by Frank James
There's this CNN video flying around the Internet from the G20 meeting last weekend that shows President Bush walking on the stage for the "class photo" and no one shaking his hand.
Rick Sanchez, the CNN anchor, said it looked like Bush was snubbed because he's unpopular and a lot of people on the web have adopted that interpretation.
It's an example of people seeing what they want to see.
Here's an alternate explanation. The G20 has a weird protocol where the leader of the host nation doesn't shake hands while walking on stage for the final photo op with other leaders.
Each of these events is choreographed to the nth degree including where all the leaders stand. Looking at the video, it would also be possible to come to the view that many of the world leaders were feeling weighed down that day since they walked along the stage with their heads bowed.
But what they're actually doing is looking for their marks which are taped to the carpet on the floor.
Just another example of why what you see is not always what you think you see.
Comments
It's an example of people seeing what they want to see.
That would explain the WMDs in Iraq I guess, or somesort of victory when no plan was made for that. I'm sure he sees some sort of legacy also.
Posted by: bill r. | November 21, 2008 10:15 AM
I think anyone who saw The Daily Show's video editing of Bush greeting each of his guests as they arrived at the White House would never have thought there was a snub. (They made Bush look like a cookoo clock popping out of his house 20 times.)
Although it might have been interesting if true, it just isn't plausible that 20 leaders would snub Bush...on camera.
The problem is that world leaders have been too nice to and respectful of Bush.
Posted by: tomj | November 21, 2008 10:55 AM
CNN and the media once more has egg on its face and again has to correct itself...geeez
Posted by: james | November 21, 2008 2:10 PM
Thanks for info. But, if he were popular, there would have been smikes, chatter, pats on back, right?
Posted by: just sayin' | November 22, 2008 10:21 AM
Does it really matter at this point. He and his administartion have ruined our country and true to form, his supporters still don't see it. Talk about loyalty. Wake up and look around. We're broke and at war. Good Job.
Posted by: Mike | November 22, 2008 4:44 PM
That was a big snub if I ever saw one. People were looking at him with disdain. Never mind the handshakes. The G20 meeting took place the way it did because he has ruined this country and soon the world.
Posted by: sunsetcc333 | November 29, 2008 2:02 AM