HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' parades President George W. Bush’s decapitated head on a stick

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[antidemoncrat]

HBO did not respond to our request for comment, but as outrage mounted Wednesday, they released a statement saying they were "deeply dismayed to see this and find it unacceptable, disrespectful and in very bad taste." HBO also said the scene would be removed from future DVD pressings.

[antidemoncrat]

These a**hole Progressives continue to throw out hateful messages like this and then just offer an apology and say just move on, nothing to see here. If the major media, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN were truly news outlets, they would surly call out crap like this as unacceptable. But since they are all in George Soros' pocket, that will never happen.

[dragonblustar]

What can you expect from evil?

[Abathar]

If what they say is true and they just wanted to use any old head laying around then why don’t we see slick Willie or Obama on a stick too, hmmm??

[E. Pluribus Unum]

HBO apologizes for putting George W. Bush's head on stake in 'Game of Thrones'
	06/14/2012 8:38:40 AM PDT · by pabianice · 13 replies NY Post ^ | 6/14/12 LOS ANGELES -- HBO has apologized for using a model head of former President George W. Bush in a grisly decapitation scene for its hit drama "Game of Thrones." The tenth episode of the first season of "Game of Thrones," now out on DVD, features the younger Bush's head on a stake. Commentary on the DVD notes that his head appears in a "couple of beheading scenes." The show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss stated that George W. Bush's was used as physical inspiration to create a head for a scene in which King Joffrey shows Sansa Stark her...
HBO Apologizes for Bush Head in ‘Game of Thrones’ DVD
	06/14/2012 6:38:18 AM PDT · by Rummyfan · 40 replies NY Times ^ | 14 June 2012 | David Itzkoff HBO has apologized for a scene in its hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones” that showed the decapitated head of former President George W. Bush on a pike and said the scene will be removed from future DVD releases, the Web site io9.com reported. ... “The last head on the left is George Bush,” the producers say in the audio commentary. “George Bush’s head appears in a couple beheading scenes. It’s not a choice, it’s not a political statement. It’s just, we had to use what heads we had around.”
Video: The obligatory “‘Game of Thrones’ puts George W. Bush’s head on a pike” post
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Fury as HBO's Game of Thrones shows President George W. Bush's decapitated head impaled on a STAKE
	06/13/2012 8:37:00 PM PDT · by Justaham · 40 replies dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | 6/13/12 | Emily Anne Epstein Politicians are calling for a boycott of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones after the creator's 'despicable' decision to include former President George W. Bush's severed head in several scenes. In the tenth episode of the first season, Mr Bush's decapitated head is seen impaled on a wooden spike, covered in filthy long hair and slathered in dirt. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who noted the appearance in the series' DVD commentary, insist it wasn't a political statement - just a prop. But the image has provoked outrage among some Republican politicians.
Fury as HBO's Game of Thrones shows President George W. Bush's decapitated head impaled on a STAKE
	06/13/2012 4:05:48 PM PDT · by Third Person · 74 replies Daily Mail UK ^ | June 13, 2012 | Emily Ann Epstein Politicians are calling for a boycott of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones because of the creator's 'despicable' decision to include former President George W. Bush's severed head in several scenes. In the tenth episode of the first season, Mr Bush's decapitated head is barely recognizable impaled on a wooden spike, covered in filthy long hair and slathered in dirt. But show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who noted the appearance in the series' DVD commentary, insist it wasn't a political statement - just a prop. The finale of the first season of Game of Thrones, Fire and Blood,...
"Game of Thrones" Season 2 thread - 9pm EDT HBO
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	03/27/2012 7:00:53 PM PDT · by Perdogg · 29 replies intimes.com ^ With less than a week to go before the two-hour premiere of Season Two of "Game of Thrones" on Sunday, HBO is taking a leaf out of Harry Potter's book and asking fans to "pledge their allegiance" to one of five choices in the battles ahead. Are you a Greyjoy, a Stark, a Lannister, a Baratheon or a Targaryen? With only five days to go before the Season Two premiere of political fantasy epic "Game of Thrones," HBO has aired five new TV spots asking viewers to "pledge their allegiance" to one of the five houses. Watch them all here,...

[Gaffer]

Let’s see the picture...I don’t want to have to go wading for it.

[Secret Agent Man]

Extremely glad to say I have never given one cent to HBO.

They can stick their own heads on a pike and shove it up Bamster’s puckered a$$hole for all I care.

[PLD]

We will not forgive anything you liberal pigs have to say it would be a lie if you said it..why not get rid of the self-righteous loser Bill Maher..As long as you have pigs like him on HBO I think you will continue to lose people..I canceled HBO a long time ago because of their politics..which they should not even be involved in..

[Tanniker Smith]

But did you see that thread about “Game of Thrones”?

[muir_redwoods]

If you or I depicted the murder of a sitting or living ex president, we could expect an uncomfortable visit from the Secret Service, at best.

I wonder which executive at HBO will be getting a visit\sarc

[jongaltsr]

What can you expect from evil?

But,,, but,,

According to the "Left" it is "WE" that are the evil ones.

"They" only consider that "They" are the truly intelligent, thinkers, and most moral on the face of the earth.

Guess it is more a matter of perspective and sense of reality as to who "Really and Truly deceive themselves" and those that actually "Are" superior thinkers and moralists.

[lormand]

I know a guy, who knows a guy who used to steal HBO but would never pay for it, especially now.

[USMCPOP]

Because putting a turd on a stick would be bad taste, indeed.

[Monterrosa-24]

I too have never given anti-American HBO a cent directly...except for often seeing it in motel rooms.

John Leboutillier wrote a book called Harvard Hates America. His follow up should be HBO Hates America.

[BitWielder1]

There is absolutely no way that none of the graphics artists who prepared the scene (including putting the wig on that head), or the director who is supposed to notice every detail, did not notice the resemblance.

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[DuncanWaring]

Yet this is the first I’ve seen of this story.

[sten]

so we should expect them to show an 0bama look a like on a pike next season... right?

didn’t think so

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

This is disgusting, and it puts me in a quandary.

The books are great — and none of this is on the author, George R. R. Martin. One of the strongest features of the book is that few of the leading characters are either pure evil or pure goodness (unlike in, say, Lord of the Rings). As putative rulers, each has strengths and weaknesses (to say the least!). I want to believe that Martin would not have approved of such cheap shots against Bush, or any other political figure.

I started watching the HBO show, because I liked the books so much. In fact, I subscribed to HBO for the sole purpose of watching the Game of Thrones. The series is about as good as any book-to-movie adaptation. This demented Bush hatred taints it all for me.

One saving grace for me — as I only subscribe to HBO for 10 weeks/year, I've gotten a promotional half-price deal each year. This year, the deal ran out the day after G.O.T. ended.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You better post it another dozen times, then.

[xenob]

I don’t recall Bush’s hair looking like that....