Posted 12:52 pm
September 16, 2005

The president's speech last night from Jackson Square had a beautiful backdrop, with the St. Louis Cathedral — well-lit to match Bush's shirt — on one side, and an Andrew Jackson statue on the other.

At first blush, the White House's attempts at stagecraft seemed to acknowledge the political realities .

Sensitive to fueling further criticism, the White House said it paid for the electricity and lights used for the speech, limiting the local inconvenience. But Bush emerged onto the square without an audience, speaking directly into the camera from a lectern placed so the [Andrew] Jackson statue would be in the picture.

I was just glad to see New Orleans had the power back on. As it turns out, according to NBC's Brian Williams , there's a funny story behind that… [...] Read the story at http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/5281.html


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