Bush proves chimps can paint

[Generic Other]

I am no art critic, but I am acquainted with outsider art where artists pursue their own weird vision. The quirks of the artist are almost more significant than the creation.

I am not one to waste breath saying anything positive about Bush, but I will say he is focused on staying active in his old age. Not known for his writing skills or his goodwill ambassadorship, or much else but being a national embarrassment, he's limited in what he can do.

He seems up to the task of painting his memories of important people he has met in a naive folk art way. No surprise there.

I am looking forward to the day he paints a series of paintings of wounded children, or prisoners at Abu Ghraib, maybe soldiers at Walter Reed or coffins being unloaded at Dover AFB -- the "blood on his hands series." I look forward to this artist's future epiphanies.


A Gallery of World Leaders:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/portraits-by-george-w-bush-slideshow/

[Aerows]

1. No, he just proved

that he might be as smart as a chimpanzee, but that is up for grabs, really.

[Generic Other]

3. Even a really dumb chimp

can paint.

[LumosMaxima]

31. Chimps are still cuter. nt

[NYC_SKP]

2. His Blair, Harper, and Olmert are actually pretty impressive, unless he cheated in some way.

There's no doubt, he's a far better painter than he was a president.

:/

[Voice for Peace]

7. I suspect the Zimmerman approach may have been used

as these are all "copied" from photographs.

[Generic Other]

11. He has an art teacher and gets "lessons"

which I presume means, someone holds his hand.

[1000words]

4. He has a "style," for sure.

It's not the worst I've seen in a gallery.

[JaneyVee]

5. Imagine if only he decided to take up this hobby

A decade sooner....

[Voice for Peace]

6. these do look a little paint-by-numberish

reminding me of Zimmerman's special painting technique.

[Generic Other]

12. I think he is better than Zimmerman

He is moving up in the art world. If he keeps working at it, he might get better than Thomas Kinkaid.

[pa28]

8. They are really pretty good IMO.

I just wish he would have depicted Angela Merkel's expression during his impromptu back massage. BTW he looks like he's half in the bag in this picture.

[Generic Other]

14. He should paint some of these

You know that thing he had about patting bald turkeys' heads.

[pa28]

17. Or depicting himself trying to solve the Chinese door puzzle.

He's got the skills to pull it off.

[Generic Other]

19. That one could be his masterpiece

Has he learned to paint hands yet?

[Texasgal]

9. I don't give a shit about his paintings

I only care how he fucked our nation.

[Generic Other]

16. He can paint this one for you then

[UTUSN]

10. R#2 & K for, bwah-ha-haha-HAH!1 n/t

[doc03]

15. You know what some of us said when Republicans compared

Obama to a chimp. Just sayen what goes around comes around. There seems to be no respect on either side any more.

[Generic Other]

18. Please do not insult my intelligence

by coming into DU and pretending there was ever ever ever any respect accorded to Bush from any one on this website. And do tell which other terms I am no longer allowed to use when referring to Dumbya, the shrub, the usurper, the warmonger, the coke sniffing fortunate son of a bitch lying whistle ass turned painter.

wikipedia claims you can find them all here:
http://www.DemocraticUnderground.com - largest collection of nasty nicknames for the current President

[doc03]

20. I guess you don't really like him that much. I was sort of

being sarcastic. I do think people get overly upset when the Republicans say some of their crap since you admit we did the same when Bush was the pResident.

[Generic Other]

21. I survived on ad hominems for 8 freaking years

It was that or die from spontaneous combustion.

[Whisp]

25. o please. Bush deserved every bit of that.

he was a murdering thug imbecile.

Obama is not.

jezus.

[Mnemosyne]

22. I really doubt he knows he was/is an embarrassment. He is a clueless war criminal. nt

[Generic Other]

24. If he was truly clueless

he would not be in hiding. Where are the big $$$ speaking engagements? He can't be that clueless. He is persona non grata.

[Mnemosyne]

27. He just did morning tv and has done late night recently, iirc, so really not persona non grata nor

actually in hiding.

Maybe not being paid big bucks for speaking, but keeping a smirking face out there. Plus maybe now even the R's can't stand to listen to him mindlessly drone on.

And his buds have been out and about also.

[Generic Other]

28. Glad I missed him

Out bragging about his masterpieces? God, it must really suck being Laura with that worthless idiot underfoot.

[Mnemosyne]

32. I just wish he'd go away, to the Hague preferably. nt

[arthritisR_US]

23. I think his paintings are adolescent in style

and execution.

[Purrfessor]

26. Bush sells seven paintings...

uses his entire proceeds to treat seven kids to Happy Meals at McDonald's.

[dionysus]

29. he paints better than i can.

then again, I'm a pencil and ink guy