Clinton Merely Coughing in Situation Room Photo?
White House Situation Room during the assassination raid of Osama bin Laden
“I am somewhat sheepishly concerned that it was my preventing one of my early spring allergic coughs,” said Clinton, explaining a possible reason why her hand was covering her mouth “So, it may have no great meaning whatsoever.”
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Say it isn’t so.
The photo is iconic, and your hand over your mouth gives it that fresh intensity it needs to drag our emotions and imaginations into the scene. We feel like that unnamed short women in the peaking between the larger-than-life figures in the foreground, aching to catch a glimpse of the action. We’re in your gaping mouth, peering through your fingers at a historic moment. We’re desperate to know WHAT_IS_ON_THAT_SCREEN ?
Oh well. Hope your allergies go away.
