Joe Bloggs

Staying on message spells trouble

I watched a little of the interview Bush gave to ABC Television and felt more than a little discomfort at what I saw rather than what I heard. Upto now, whenever I've seen him speak I've always found myself getting embarassed for him at his inarticulate attempts at explaining himself. He was much the same today and at one point the older Blogg boy asked if GWB was getting flustered. The fact is he is inarticulate. He does get flustered, because public speaking is obviously not part of his natural makeup. Both of these give him the air of being unintelligent. What has become very apparent, and brought home (to me anyway) via this interview, is none of that matters. The majority of the American public doesn't care how the President comes across. They like the fact that he 'stays on message'. The message of freedom, security, God, justice. It doesn't matter if the message appears totally false and screwed to the rest of the world, they think he can bring them those things. His approval ratings show they are likely to vote him in again. We live in the era of the soundbite. Bush's handlers bite and he emits the sounds. Houston, we may have a problem!