Do you think Bush is so stupid he would flip off the press?

[Jack The Tab]

People please, this is such a non-story. There is going to be a photo coming out soon that will show in detail what he is doing with his hand.

He may be an arrogant prick, but he's definitely not so stupid to flip off the press.

[sabra]

1. yes

[Tommymac]

2. Yes.

:rofl:

[Hepburn]

3. Yes.

Arrogant AND stupid.

[Cha]

22. YES!

[lynettebro440]

4. I don't think he has any other thoughts

other then telling us all to go fuck ourselves, he's in charge now. Yes, he is that stupid.

[ibegurpard]

5. A third yes

And it has already seeped into the public consciousness. Explain to me why it is up to us to challenge that perception.

[iconoclastNYC]

6. You mean you don't?

Jesus Christ did you watch the debates? This man is a petulant little child. Haven't you read how the entire family never thought W would go into politics b/c he was so ill mannered?

I bet you also, despite documentary evidence that proves that opposite, that Karl Rove is so smark to leak classified information to Matthew Cooper?

[ScamUSA.Com]

7. cant tell if this post is a joke or not

[Orrex]

16. It's a real vid-cap, but

It was just an over-privileged narcissistic asshole horsing around between takes. He wasn't, unfortunately, actually flipping off the press or the public.

Of course, ever since then he's spent years metaphorically flipping off the press and public, so one can be excused for perceiving this little outtake as a real and deliberate diss.

[ScamUSA.Com]

30. another

[Orrex]

61. WTF?. Well, that one's tougher to explain.

I'll stand by my "narcissistic, over-privileged asshole" descriptor, since it still applies.

But am I seeing that correctly? Is he armpitting the flag while fingering a bystander? Does that count as desecration of the holy banner?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. That video is supposedly real - Bush knew it wasn't being broadcast

That section of video was being shot before Bush gave a speech as Governor of Texas. In that video, Bush begins smiling after that, as though it's a big joke on the cameraman.



There was a picture on the Internet of Bush flipping the bird from the back of a bus as he drove by. It happened during the 2004 campaign as he was driving through a small town and he saw protest signs. I can't find it now.

[FreedomAngel82]

55. Oh yeah with that video

If you're watching it you can see that. It was during takes and the camera was still rolling. I don't know if he knew or not but he's joking around and flipped the camera off and said it was his "victory" sign. :eyes: I would love to see that picture of him flipping off protestors and show him. He's just a jackass. They don't care about his image or anything now days so why wouldn't he? They're digging up dirt on him and everything.

[rniel]

43. That's clearly his thumb or a pen

ha ha

[Individualist]

8. yes

[wicket]

9. Yes

It wouldn't be the first time. From when he was Guv in Texas:

[Moochy]

10. He normally does it behind one hand or a treaty

Normally he covers the one hand that is flipping the press off with his left hand or a treaty or some peice of paper that might be lying on his podium.

[brainshrub]

11. No. It was a pen.

Check Skinners frame-by-frame:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4210949

ON EDIT: But yes, I think he's stupid and arrogant enough to do it.

[smoogatz]

25. That's definitely NOT a pen.

It's a finger. It's the same color as his hand, for chrissakes. It's the exact length and thickness of a finger. It's a finger.

[rniel]

46. I know I carry around with me

A pen the same color as my skin and the same thickness as my finger and go around waving it at people all the time. But doesn't everyone.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. Yes, he is. n/t

[BrainRants]

13. Yes because "Fuck You" is considered a Republican moral value.

It will be spun as "Leader of the free world declares we're number 1"

Remember: Down is up, black is white in this administration.

[Uncle Joe]

14. Jay Leno showed a clip last night of Bush flipping the press off as

he walked away from the podium. Leno stressed several times over that the video had not been doctored.

[PunkPop]

Ok, at the risk of being flamed - a brand new experience for me

by the way.

No, he is not THAT stupid. I'm sorry. The man would not just raise his arm and flip off a group of reporters with cameras.

[bushisanidiot]

18. The boy picks his nose in public.. he flipped them off when he thought he

was a safe distance away. he has the maturity of a CHILD.

no way in hell is this guy in charge of anything other than walking and talking in the way prescribed to him by the neo-con repukes in charge.

[PunkPop]

29. Thank you for not calling me a freeper

I agree with everything in your post. It's persuasive. I'll mull it over.

A question that occured to me is, what was asked of him? Was it something that was in the least bit confrontational? If the answer's yes then I would be even more likely to reconsider my position.

[bushisanidiot]

39. It's sheer juvenile arrogance. he doesn't like being asked questions

and the press had the audacity to speak without being spoken to.

[smoogatz]

31. Maybe he was drunk.

Apparently he's a really angry, arrogant, mean drunk. That would explain it. Combined with his native stupidity, of course.

[alfredo]

53. He's done it before.

Here's a poster I made using an image of him shooting the bird.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4211333&mesg_id=4211591

[bushisanidiot]

15. Is he stupid enough to autograph an american flag or fall off a segway

or chew pretzels, pass out and knock his ass out on the coffee table?

yes. he is THAT stupid.

[rocktivity]

17. Oui, if you'll pardon my French

We link, you decide

While I certainly believe that Bush wouldn't have done what he did if he thought he was out of camera range, he was certainly flipping off someone, and I doubt that that someone was on the cieling.

:headbang:
rocknation

[smoogatz]

19. Well, let's see--

1.Did nothing to thwart 9/11 attacks

2.Turned a multi-trillion dollar surplus into a multi-trillion dollar defecit

3.Lied to congress and the American people about Iraq's non-existant WMD

4.Invaded Iraq in retaliation for an attack on the US committed mostly by Saudis based in Afghanistan with no connection to Iraq

5.Thinks the jury's still out on evolution

6.Can't utter a coherent sentence in English or any other language

Sounds like he's stupid enough to me. Look a little more closely at that picture--he's definitely giving the press and the American people the finger.

[aden_nak]

21. For the record, I think it's a pen. But is he that stupid? YES:

My mom often used to say, "The trouble with W" - although she didn't put that to words.

We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom.

You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

He got him 175 employees, which is a good size company.

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of "Hop on Pop".

And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat.

[charlie]

23. You've gotta ask?

No, I don't think he did it, but it's hardly beyond the pale to think that he would.

[DJ MEW]

24. Yes

After looking at it closer I also think it might be a pen in his hand but yes he is dumb enough to do it.

Remember his 2000 campaign when called some guy a "major league asshole" over an open mic.

[Modem Butterfly]

26. That stupid? No. That arrogant?

Yes.

[Enraged_Ape]

27. Stupidity has nothing to do with it. It's pure arrogance.

This schmuck has never been held accountable for anything in his entire life. He knows (and expects) that he can do whatever he wants, no matter how outrageous, and the media will still carry his water and cover for him.

So, no, he's not stupid enough to flip the press off. But is he arrogant enough to do it? No question.

[Lex]

28. Exactly!

Pure arrogance.

[opihimoimoi]

38. count me in...ARROGANT, Immature, childish, Ignorant, Alitterate, stupid

and a very poor actor who can't hide the above

[n2doc]

35. Yep, the king can do what he wants....n/t

[hippiegranny]

32. yes, actually I do.

I think he is the dumbest prick ever. And I really don't believe I have misunderestimated him, at least not intelligence-wise.

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. As Jay Leno says,"That's the great thing about the 2nd term...who cares".

Yes he is, but I don't see it making much difference.

[KarenInMA]

34. Never underestimate the man's stupidity.

[rocktivity]

36. self-Delete n/t

.

[Arugula Latte]

37. He's done it before ... so why not now.

Arrogant fucking prick!

[WeRQ4U]

40. APOLOGIST... TRAITOR... TROLL..... SUCCUBUS... .FREEPER....

:eyes:

Dude, I agree with you 100%

[alfredo]

41. Here's another I memorialized on my site. Flipping off the press.

[MelissaB]

47. I've been looking for that picture. Thanks!

:hi:

[alfredo]

54. I'll look for the original and post it.

[DefenseLawyer]

42. It's politics, there is no "non-story"

Look he probably didn't flip off the press, but he did something that made him look stupid, even unintentionally, and the press covers it and leno makes a joke at his expense. Have fun with it, make them disprove it. I can tell you a heck of a lot more people saw him "flip off the press" on the Leno show, than will ever see the detailed photo explanation on cable news. Should there be calls for an investigation? No. But why should we feel the need to pour water on their fire? I say as long as it is burning, there is no harm in letting it burn.

[Stirk]

44. No, it's a simple "thumbs up".

[samsingh]

45. bush is stupid

the press also likes to take it from Bush.

so yes and yes.

[Skittles]

48. YES I DO

1) HE IS AN ARROGANT BASTARD
2) HE HATES THE PRESS
3) HE IS AS DUMB AS A BAG OF HAMMERS.

Did he do it? I don't know. Would I believe he COULD DO IT? NOT ONLY YES BUT HELL F***ING YES.

[no_to_war_economy]

49. sir I have known middle fingers, I have worked with middle

fingers, I have given middle fingers

sir, that is NO middle finger

smiles

[A-Schwarzenegger]

50. The question is, Does he even give enough of a shit

to flip off the press?

[bloom]

51. He is that stupid and more so....eom

[jobycom]

52. No, he's way too smart for that. This is a man

who has won two elections, run three successful oil exploration companies, graduated from Harvard AND Yale, and left the state of Texas solvent and with a superior eductional system. Clearly, he is too smart to do something juvenile or insulting.






(Hm. They don't have a tongue in cheek smiley, do they?)

[zbdent]

56. Stupid? No. Knowing that he could get away with it while the media

buries the video (like the infamous "I really don't care about him." clip - about Osama bin Forgotten, circa 3/13/2002)

[rasputin1952]

57. Yes he is...not only is he stupid enough, he's arrogant as well.

His #'s are in the toilet, he's a hot head, he's remarkably stupid, arrogant and foolish. Personally, I'm surprised he hasn't said a straight out, "Fuck You" during a Press Conference. He's a complete jerk and he knows it...this is an issue simply because it shows his disdain for the Press and the American Citizen.

[mopaul]

58. he'd start a war based on lies & kill thousands but not flip us off surely

[Theres-a]

59. Yes

[libertypirate]

60. We can't beat people who only desire winning....

By giving their BS the benifit of any doubt. Fuck what it really is, I see that bastard flipping the bird.

Like the republicans don't see any problems with our elections.

Like the republicans don't care if a president fucks us into a war.

You know what I see what I want to and that asshole is flipping off everyone.

They don't care about the truth, because they have been defaming liberalism so they could get to where they are. Fuck you to anyone who gives these assholes the benifit of the slightest doubt.

Sorry Rant

[kentuck]

62. Stupid or smart...

If he was flipping off the press, his polls would go up...

[baby_mouse]

63. Well, put it this way:

YES.

[Bouncy Ball]

64. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

Hee hee. Your post was funny.

It has nothing to do with stupid. It has to do with ARROGANT enough to do it.

And the answer is yes, I think he most certainly is arrogant enough to do that!

:rofl:

A million times over!