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TV Crews Catch Bush Changing Clothes
By DEB RIECHMANN
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland (AP) - In his visit to Ireland, President Bush stayed in a 16th century Renaissance castle on a 375-acre secluded estate. But it wasn't secluded enough.
Bush was spotted by television cameras as he was standing in a T-shirt at his window at Dromoland Castle. He was visible from the waist up, apparently as he was changing clothes.
An embarrassed Irish government quickly tried to prevent the release of the images.
A notice to the news media said, ``The host broadcaster inadvertently transmitted pictures of President Bush at the window of Dromoland Castle. These pictures are the property of the Irish presidency and must not be used for transmission by any service.''
In April 1998, a news camera zooming in on President Clinton's hotel suite in Dakar, Senegal captured images of him chomping a cigar, tapping an African drum and strumming a guitar.
Maybe it was jet lag, or maybe summit-fatigue.
Bush on Saturday twice had trouble figuring out what day it was.
At a news conference following the U.S.-European Union summit, Bush first said he was traveling on to Turkey on Sunday to meet with leaders of NATO nations.
``Tomorrow I will travel to Turkey for the NATO summit,'' he said. ``Actually, today I will travel to Turkey. Tomorrow is the NATO summit.''
Later, he repeated his blunder - still not getting the schedule right.
``As I said tomorrow I'm going to go to Turkey for the NATO summit,'' he said. ``Today I'm going to Turkey. Tomorrow's the summit.''
If it's Saturday, Mr. President, it must be Ireland (during the day) and Turkey (at night).
At the end Bush used the mix-up to his advantage.
``No,'' he told a reporter trying to squeeze in one more question. ``We've got to go to Turkey.''
Bush had a last-minute send-off before leaving for Turkey - from about 400 protesters.
``George Bush never should have come here and it's not a moment too soon that he leaves,'' said Richard Boyd Barrett, leader of a group called the Irish Anti-War movement, said as the engines of Air Force One revved nearby.
Bush had been the target of protests since his arrival Friday, when 10,000 demonstrators marched through Dublin.
On Saturday, about 5,000 traveled by bus to barbed wire barricades set up a few miles from the castle. About 4,000 police and 2,000 soldiers - one-third of the security forces in Ireland - patrolled the security cordon around the leaders' meeting.
The protests lasted more than an hour with no trouble or arrests and little tension.
``We came to demonstrate to show that the people here aren't anti-American,'' said Carol Fox, an American who is from New York and has lived in a suburb of Dublin for more than 20 years. ``We're all anti-George Bush. Everything I ever learned in school about human rights has been contravened by this man.''
She held a sign that said ``U.S. citizens in Ireland for peace.''
Interrupt President Bush one too many times and he won't let you talk to his wife.
The White House canceled Radio and Television Ireland's scheduled interview of First Lady Laura Bush during her short stay here for the U.S.-European Union summit, the president's spokesman Scott McClellan said Saturday.
He didn't say why, but the reason for the decision was clear: The White House didn't like the news organization's interview with the president at the White House last Thursday.
During the interview, Bush became exasperated with his questioner, who seemed intent on controlling the discussion.
In one exchange, Bush made the point that Saddam Hussein had used weapons of mass destruction against Iraqis.
``Indeed, Mr. President, but you didn't find the weapons of mass destruction,'' the interviewer shot back.
``Let me finish,'' Bush said. ``Let me finish, please. Please. You ask the questions and I'll answer them, if you don't mind.
Three more times he scolded the interviewer:
``Let me finish, please. Please. Let me finish, and then you can follow up, if you don't mind.''
``Let me finish.''
``Please. Please. Please, for a minute, OK. It'll be better if you let me finish my answers, and then you can follow up, if you don't mind.''
06/26/04 17:50
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By DEB RIECHMANN
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland (AP) - In his visit to Ireland, President Bush stayed in a 16th century Renaissance castle on a 375-acre secluded estate. But it wasn't secluded enough.
Bush was spotted by television cameras as he was standing in a T-shirt at his window at Dromoland Castle. He was visible from the waist up, apparently as he was changing clothes.
An embarrassed Irish government quickly tried to prevent the release of the images.
A notice to the news media said, ``The host broadcaster inadvertently transmitted pictures of President Bush at the window of Dromoland Castle. These pictures are the property of the Irish presidency and must not be used for transmission by any service.''
In April 1998, a news camera zooming in on President Clinton's hotel suite in Dakar, Senegal captured images of him chomping a cigar, tapping an African drum and strumming a guitar.
Maybe it was jet lag, or maybe summit-fatigue.
Bush on Saturday twice had trouble figuring out what day it was.
At a news conference following the U.S.-European Union summit, Bush first said he was traveling on to Turkey on Sunday to meet with leaders of NATO nations.
``Tomorrow I will travel to Turkey for the NATO summit,'' he said. ``Actually, today I will travel to Turkey. Tomorrow is the NATO summit.''
Later, he repeated his blunder - still not getting the schedule right.
``As I said tomorrow I'm going to go to Turkey for the NATO summit,'' he said. ``Today I'm going to Turkey. Tomorrow's the summit.''
If it's Saturday, Mr. President, it must be Ireland (during the day) and Turkey (at night).
At the end Bush used the mix-up to his advantage.
``No,'' he told a reporter trying to squeeze in one more question. ``We've got to go to Turkey.''
Bush had a last-minute send-off before leaving for Turkey - from about 400 protesters.
``George Bush never should have come here and it's not a moment too soon that he leaves,'' said Richard Boyd Barrett, leader of a group called the Irish Anti-War movement, said as the engines of Air Force One revved nearby.
Bush had been the target of protests since his arrival Friday, when 10,000 demonstrators marched through Dublin.
On Saturday, about 5,000 traveled by bus to barbed wire barricades set up a few miles from the castle. About 4,000 police and 2,000 soldiers - one-third of the security forces in Ireland - patrolled the security cordon around the leaders' meeting.
The protests lasted more than an hour with no trouble or arrests and little tension.
``We came to demonstrate to show that the people here aren't anti-American,'' said Carol Fox, an American who is from New York and has lived in a suburb of Dublin for more than 20 years. ``We're all anti-George Bush. Everything I ever learned in school about human rights has been contravened by this man.''
She held a sign that said ``U.S. citizens in Ireland for peace.''
Interrupt President Bush one too many times and he won't let you talk to his wife.
The White House canceled Radio and Television Ireland's scheduled interview of First Lady Laura Bush during her short stay here for the U.S.-European Union summit, the president's spokesman Scott McClellan said Saturday.
He didn't say why, but the reason for the decision was clear: The White House didn't like the news organization's interview with the president at the White House last Thursday.
During the interview, Bush became exasperated with his questioner, who seemed intent on controlling the discussion.
In one exchange, Bush made the point that Saddam Hussein had used weapons of mass destruction against Iraqis.
``Indeed, Mr. President, but you didn't find the weapons of mass destruction,'' the interviewer shot back.
``Let me finish,'' Bush said. ``Let me finish, please. Please. You ask the questions and I'll answer them, if you don't mind.
Three more times he scolded the interviewer:
``Let me finish, please. Please. Let me finish, and then you can follow up, if you don't mind.''
``Let me finish.''
``Please. Please. Please, for a minute, OK. It'll be better if you let me finish my answers, and then you can follow up, if you don't mind.''
06/26/04 17:50
© Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.