tie malfunction
April 14, 2004 11:53 PM Subscribe
George and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamtie. I watched the Presidential news conference but did'nt notice the tie effect, however a friend mentioned they had to put a piece of cardboard accross the TV to filter it out. More on the tie malfunction here the news conference video is available here .
Yes, the moiré tie. I liked it, he should wear it all the time. It could be a new gimmick for him.
posted by bobo123 at 12:31 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by bobo123 at 12:31 AM on April 15, 2004
don't they have people whose job it is to prevent these things? jeez louise.
posted by kjh at 12:36 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by kjh at 12:36 AM on April 15, 2004
don't they have people whose job it is to prevent these things? jeez louise.
George W Bush is possibly the most stage managed US President in history. His "people" lined his head up with Mount Rushmore ferchrissakes.
Did they forget the tie? Have they all been replaced with public access TV hacks?
Or, as WRP implies, did they figure it was better for everyone to be focusing on the tie rather than the (lack of) content of his press conference?
posted by rocketpup at 12:55 AM on April 15, 2004
George W Bush is possibly the most stage managed US President in history. His "people" lined his head up with Mount Rushmore ferchrissakes.
Did they forget the tie? Have they all been replaced with public access TV hacks?
Or, as WRP implies, did they figure it was better for everyone to be focusing on the tie rather than the (lack of) content of his press conference?
posted by rocketpup at 12:55 AM on April 15, 2004
It was actually a Magic Eye tie. If you looked at it long enough cross-eyed, the words "Elect Me" popped out.
posted by falconred at 12:55 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by falconred at 12:55 AM on April 15, 2004
I remember that episode of the West Wing where CJ stops Bartlet from going on stage with a tie that would Moire. Just another sign that the Bushhandlers need to watch more good TV.
posted by kfury at 1:34 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by kfury at 1:34 AM on April 15, 2004
Cut the preznit some slack.
The stage manager-public-relations-flacks who are supposed to be dressing GW are all quite busy making the latest "Mission Accomplished" banners for the latest carrier landing to announce the end of these latest major combat operations in Iraq.
It's unclear whether this will be before or after the latest round of callups for additional combat troops for Iraq will be made.
But nice tie, anyway.
posted by fold_and_mutilate at 2:34 AM on April 15, 2004
The stage manager-public-relations-flacks who are supposed to be dressing GW are all quite busy making the latest "Mission Accomplished" banners for the latest carrier landing to announce the end of these latest major combat operations in Iraq.
It's unclear whether this will be before or after the latest round of callups for additional combat troops for Iraq will be made.
But nice tie, anyway.
posted by fold_and_mutilate at 2:34 AM on April 15, 2004
Okay, let's get this straight. Hundreds of thousands of people are out in a war zone, in large part thanks to this man; thousands are dead and the threat of a bloody civil, local or even world war looms high.
And we're worried about his tie?
posted by bwerdmuller at 2:43 AM on April 15, 2004
And we're worried about his tie?
posted by bwerdmuller at 2:43 AM on April 15, 2004
Okay, let's get this straight. Hundreds of thousands of people are out in a war zone, in large part thanks to this man; thousands are dead and the threat of a bloody civil, local or even world war looms high.
And you're posting on a website?
posted by ed\26h at 3:32 AM on April 15, 2004
And you're posting on a website?
posted by ed\26h at 3:32 AM on April 15, 2004
Umm...picture?
posted by Orange Goblin at 4:00 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by Orange Goblin at 4:00 AM on April 15, 2004
Jesus. That's pretty bad.
posted by Orange Goblin at 5:18 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by Orange Goblin at 5:18 AM on April 15, 2004
I read somewhere that it was a Karen Hughes touch...to distract from the non-answers--it had to have been seen and approved.
posted by amberglow at 5:27 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by amberglow at 5:27 AM on April 15, 2004
incidentally, i got an email from a reporter wanting to quote me from the George Says thread--was that tie was a planned distraction--or a wardrobe malfunction? --but I didn't see it until too late.
posted by amberglow at 5:32 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by amberglow at 5:32 AM on April 15, 2004
thank god i was watching hockey and missed that excuse for a press conference. i don't think i can watch W on the tee-vee any more, i'm pretty sure if i throw one more thing at in in sheer frustration it'll break.
(and what with the strong, booming economy and all i can't afford to buy another one to replace it.)
posted by caution live frogs at 6:49 AM on April 15, 2004
(and what with the strong, booming economy and all i can't afford to buy another one to replace it.)
posted by caution live frogs at 6:49 AM on April 15, 2004
Amberglow: I suspected as much. It works on so many levels: 1) it generates news (594 Google News hits at the moment) out of a complete, absolute nonevent, 2) it makes him look far less slick, less polished, more like a "regular guy" (who among us can't sympathize with regret over a wardrobe choice that Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time?) - yet another confirmation to the (admittedly large) minority that got their knickers in a twist over Lewinsky that he is the Anti-Clinton, and 3) it actually distracts the eye so it's harder to concentrate on other troubling aspects of the conference, like the fact that it took him 10 minutes into his statement "to the American people" to actually look the American people (the camera) directly in the eye, not to mention the fact that every content-free line of the speech and every evasive non-answer to every question was ripped directly from the version of the Talking Points software Condi, Scott, Dick, and Colin have been running this month.
Also: source, please? (I believe you, just want a source for when I pass this on).
posted by Vetinari at 6:51 AM on April 15, 2004
Also: source, please? (I believe you, just want a source for when I pass this on).
posted by Vetinari at 6:51 AM on April 15, 2004
GWB pimps for the Neocons. That was a tie a pimp would wear. GWB is one phat pimp
posted by troutfishing at 7:32 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by troutfishing at 7:32 AM on April 15, 2004
One would think that "Secretary of State Powell and Secretary of State Rumsfeld, and a number of NATO defense and foreign ministers" would have told him about this. And bully for the White House Spinners for not editing it out of the transcript
posted by m@ at 8:04 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by m@ at 8:04 AM on April 15, 2004
well, if you were watching it in High Definition and your monitor was good enough you could see each one of those dots. :)
posted by tomplus2 at 9:16 AM on April 15, 2004
posted by tomplus2 at 9:16 AM on April 15, 2004
Also: source, please? (I believe you, just want a source for when I pass this on).
It wasn't authoritative or sourceable, Vetinari--it was a comment in either Daily Kos or Atrios that night. She was known for adding little touches like this to speeches and photo-ops when she was in DC before. It rang true for me, and many others tho--and you too.
There is this, in Philly.com
Some say he dazzled, others say he fizzled. But nearly everyone agrees that during his Tuesday night news conference, President Bush managed to mesmerize America with his tie. His cobalt tie with white diamonds offered viewers a "Lucy in the Sky With..." sort of hallucinatory experience.
Because of the tight pattern, the tie seemed to buzz and vibrate. Television cameras "get confused" when the lines of an image are too close together, said Joanne Calabria, communications director for KYW-TV (Channel 3).
"Cameras can't read detail that tight," she said. Generally, news anchors make sure there's more open space when they wear patterned ties, she added. Fashion Web sites across America were atwitter with tie talk yesterday.
There's no truth to the rumors, by the way, that Bush's tie shut down the electric grid in Ohio, and hypnotized Americans into forming a cult that worships presidential adviser Karen Hughes. : >
posted by amberglow at 9:37 AM on April 15, 2004
It wasn't authoritative or sourceable, Vetinari--it was a comment in either Daily Kos or Atrios that night. She was known for adding little touches like this to speeches and photo-ops when she was in DC before. It rang true for me, and many others tho--and you too.
There is this, in Philly.com
Some say he dazzled, others say he fizzled. But nearly everyone agrees that during his Tuesday night news conference, President Bush managed to mesmerize America with his tie. His cobalt tie with white diamonds offered viewers a "Lucy in the Sky With..." sort of hallucinatory experience.
Because of the tight pattern, the tie seemed to buzz and vibrate. Television cameras "get confused" when the lines of an image are too close together, said Joanne Calabria, communications director for KYW-TV (Channel 3).
"Cameras can't read detail that tight," she said. Generally, news anchors make sure there's more open space when they wear patterned ties, she added. Fashion Web sites across America were atwitter with tie talk yesterday.
There's no truth to the rumors, by the way, that Bush's tie shut down the electric grid in Ohio, and hypnotized Americans into forming a cult that worships presidential adviser Karen Hughes. : >
posted by amberglow at 9:37 AM on April 15, 2004
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