Oh, our aching sides! Words are so hard for Vice President Biden and his office. Just last week, Biden said that his gun task force meetings are totally not photo ops. At a gun task force meeting. A photo from which the White House then tweeted out.
Today, there was another “words are so hard” example.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/290818312579981314
Weird! Because here is … a photo.
https://twitter.com/VP/status/290908017422127104
It depends on what the definition of photo is! CBS’ Mark Knoller, who is a Twitter master and an all-around good guy, tries to explain it away a little.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/290912180201734144
Sorry, Mark, but we must disagree. A photo op does not specifically mean for the press. Other people do exist. We are givers, so here is a definition for the Vice President’s office:
a situation or event that lends itself to and is often arranged expressly for the taking of pictures that give favorable publicity to the individuals photographed
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Why do you think the photo was sent out?
By the way, what happened to that whole “bipartisan spirit”?
https://twitter.com/5sahandful/status/290819038144241666
And, get ready for the next photo. Op, or otherwise.
https://twitter.com/samsteinhp/status/290897433028861954
Featuring Obama’s own mug, natch.
