does Bush look afraid?

[Syrinx]

[Turbineguy]

1. Nah, those are rubber bayonettes

[calimary]

2. Either that, or he's envious

that his own Praetorian Guard isn't as well-uniformed and not allowed to be called "Royal".

[david_vincent]

3. I noticed while watching the news tonight

that he looked clearly uncomfortable. You could almost see him thinking, "Dad this isn't any fun anymore!"

[proud patriot]

4. Why yes he does , that sniveling little coward

:evilgrin:

[gratuitous]

5. A bit miffed, I think

When he found out that "Beefeater" didn't mean what he thought it meant.

[RC]

6. That was my thought when I saw this picture

on the front page of the Mpls Tribune today. Every picture I have seen of him around the Palace guard, he looks apprehensive.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. He was waiting for the next LIHOP

to begin. They never tell him where or exactly when so it makes him a bit jumpy.

[Parche]

7. remember Egypt

And how the guards of Anwar Sadat ambush him

[cosmicdot]

8. He looks buzzed -- I imagine Her Majesty's troop are intimidating

"Ooo - eeeee - ooo!"




The Queen gave what seemed to be a thin smile as the President and his wife emerged. The welcoming pavilion - gaudy red white and blue - was more Kebab-2-Go than Her Majesty's house. It is bubble-gummed on to the front of the palace like a Disneyworld carousel. The Bushwhackers, the nouveau peaceniks, were elsewhere.

One brave protester unfurled a Go-home-Bush banner but the sheriff's deputy saw him off. The others had been herded up, lassoed like prairie cattle, into their own acre of the range somewhere beyond St James's Park. Not a cardigan or a bobble hat in sight.

Well maybe one. As the Band of the Grenadier Guards struck up the Stars and Stripes, a lone bobble hat, megaphone in hand, let rip. To the tune of She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain, he chanted: "If you think Blair's a poodle, shout woof woof ". David Blunkett's labrador gave a suspiciously supportive bark.

The crowds ... well there weren't many, or almost any. But they politely introduced themselves to each other. John McKenzie, a building merchant from Southend, had been here since 8am. "I was a bit on my own to be honest," he said. He held one of the few Union Jacks in sight.

Back in front of the Palace, George Bush must have felt as if he was playing to a half-empty theatre. His wife, Laura, in metallic sage green, stood next to Prince Philip as rigid as a woman who has just put on fake tan and doesn't want to smudge a bit. Nearby, the full contingent of footmen loitered; the press pack didn't spot anyone from the Mirror but we weren't certain.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/7750996?source=Evening%20Standard

[arikara]

12. Good article, the last is the best paragraph.

By 10 it was all over and you sensed both relief and anticlimax. As the march-past finished, just the odd raised voice filtered across the Victoria Memorial, telling Mr Bush to go home. Truly, it was almost as if we were watching a shotgun wedding where the bride (George) is up the duff and the groom (Tony) just wants to scarper.

[cosmicdot]

13. wonder why there hasn't been a state visit since 1918?

and, how does * rate one?

[SmileyBoy]

9. He's thinking: "One of them's gonna jab me in the neck."

You can tell those Royal Guards are just chomping at the bit for an opportunity to do that...

[emulatorloo]

11. Cranky n/t

[MiddleRiverRefugee]

14. The Duke of Edinburgh says...

"Well, Mr. President -- you can't say the UK doesn't love you."

[kyrasdad]

15. actually, he looks quite pissed

Maybe Pickels didn't put out in the Palace last night... or some protester managed to get seen.

[JohnKleeb]

16. Hes jealous

He wants British guards with funny hats.

[kayleybeth]

17. Don't know if he's afraid or what

but I get the feeling he is not enjoying this trip. He has a peculiar look on his face (even moreso than usual) in every picture I see of him since he arrived in England.

[hussar]

18. He's bloody crapping his pants mate

and so he should, the guy's a complete dickhead!