Cameras revealed a man in pain

[DoYouEverWonder]

October 2, 2004



WASHINGTON - Republican media consultant Adam Goodman has some standard advice for his clients before a debate. "The camera is always on," he tells them. "Every angle is potentially live."

Democratic consultant Karl Struble tells his clients the same thing, and says they should "look interested" when their opponent is talking. He tells them that if they don't like the other candidate's comments, "you should be smiling and shaking your head, as opposed to frowning."

If President Bush got that advice, it was not evident during his debate Thursday night against Sen. John Kerry. While Kerry spoke, Bush appeared miffed.

"Bush looked real nervous. Bush was mad. He kept frowning," Pam Russell, a Detroit retiree, told the Associated Press.


http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/02/Decision2004/Cameras_revealed_a_ma.shtml

[Eye and Monkey]

1. "It's hard work being an asshole."

Actually, that's not hard work for Smirko at all. He LIKES being an asshole, and if you really really like something, it's never hard work.

[bobthedrummer]

12. LMAO-thanks Eye and Monkey I needed to scoff!

Good one!

[flamingyouth]

18. It comes naturally to him

Tends to run in the family, as far as I can tell.

[jrthin]

25. More than "like" being an asshole,

he is an asshole. Instinctually, he's an asshole. An asshole is who he is.

[Cha]

2. The three faces of

UGLY! These are the kinda shots that are always on DU..now the world can see the real bush.

[schultzee]

The inside of him is far uglier than the outside.

[2Design]

38. boy what a true statement - inside is so ugly that I can't stand looking

at the outside

[devinsgram]

41. Great statement.

To that one, there is nothing else to say.

[Minstrel Boy]

11. wow - I hadn't thought of that.

These pulled faces of his are familiar to us, but they're virtually unknown out there. And it's making a difference.

[napi21]

3. His handlers tried, Shrub failed!

I've heard all day that his handlers tried through weeks of training to teach him to get rid of the smirk, don't show anger, be calm and look like a leader. Shrub failed them. Wonder if they have enough cohones to call him on it?

[shanti]

20. amazing, why would they be surprised?

the chimp fails at everything - he has a long history of failure!

[devinsgram]

42. I don't think he would listen to anyone.

After all, he talks to God and God talks to him, what would they know.

[SemperEadem]

46. unfortunately for bush, he's been living and functioning in a

bubble of artificial construct for a very long time and hasn't had to deal with issues on the outside of it. His handlers are partly to blame for the whole thing because at some point in time, they had to know that bush was going to have to face a situation outside of this comfortable bubble and if he couldn't say more than what rove tells him to say, they were going to be in big trouble.

In his bubble, he doesn't have to worry about his facial expressions because for the longest time, every time he spoke, it seems, he's used them to punctuate his vile message--and the 'by invitation only' audiences have sucked and swallowed the 'false phallus' every time, giving him the false impression that it's an effective ploy in the positive, not the detriment, to getting his message and will across.

Outside the bubble, it doesn't work. In the real world where the rest of the 'help' lives, he doesn't get any comfortable insulation and a "aw shucks, folks, there he goes again..." He was outside of his depth during the debate and looked like a man who was drowning but trying to play it off.

Debates and being under pressure are Kerry's depths--anyone who has taken the time to familiarize themselves with Kerry's career knows he's been tested under fire in both Viet Nam and during the Senate hearings--when the king of corrupt presidents--Nixon--and his boy, Kissinger couldn't even stem Kerry's tide. Bush was spending his time getting drunk and burning off brain cells while Kerry was honing his messages. Therefore, it isn't any wonder that Kerry cleaned bush's clock for him.

[ret5hd]

4. It just hit me...

look at that picture and tell me that look doesn't remind you of Lieberman...maybe that's why i didn't like him even before i knew his positions.

[goclark]

49. Right! They could be whining twins!

Dislike both of them.

[UpInArms]

5. petulant little 6 year old prick

:puke:

[devinsgram]

43. Spoiled litte brat.

[FightingIrish]

6. From the look on his face

I would guess that the paper he kept fumbling with contained his favorite passages from "My Pet Goat"

[JoFerret]

7. THE Pet Goat

(apologies for being a pedant)

Good thought anyway. Blinky Bush on 9/11 and Blinky Bush in debate.

[FightingIrish]

22. Sorry about the mexed missage

"The Pet Goat" - "My Pet Goat"
Saddam - Osama

Keeping it all straight is hard work.

[MaineDem]

8. That picture is pathetic

It tells it all, though.

I really hope the spin on this debate doesn't convince the undecideds that Bush is not an idiot.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. The only word to describe these pictures is

ARROGANTASSHOLE.

:mad:

[Cha]

16. ARROGANT SMIRKING ASSHOLE!

:toast:

[Seabiscuit]

50. Arrogant, smirking idiot asshole!

:crazy:

[calimary]

33. How about petty little piss-ant?

There was a mature, reasoned, informed, articulate adult and a spoiled, petulant, prissy little boy on that stage Thursday night. Funny the SMALLER of the two (in any context you like) is the one they call "president."

[hippiechick]

10. "Who cares what you think", personified.

:puke:

[bobthedrummer]

15. He hate da truth.

:hi:

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. Keep in mind, that this is the first time in four years

that W had to appear before a crowd of people what weren't cheering his every sound bite. The first time in four years, he couldn't control the questions. The first time in four years that he had to face an opponent who would stand up to him and dare question his leadership. No wonder he was in such a pissy mood. Poor little Georgie Porgy has such a fragile ego.

[kskiska]

24. Well, like he told Bob Woodward,

“ I’m the commander. See, I don’t have to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don’t feel like I owe anybody an explanation.”

[Miss Authoritiva]

29. Excellent points.

In the debates 4 years ago with Gore, Bush obviously didn't have that "I'm the commander" mind-set. While Gore was Vice President, he was no more "entitled" to the presidency than was the Governor of Texas. By the Bush-Kerry debate, that "I don't have to explain" attitude was too deeply imprinted in what passes for Bush's brain.

I watched and taped C-SPAN's broadcast, which covered the entire debate in the split-screen "podium watch" format. What a revelation! I have since watched the entire debate with the sound off, just to watch the differences in body language.

The result was equally disturbing and hilarious, like the movie "Train Spotting."

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. Someone should tell the election stealing lying asshole

that he works for us, not the other was around. We know how much he wants to a dictator,it would be easier compared to the hard work of being Preznet :eyes: Could he be anymore Arrogant?

[tblue37]

27. Someone in the Kerry campaign should put out a statement

about how Bush's wilting under even slight criticism suggests that Mr. Tough Guy Cowboy is really a weakling, so fragile he can't stand being questioned.

[auntAgonist]

14. the look of defeat.

if he wasn't so self serving, arrogant and murderous , one might feel sorry for him.


auntagonist.

[indypaul]

17. Message is clear

"I need a drink."

[shanti]

19. hey pam russell!

didn't you get the message? chimpy only smiles when he's talking about death, war, or pain!

[Art_from_Ark]

37. ...or stealing someone's oil.. or signing more tax cuts for the rich...

[TrogL]

21. They missed the trances

"trance" is a term used in games like bridge or chess indicating that a player has frozen because he's trying to think of what to do next. In chess, these can last for hours. If you're trying to get in two rubbers of bridge during a lunch hour, it's rude to be longer than a minute.

In a debate, especially with a national audience, it's absolutely fatal.

[reprobate]

44. I call it his "deer in the headlites" look. confused and petrified.

[peacetalksforall]

23. Given the clues about possible ear piece or implant prompts....his anger

may have all been targeted at the voice coming from the other room.

[FightingIrish]

26. An eminent proctologist has concluded

that the only implant Bush would be able to hear would have to be in the form of a suppository

[riverwalker]

28. face of a mass murderer

without conscience
30,000 + dead Iraqi civilians (how many were children, about 40%? We will never know)
1058 dead American soldiers, 7000 + wounded.
For the next 40 years we will be still be uncovering the horrors of bu$hcos filthy war.

[jobycom]

32. Ditto, bud.

That's exactly how I react to seeing him. Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Kenneth McDuff, George Bush... My gut reacts the same.

We went crazy around here when Samantha Runyan was killed a couple years ago, but how many five year old girls has W blown apart, for no better reason than the average child-killer has?

It's hard to stomach watching him.

[jackieforthedems]

30. "Blinky" Was Just Showing

his true colors.

[VegasWolf]

31. Really, all of these ear piece rumors are just silly, it was just the

voice of god in his head that bush was telling to shut-up.
Or maybe it was the voices of dead soldiers that he
was just telling to "wait a minute".
Or any of the other voices that are in his head telling
him to kill people.

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[Carolab]

35. Looks more like Babs

all the time

[The_Casual_Observer]

36. Feed this man a fucking plastic turkey

[wysiwyg]

39. Mood altering drugs

Judging from the way he talked, his slowness in responding to non-rehearsed lines, and his constant drinking of water, I wondered when I watched if he was on mood-altering drugs. Actually, I've often wondered if Bush is on anti-anxiety medication.

[DoYouEverWonder]

40. I'm sure he's on an assortment

of antidepressants and mood altering drugs. No wonder he wants to skip another physical. He couldn't pass the drug tests 30 years ago, why should anyone think he could pass one now?

BTW: Welcome to DU :hi:

[reprobate]

45. I don't think he'll make it thru both debates.

He looks like a man about to break. The pressure will be his undoing.

In probably the second debate I expect him to snap. That will be the defining "Bush Moment" for which everyone will remember him. All those chemicals will come back to haunt him.

Now that would be a truly enjoyable "October Surprise".

[DoYouEverWonder]

47. I would pay a lot, to get to see the Chimp meltdown

on live TV.

God, I'd even consider running naked thru the streets to get to see that. Unfortunately at my age, it would no longer be a pretty sight.

[marlakay]

48. He can't hide how he really feels

I am one of those people to, my feelings show on my face. Some people are good at hiding emotions and some not and he is the type that can't hide it. Thats why when he smirks we all know he is feeling confident and arrogant and believing he is doing well.

Thursday's performance showed how he really felt away from his loyalty crowd, scared, unsure of himself, and angry.

[Seabiscuit]

51. One of the funniest quotes from that article:

But Goodman, the Republican consultant, said Bush's reactions "were very real and genuine" because he was so unhappy with Kerry's comments.

"People want to see what's underneath," he said. "They saw that from the president."

Yeah - people saw what's underneath, all right - a simpering, smoldering, arrogant, smirking, idiotic evil little asshole excuse for a human being (with apologies to real human beings everywhere).