How embarrassing for us.. Reuters' Pictures of the Year

[SoCalDem]

Wed Dec 15,11:54 AM ET


PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) blows a kiss to well-wishers as he carries his dog Barney to Air Force One at the TSTC airport in Waco, Texas, April 12, 2004. REUTERS/Jason Reed

and this one too



PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush walks to Air Force One in Waco, May 23, 2004. Bush suffered minor abrasions after falling off a mountain bike while cycling on his Texas ranch the White House said. The 57-year-old Republican president had cycled 16 miles (25 km) of a 17-mile (27-km) afternoon bike course when he toppled over while riding downhill on what the White House described as soil loosened by recent rainfall. REUTERS/William Philpott
Reuters - Dec 15 8:53 AM

[Plaid Adder]

1. At least his fly is zipped. n/t

[Sannum]

2. "I feel pretty! Oh so pretty...

I feel pretty, and witty, and Gay!"

[goclark]

15. That is such a lovely song! nt

[ExclamationPoint]

3. Oh poor barney!

:(

[magellan]

4. At least Barney is cute

He makes that first photo tolerable.

Barney for President!!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. I think Barney looks humiliated.

Not that I blame him. :eyes:

[Bitter Betty]

13. Is he colorblind?

Barney looks very humiliated - poor thing! And what's with the mis-matching jacket & pants. Who the hell dressed him?

[newyawker99]

41. Hi Bitter Betty!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[sweetheart]

19. captioning barney:

"Help, he's gonna drop me again, i know it."

or

" 'I' didn't vote for the bastard, either." ;-)

[goclark]

16. FREE BARNEY!!

He should not be stuck in such an abusive home.

[nostamj]

21. FREE BARNEY (He's a Dem!)

[goclark]

27. Nostamj I tried to start a Free Barney thread

I tried to insert the pictures you had but they wouldn't insert.:>(

[nostamj]

36. I sent you a PM with the info

to post pics.

[goclark]

45. It worked! txs so much I finally got it to work.

[Menshevik]

29. agreed

OPERATION BARNEY FREEDOM!

[Turn CO Blue]

32. ROTFL! Free Barney! n/t

[alittlelark]

5. It looks like he's smokin' and imaginary spliff.

[49jim]

6. After looking at the second picture....

* should be wearing a football helmet rather than a typical bike helmet!

[Name removed]

7. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[MuseRider]

8. You know,

he really pounded his face into the dirt there. That soil couldn't have been too loose.

[BUSHOUT]

9. Is there a source for this? n/t

[SoCalDem]

14. just AP news photos.. type in "bush" and start clicking.

I think these are on page 5 or 6

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?ei=UTF-8&p=bush&xargs=02u3hs9yoaKCstSjWzgFBdQks4LK21M9bcwVDMAgC1twAIp6c%3D&pstart=7&c=images&b=101

[trueblueliberal]

11. Um hmm, sure, he fell off his mountain bike....

He was probably plastered out of his gourd.

[SammyWinstonJack]

43. Reaching for the sports bottle filled with Jack and coke.

:evilgrin:

[seaj11]

12. Girly man! Girly man!

And no, he's NOT ready for his closeup.

[bobweaver]

17. Can someone merge the first one into a photo of Karl Rove and lose the dog

[SoCalDem]

30. Here's one of Ole Karl

[bobweaver]

31. OK, here's the result

[mogster]

39. Hawhaw! Great! n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

18. remember this?

"THEY WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLLING SOCIAL SECURITY LIKE IT'S SOME KIND OF FEDERAL PROGRAM."
ST. CHARLES, MO., NOV. 2, 2000



this would be fun, if only.........

[pen dragon]

20. pic

[Gabi Hayes]

23. learning to walk and chew gum at the same time?

If you believe every child can learn, therefore we ought to know whether that's the case.
-- Pickering for Congress Luncheon, Jackson, Mississippi, Aug. 7, 2002

[SammyWinstonJack]

44. Did the Chimp actually say that?

That makes absolutely NO SENSE at all! :silly: :dunce:

[SoCalDem]

46. MOST of what he says makes no sense..

and his minions just think he's so cu-ute, they could smother him with kisses :puke:

[EDT]

22. God that first picture is bizarre!

[stevedeshazer]

24. We sure as hell deserve better than this....

[Rob H.]

42. That picture of Laura is scary! nt

[Gabi Hayes]

25. need help with this one....it cries out

[Gabi Hayes]

26. so does this

[Gabi Hayes]

28. who's a halfwit?

[Stephanie]

33. You're back -

How've you been?

[SoCalDem]

40. Heyyyyyy, Macarena!.....n/t

:)

[Spike from MN]

34. "Pull my finger Barney." n/t

[City Lights]

35. Mirror mirror on the wall...

*mirror shatters*

_chimpy, you sho is ugly.

edited for clarity

[alexisfree]

37. * lunatic..

[American Tragedy]

38. Well...Barney is cute, I must say

He kind of looks like a shorter, fatter version of my mini schnauzer.