After five years I shouldn't be suprised at anything our President does to embarass himself in front of the entire world. THIS time, while holding a press conference in the Rose Garden after his "sneek and peek" trip to Iraq, President Bush called on reporter Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times.
Bush has a way of bantering with the press, so when Peter asked a question about Karl Rove, the President asked him if he was going to ask his question with his shades on. Here is the transcript of that exchange and what followed:
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on?
Q I can take them off.
THE PRESIDENT: I’m interested in the shade look, seriously.
Q All right, I’ll keep it, then.
THE PRESIDENT: For the viewers, there’s no sun. (Laughter.)
Q I guess it depends on your perspective. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Touche. (Laughter.)Q Following up on the other Peter’s question about Karl Rove…
To the President's credit, he DID apologize later, once he learned that Wallsten has Stargardt’s disease, a form of macular degeneration that causes progressive vision loss.
There is a school of thought out there, like here, that thinks President Bush should not joke around with reporters as much as he does. Perhaps this event will cause him to ponder the wisdom of joking with the press so much.
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