Posted on 07/19/2006 2:18:19 PM PDT by pissant
It's not exactly "Presidents Gone Wild!" but for the normally staid Group of Eight Summit, a video of President George W. Bush sidling behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel and delivering an impromptu neck rub is, well, as wild as it gets.
The scene, captured by a Russian TV camera, hit the Internet like a summer wildfire Tuesday, and it may be most memorable for the German chancellor's reaction. Bush applies his hands to Merkel's shoulders and neck while she's speaking with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi; the chancellor hunches her shoulders, then throws her hands up to stop the unexpected massage with a wan smile -- and an expression which can best be translated as "Ewwww."
While the incident didn't get a lot of play on major TV media, it was just one of the Bush G-8 gaffes that garnered considerable space in the blogosphere from London to Los Angeles.
Bloggers on sites like truthdig.com expounded at length on the U.S. president's now-famed open mike incident in which Bush let slip the "s-word" while talking with British Prime Minister Tony Blair; it wasn't so much the potty mouth as the president speaking with his mouth full that horrified many international critics.
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LOL. And this clip is apparently being given the same sort of historical significance as the Zapuder film.
It's funny isn't it, it's we Republicans who are so "uptight," but then these liberals scream over a 4 letter word and a shoulder rub. I guess if Bush isn't standing there with a stick up his rear like the rest of them, he's just not good leadership material. Too bad friendliness has now become by these tight ass liberals bufoonishness. But then, with the Bush hating mental cases the man's very existence is an offense to their sick minds, so what can we expect?
By the way, interesting isn't it the boorishness of Vladimir Putin to his guest President Bush goes uncommented on by the media and the Eurotrash a--holes. But Bush being friendly is unconscienable. I give up on this world. Let's get the Second Coming going so these fools can be fried.
Inappropriate.
I hear you Dances on Tables.....
Just waiting for the sexual harrassment accusation to pop up.............
If this were a Democrat President - especially one with the initials WJC - this board would be afire with condemnation. I sense more than a little hypocrisy here.
This looks way too "frat boy" to me.
I didn't know bushes could talk. The answer might be here.
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I didn't expect to see him doing that either.
I would expect to see Bill Clinton do something like that.
Yes, a good troll bait thread! My favorite.
I figure for Merkel it would be like trying to think about baseball, but more effective.
Chirac can kiss your cheek or Condi's hand and that's fine and debonairre, but boy, let Bush be the texan he is and the "inappropriate" screams are unleashed. Bush is da man.
(The dangerous situation in Lebanon ... requires true leadership. Don't look for it from the world's uberpower)
The Lebanese people owe George W. a big one for leading the international pressure that resulted in Syria leaving Lebanon after 29 years of occupation. He therefore has a whole lot of trust and leeway compared to any other leader.
They probably have a good above board relationship and he's just clowning around ... still, I'd rather he kept the line of formality when it comes to personal contact.
Bingo! Post #10 wins!!!!!!!!
Didn't even get thru the entire article before I posted the response. Folks around here are just gettin too darn predictable..........
It's just best to set the RIGHT example.
This stuff ... isn't good. If they want to harmlessly clown around ... do it in private without the press there. I doubt that he's having an affair with her ... it simply isn't appropriate.
Thanks for letting me know I can come rub your wife's shoulders at a business meeting and it's "no big deal". If this were Clinton doing the same thing, your reply would be different. So transparent.
"But wait! Madam Prime Minister...Do not go!"
The media is making a bigger deal out of this than when Putin kissed a little boy.
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