You may have already seen or heard about this, but W’s recent door mishap in Beijing was too good for me not to post. There is video available on that BBC page in case you missed it. 🙂
Mr. Bush answered a range of questions before one reporter said: “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?”
The president answered: “Have you ever heard of jet lag? Well, good. That answers your question.”
The reporter asked for a follow-up question but the president then thanked the attending journalists and said “No you may not” as he walked away.
He strode from the lectern to the door, trying both handles and then breaking into a laugh.
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[W] tugged at both handles on the double doors before admitting: “I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn’t work.”
I think The J-Walk Blog (whose post title I appropriated) said it best: “No doubt, this will become a defining photo for the president’s second term.”
