On 24 Sep 2004 23:45:33 GMT, (JMartin957) wrote:


Reportedly so, yes. That is the reason, I believe, he went to Martha's
Vineyard one year. He is also famous for staging "unscripted" moments like
when he placed stones in the shape of a cross while at Normandy while a
hundred reporters watched. Problem is there are normally no stones on that
beach.

dwhite


I don't recall the stones.

IIRC, someone actually owned up to the placement of the stones on the
Normandy beach.

But I do remember seeing him kneel down to
straighten a flag that had fallen over in one of the cemeteries. And I do
remember seeing him look back over his shoulder to make sure the cameras were
on before he straightened it.


There was also the "tears on demand" occurence at the Ron Brown (?)
funeral. He was yucking it up with several people as they were headed to a
limo, then saw that cameras were on him and become stone-cold sober with a
feigned tear.

John Martin