Hey, DUers, I need your help! My sister wants to see the whole footage

[TexasChick]

of the chimp making a joke about not finding the WMDs. She voted for Kerry already, but the other day I sent her the link to watch the new ad from MoveonPAC, but she says it looks fake!! I told her that the chimp actually said that and it's hard to get the whole footage in an ad, but she said she would believe it if there's actually whole footage of him saying it. Can someone help? I know the chimp said this but don't know if there's actual footage? Thanks!!! :shrug:



Jennifer

[Eye and Monkey]

1. Link to footage - follow the second link

http://www.thenation.com/capitalgames/index.mhtml?bid=3&pid=1336
<snip>
After a few more slides, there was a shot of Bush looking under furniture in the Oval Office. "Nope," he said. "No weapons over there." More laughter. Then another picture of Bush searching in his office: "Maybe under here." Laughter again.
<snip-more>

There is a link to the footage in this story (end of 4th paragraph)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-03-26-bush-joke_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
<snip>
Bush's joke about WMD draws criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush's humorous references to the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have drawn criticism from Democrats as inappropriate for wartime. The White House and Republicans contend the president was just poking fun at himself.

"This is a very serious issue," Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said Friday on Good Morning America on ABC. "We've lost hundreds of troops, as you know, over there. Let's not be laughing about not being able to find weapons of mass destruction."

Democratic candidate John Kerry's campaign said in a statement Thursday, ''If George Bush thinks his deceptive rationale for going to war is a laughing matter, then he's even more out of touch than we thought.''

Bush provided amusing descriptions of photographs Wednesday night during the annual dinner of the Radio and Television News Correspondents Association. Some showed the president in awkward poses as he looked behind furniture in the Oval Office. For those photos, Bush told the audience, "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere ... nope, no weapons over there ... maybe under here?" (Related video: Bush gets humorous)

[TexasChick]

6. Thanks! I'll go check it out!

[qwlauren35]

2. I could have sworn...

that most of it is shown in Fahrenheit 9/11. Pick up a copy.

[TexasChick]

4. Saw Fahrenheit, but didn't see the footage. Unless I missed it?

[lectrobyte]

3. Shouldn't be too hard to find

http://www.bushout.tv/antibush/

talks about it, it was the Radio and Television Correspondent's Dinner. I'd try cspan.org or start googling, since I don't think your sister would trust a site called bushout.

[NMDemDist2]

5. it was at the annual black tie dinner with the press

the president is always supposed to do a "humorous" speech

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3570845.stm

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/26/bush.wmd.jokes/

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-03-26-bush-joke_x.htm

[TexasChick]

7. Thanks everyone!! Just showed my sister and she was like "Ooh!"

She knows it's for real now!!

Did I tell you how much I hate this chimp? That cold-hearted little dolt!


Jennifer