What's The Deal With Bush's Winking At Audience Members

[arwalden]

It was very "Leisure Suit Larry" of him. Like a used car salesman trying to pick up chicks at the Holiday Inn lounge. At times I almost expected him to point to an audience member by making a "gun" with his outstretched finger... then make a clicking sound with his tongue as he motioned his thumb forward like the hammer on a gun.

I was reminded of Isaac, the bartender from the Love Boat. It was creepy and cheesy.

"Back atcha baby! Hey there sweetheart.. Who luvs ya?"

-- Allen

[TexasSissy]

1. Tweety loved that!

[senseandsensibility]

4. It's like a car wreck....

I'm sorry. I have to ask. What did Tweety say? Did he go into post coital bliss, like he did when chimp strutted in his play flightsuit?

[Carolinian]

12. Did he spit? He's always spewing spit on his guests.

[Misunderestimator]

2. EXACTLY! It was the weirdest shit he did. And it was nearly every time

he sat back down. Like he picked out an audience member to wink at... hoping to warm up his audience. Strutting chicken winking car salesman asshole.

[Cha]

23. If Kerry had done that it would be

being analysed to death in the media right now..


And I'm sick to death of bush getting away with shit because they want their tax cuts and don't want their monopoly BROKEN UP!

[senseandsensibility]

3. LOL

OMG, do you think some of the people in the audience (gasp!) liked it? Or, even...:puke: thought it was sexy? Sometimes it seems like the gulf dividing "us" and "them" really is insurmountable.

[NYC Liberal]

5. Probably.

After all, some people think Cheney is hot...

[iamjoy]

6. My Mom (Loyal Dem) Used To Think Cheney Was Sexy

This was during the first Gulf War. Then she found out what he was really like and now he makes her ill.

[Perky]

9. Just another aside

Yankees suck

[wellstone dem]

34. Double suck!

[MazeRat7]

7. Probably letting them know he had some "wood" *grin (n/t)

[Roland99]

8. Was probably winking to Laura

I saw her in the background before the debates started.

[skygazer]

10. I didn't think it was winking

I thought he had a wierd facial tic. It seemed like a contortion and I figured he was trying so hard not to make faces that his face was rebelling. (I'd rebel too if I had to be that face!)

[wabeewoman]

17. That's what my husband said

when I asked what was with the strange winking....

[Perky]

11. Actually I thinkn Rove was in the wings

My geuess is that Rove just cringed everytime he did it.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

13. It was to distract you from

his "coke jaw". Hubby (not a DUer but a Kerry supporter) and were watching the debate and he said "OMG, he has "coke jaw""

I know it's been discussed here before but, his constant grinding of his jaw is a symptom of cocaine use.

[Toucano]

14. Wink recipients will get a special delivery of WOOD! n/t

[Gyre]

19. Funny!!!

:)

Gyre

[Geek_Girl]

29. He's trying to

love her all he can.

[NewJeffCT]

15. Winking made him appear confident and comfortable

At least, in his or Rove's mind, if Bush winked at the audience, he would appear a lot more comfortable, relaxed and in tune with the audience.

Of course, that was until his big Dean Scream & his near attack of Charlie Gibson.

[Gyre]

18. I agree.

Completely back-woods stagecraft. Struck me as completely rehearsed because it was such an inappropriate little flourish in the context of the delivery of what had just been said. Exactly, the sort of thing I'd expect from a failed cheerleader (no disrespect to cheerleaders) who is completely dependent on earmikes and meaningless soundbites. I think most American's can pick up on that non-verbal stuff and categorize it properly. Most of us have seen little pricks do exactly the same thing. Once they lose an argument, they pretend they won.

Forget the rhetoric and what was said. Vast #s of Americans were only judging on HOW they presented. and *'s problem is that he's a moron, and he can't possibly hide it unless the audience has blinders on.

Gyre

[MichDem10]

16. I think he was signaling that he wanted to "practice his love"

[Toucano]

21. Naw! That's hard work! LOL! n/t

[fear the donkey]

20. Did they tell him to wink?

Seriously, did Rove say, "And don't forget to wink at
'em."

[JitterbugPerfume]

22. looked to me like

he was blinking (both eyes) instead of winking (one eye)

it made him look like a damn psychopath

[MoonRiver]

37. Probably.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

24. "Leisure Suit Larry." Thanks for that!

Classic stuff.

[arwalden]

25. Leisure Suit Larry Pics...

http://www.if-legends.org/~adventure/images/Sierra_On-Line,_Inc/larrycollser.jpg

[Beetwasher]

26. It's Sleazy and Vile and the Phoniest Garbage I've Ever Seen

I think he was hopped up on some barbituates, that's my guess...

[arwalden]

27. Sleazy! Yes... *That's* The Perfect Word!!

He's sleazy!

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. It was par for the PR course. Wooing with winks. I don't think it worked.

:hi:

[Geek_Girl]

30. Maybe the prez

was trying to get his mac on.

[dogman]

31. He's ready to work hard and love them.

[Carey46955]

32. He did that winking thing

..during the 2000 town hall debate with Al Gore, too. I thought it was shockingly tacky and cheesy then, but no one ever commented on it.

[donkeyotay]

33. "Like a used car salesman trying to pick up chicks..."

That is so true. It was creepy. I noticed it and it seemed, well - so gosh-darned inappropriate. "We had to invade!" Wink. "Of course I stole your social security!" Wink. I wanna practice my love with gynecologists!" Wink.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

35. He thinks he's cute

and someone probably told him to continue because they thought it was endearing.

You were nice in your analysis, Allen. He reminds ME of my perverted Uncle Larry, who would always try to pinch his nieces' nipples and asses. And ask us to sit in his lap (which I always refused to do).

Ick.

bush looks like a Chester when he does that, someone needs to tell him.

[liberal N proud]

36. He thinks it cute!

I think it is repulsive. If he winked at me I would suggest to the media that he made a pass at me. Implicate that he has a gay streak!