't be booing him. They'll be politely applauding because they're well-mannered folks."

In other words, it's a sham, a scam, a FRAUD. Like everything else in their bag o' tricks.

[karlrschneider]

5. He's qualified to discuss hunger & illiteracy, having never experienced

the former and majored in the latter.
:eyes:

[Erika]

6. Bush Skipped Today's Meetings on Poverty /Globalism

What to expect tomorrow? Every leader in the world is running away from him as fast as they can. Other than his selected leader for Iraq.

[whistle]

7. It might teach Shrub a lesson in hummility if the UN delegates got up...

...and walked out on the absurd little man right as he began his speech.

[karlrschneider]

9. How about TYBOB? Remember that one? Maybe with a little moonshine

too. :evilgrin:

[KC21304]

11. What would be the UN version of the Blue Flu ?

I would love to see Bush give his speech with only Mr. Danforth to hear him.

[Eye and Monkey]

18. well, the UN Peacekeepers wear the blue helmet -

otherwise known as "casque bleu"

[AlCzervik]

10. It's gonna be real hard to unring the "Trigger happy cowboy" bell

[trueblew]

12. Ken Adelman is a schmuck

"They won't be booing him. They'll be politely applauding because they're well-mannered folks,"...unlike whom? Americans? Republicans?

I hope these well-mannered bureaucrats all stand up at the same time and turn their collective backs to Junior.

[anakie]

15. no one will turn their backs on him

for fear of jeopardising any aid the US may be giving their country. Doesn't mean they don't want to though.

[Mika]

26. Accept our carpet of gold, or get a carpet of bombs

Threats, intimidation, bribery, fear.

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[kskiska]

20. Adelman is also the guy who predicted

that the war on Iraq would be a "cakewalk."

[Cocoa]

28. yep

he'll forever be remembered as Cakewalk Adelman.

[AlCzervik]

16. I'll be watching, hopefully the UN will have a Bush to english translator

[RevCheesehead]

21. LOL! Thanks!

:silly:

[teryang]

17. Great visual equals phony PR event

He'd like to talk about attacking Iran but can't. Too close to the election.

Kerry on Cspan:

"Only Vice President Cheney still maintains 'the earth is flat'"

[wurzel]

19. The UN has seen enough Bush cartoons.

[htuttle]

22. I hope Putin starts banging his shoe on the table

Who knows -- Vlad's been crabby lately.

It could happen. :shrug:

[loathesomeshrub]

23. How cool would it be if most stayed away that day?

[Algomas]

24. Some hacker should substitute his press club slide show...

You know, the one where he is looking for the WMD under the furniture in the Oval Office.

[Blue Gardener]

25. They can all point their fingers

And yell "I told ya so, I told ya so!"

[catmandu57]

29. More cartoons

Maybe the moron* should just break out some looney tunes, Wiley Coyote fits these cretins to a t.

[leesa]

30. I hope they arrest him for starting an illegal war.