Hail to the Chief Buffoon

I really wonder sometimes whether journalists are looking for opportunities to mismatch pictures and the associated articles and then play dumb. Of course, there are so many of these opportunities in particular relation to President Bush because he is notably apt at making them through his own buffoonery and antics. This one, to his credit, is probably more of a out-of-context mismatch than genuine inappropriateness, but one still cannot resist laughing (click on the link to see it directly).

On Memorial Day, I opened my browser, which has excite.com set as its homepage, and was greeted by the following article appropriate to the solemn occasion:

Bush Lays Wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - In a solemn ceremony, President Bush laid a large red, white and blue wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. The Memorial Day tradition took place under bright sunshine,
just outside of Washington.
After placing the wreath, Bush bowed his head and paused before the tomb. A bugler then slowly played "Taps" and the president stood with his hand over his heart.

Then, accompanying this article, the following picture was comically mismated:

Choose your own insult here...

• Mmm. Yah, he sure does look solemn, doesn't he.
• "Ooo, look! A shiny thing! Ooo pretty shiny thing!"
• "Wow, man... I'm soooooo trippin'..."

Ladies and gentlemen, your commander in chief.