Bush's Skeptical Audience
By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, September 20, 2006; 12:14 PM
President Bush's credibility problem in this country, while serious, is nothing compared to his credibility problem everywhere else.
As Bush delivered a speech to the United Nations yesterday, I couldn't help but wonder: What were those stony-faced world leaders really thinking?
Were they thinking that Bush was lying? That he was deluded? Or that he was sincere?
No one can ignore the president of the United States, but one can certainly argue over whether he's helping or hurting the quest for peace and freedom that he spoke of with such fervor.
Audience reaction at the United Nations is muted by tradition.
Historically, that's been unpleasant for Bush, who prefers obliging crowds that cheer all the applause lines written into his scripts. But yesterday, maybe it was all for the best. Silence is certainly better than a lot of harrumphing.
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