!Bush expletive!

By: kevinceckowski
Published On: 7/17/2006 10:44:50 AM

Caught on an open microphone, room filled with reporters, everyone eating, having a good time.

He seemed very frank and upset.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/ap_on_re_eu/g8_summit_bush_overheard;_ylt=AlKOSMJnMM5wcFCeUUgLi1us0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

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and eating (Arturo - 7/17/2006 12:45:50 PM)
with his mouth open.  And talking while chewing.  Such class!


Without the full context (Eric - 7/17/2006 1:01:32 PM)
or transcript it's difficult to figure out exactly what was said, BUT...

Bush's quote makes him sound like an idiot.  Does he really think that there would be hugs and smiles if only the Syrian's would pressure Hezbollah to "stop doing this shit"?

Damn, world peace is easy.  Why didn't anyone think of that before?



Full video (kevinceckowski - 7/18/2006 7:51:11 AM)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/17/bush.tape/

Watch Bush use the 's' word during a chat with Blair -- 1:31)



RE: Accidental? (JPTERP - 7/17/2006 9:47:31 PM)
Was this a deliberate statement by Bush, a gaff by the press pool, or a deliberate gotchya by the Russians?

I'm a little suspicious that this may have been a deliberate move by Bush.  Look at this as a semi-official threat running in tandem with the more measured official public statement.  Thanks to the inept diplomatic manuevering of this White House, we have no official backchannel to talk to Iran--although I suspect we might have one to Syria.  This semi-official statement falls somewhere between a threat through the back channel and an official pronouncement.

Given how badly the Bush administration has screwed things up diplomatically, I'm not entirely convinced this crap shoot (literally) is such a bad idea.

Who controlled the microphones?  The Russian state controlled media, the international press pool, or the Prez himself?  Maybe he "forgot" to turn off his microphone.  If so, it's a nice bit of political theater.  An interesting gamble. 



It was a "photo-op" (pitin - 7/18/2006 12:08:09 PM)
with mics clearly on the table.  Press is reporting that towards end of conversation Blair realized this and he personally turned off mic, not sure whose mic it was though.