Take a moment to be immature
Normally, this would not be so bad. I mean, it is just a locked door. Big deal. But Bush … made a joke of it. He contorted his face and arched his back, and looked like a complete fool in front of the AP’s photographers. Didn’t his father muster more grace after puking on a foreign dignitary?
Anyhow, I thought this story to be of enough note that readers of this blog should stop for a moment and be immature. Make fun of a simple mistake that yielded a priceless photograph.
From Reuters - http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20051120140009990001
The final reporter he called on critiqued Bush's performance earlier in the day when he stood next to Hu in the Great Hall of the People on
"Respectfully, sir -- you know we're always respectful -- in your statement this morning with President Hu, you seemed a little off your game, you seemed to hurry through your statement. There was a lack of enthusiasm. Was something bothering you?" he asked.
"Have you ever heard of jet lag?" Bush responded. "Well, good. That answers your question."
The president then recited a list of things of that he viewed as positive developments from his Beijing meetings, including cooperation on North Korean nuclear disarmament and the ability to have "frank discussions" with his Chinese counterpart.
When the reporter asked for "a very quick follow-up," Bush cut him off by thanking the press corps and telling the reporter "No you may not," as he strode toward a set of double doors leading out of the room.
The only problem was that they were locked.
"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work," Bush quipped, facing reporters again until an aide rescued him by pointing to him toward the correct door.
