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This photo was taken by Lynn Faulkner, a private citizen.
The photo has been circulating across the country, Faulkner said. Relatives have passed it on to friends, bosses and acquaintances.
The story of how it was taken reveals a lot about our President.
Lynn Faulkner, his daughter, Ashley, and their neighbor, Linda Prince, eagerly waited to shake the president’s hand Tuesday at the Golden Lamb Inn. He worked the line at a steady campaign pace, smiling, nodding and signing autographs until Prince spoke:
“This girl lost her mom in the World Trade Center on 9-11.”
Bush stopped and turned back.
“He changed from being the leader of the free world to being a father, a husband and a man,” Faulkner said. “He looked right at her and said, ‘How are you doing?’ He reached out with his hand and pulled her into his chest.”
Faulkner snapped one frame with his camera.
“I could hear her say, ‘I’m OK,’ ” he said. “That’s more emotion than she has shown in 2 1/2 years. Then he said, ‘I can see you have a father who loves you very much.’ ”
“And I said, ‘I do, Mr. President, but I miss her mother every day.’ It was a special moment.”
...”The way he was holding me, with my head against his chest, it felt like he was trying to protect me,” Ashley said. “I thought, ‘Here is the most powerful guy in the world, and he wants to make sure I’m safe.’ I definitely had a couple of tears in my eyes, which is pretty unusual for me.”
The photo has been circulating across the country, Faulkner said. Relatives have passed it on to friends, bosses and acquaintances. As they tell the story, they also share in Wendy Faulkner’s legacy, which her family continues through the Wendy Faulkner Memorial Children’s Foundation.
“I’m a pretty cynical and jaded guy at this point in my life,” Faulkner said of the moment with the president. “But this was the real deal. I was really impressed. It was genuine and from the heart.”
A media that supports this country will print stories such as these.
(hat tip to Sal.)
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#2Thanks for the comment, Tim.
Ah, but you see nothing wrong with the press slamming the President, the country, and the troops over anything they can, for weeks and weeks on end.
The press does just that, and suppresses all the uplifting stories. Those stories are not covered at all, or consigned to a back page.
A media that supports this country would print stories such as these.
#3By the mere fact that I'VE ONLY NOW SEEN THIS PHOTO HERE -- it's July 01, 2004 and you posted the photo and thread nearly a month ago -- I'd say that it's pretty clear that the media is ignoring almost anything that lends a "personal touch" to President George Bush.
I DID notice a photo of John Kerry and his wife, Teresa, in fond embrace in the last few weeks, however.
But, have never seen THIS photo of President Bush. So, YES, I agree, there's a preponderance and near insistence on promoting the "Bush is Bad" phenomenon in our media.
Not to mention that, had this photo run in most of June 2004, as here, IT'D COUNTERED THE AUDIENCE EMOTIONS THAT PROMOTE MICHAEL MOORE'S FILM. So, there's *that*. Not like Gannett (sp?) isn't incentivized to go the suppress-good-Bush-imagery way.
It's a wonderful photo, should have been on front pages of sites and papers everywhere.
#4> ...it's pretty clear that the media is ignoring almost anything that lends a 'personal touch' to President George Bush.
Exactly.
#5I would hope that it comes as no surprise that President Bush is capable of empathizing with a child who lost a parent. After all, he has children of his own.
#6The elder President Bush kissed my sister's forehead as he made his way through a line of families who had lost loved ones in a military accident that claimed several lives, including our brother's. I may disagree with the Bush family on many political issues, and unfortunately my disagreements with Bush II can sound hateful at times. Let me say it clearly here though, I have never doubted that these men have the utmost concern for the welfare and safety of the people of this nation. They are good people, and the rest is just politics.
"A media that supports this country will print stories such as these."
What does a human interest story about our President having emotions have to do with patriotism and media coverage?
I would hope that it comes as no surprise that President Bush is capable of empathizing with a child who lost a parent. After all, he has children of his own.
I also hope that newsrooms keep their focus on real news, and don't waste ink on this type of coverage.