* gives female soldier a neck rub - Photos.

[partylessinOhio]

I need to touch this guy too!




Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (standing, 2nd L) is pictured alongside U.S. President George W. Bush (C) and U.S. soldiers as they pose for a souvenir picture after lunch at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 26, 2006.

[fooj]

1. Didn't he call our soldiers "butchers" last week?

al-Maliki, that is.

[bikeboy]

37. That was the leader of the Iraqi parliament.

But al-Maliki does have deep ties to Iran.

[fooj]

38. Thanks. I wasn't sure about that. Welcome to DU.

[Janice325]

2. If that photo is real, the guy really has no boundaries.

Someday, he's going to surprise someone who's not going to see this coming, and Dimson's gonna get clobbered.
Jeez, some folks just shouldn't be "touchie feelie." :puke:

[partylessinOhio]

11. The photos are real. You will find them both on this page:

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=George+W.+Bush&c=news_photos

Click on each to see the larger photo.

You may have to go to the next page because new photos keep being added.

[rurallib]

12. Wouldn't a kick in the nuts be in order?

What an arrogant asshole.

[knowbody0]

17. actually in that position,

a sharp jab with the elbow is most affective

[proud patriot]

I wonder what that dude is smiling about

:shrug:

[tocqueville]

9. he is laughing at the Great Leader's standard joke

if you don't laugh, you get shot. You better laugh the right amount of time too, since too much laugh is a suspicious behavior.

[Sequoia]

18. He's wincing and thinking "Oh please don't touch me, dear God."

[Guaranteed]

25. He looks like Condi is under the table. nt

[Supersedeas]

29. happy happy joy joy - now make a pretty picture for Mr. AWOL

[tocqueville]

3. these pictures remind me of the photo-ops in the old Soviet Union

they lack authencity

[Redstone]

4. Massa showing how he cares about his darkies.

Redstone

[SammyBlue]

5. Look at the lack of smile on our puppet's face

He knows he's dead. It's only a matter of time before he's suicided.

NEVER QUESTION THE CHIMP!!!

[muntrv]

6. Hands McInappropriate is at it again because IOKIYAR.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. "Here, lemme call you condi. Do you swallow?

Damn, ain't you a cute blackie??

[win_in_06]

26. Drop the racist comments. They are not funny even cloaked in sarcasm.

You are not even considering the possibiiity that some of the black people in this picture are Bush supporters. If so, they should be regarded as any other repuke, with disdain for their clouded political beliefs.

It is inappropriate to assume that they are stupid pawns being used by Bush just because they are soldiers and in the military. That is highly insulting.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

39. hmm.

did you ever hear the gov bush tape when he was shit-faced? and he was talking about blackie?
did you ever hear the " " video when he was shit-faced at a wedding, and discussing how hot the bride would be?
did you ever hear the " " tape about how stupid black people were and how religious movement could make them GOP'ers?


golly. I guess I was too subtle.

perhaps, no, it is not worth even suggesting it.

[win_in_06]

42. are you trying to outdo those acts?

[unpossibles]

8. caption!

"look! hehehe... I kin touch black people! And this here guy looks like... well, he might be an A-rab or sumthin! See? I ain't a racer! Just ask my ol lad... er.. Condi!"

[katinmn]

10. Didn't that fool learn anything after the German PM

shrugged him off in disgust? What's a poor soldier supposed to do?

[doodadem]

13. I love that second picture!

What do you suppose Maliki sees in the top of that soldier's head?

And notice the "diversity" in these photos: You have 3 African American women (double points!), one that could be Hispanic, and I believe the fellow with the interesting noggin could be Native American. Think that was on purpose?

[Sherman A1]

14. a touchy - fee-ly kinda guy?

Could that count as sexual harassment in the workplace?

[Lisa]

21. well, in theory he is her "commander-in-chief"

I don't know if that translates exactly into "boss", but it's definitely a different power relationship than the one between Bush and the German Chancellor (who would be like the head of another corporation, rather than a lower-ranking employee).

[semillama]

15. It looks as though they've weaned him off bald guys though

That's probably nervous laughter from the bald dudes who expected him to fondle their domes...

[Bethany Rockafella]

16. It won't work Bush.

With Clinton, it was natural.

[alfredo]

19. didn't his mommy teach him to keep his hands to himself?

[newsguyatl]

20. ah, c'mon guys

this is a little silly... that's HARDLY a "neck rub"

i mean, i hate the guy as much as anyone, but this is pretty insipid.

[LittleClarkie]

23. That's what I think too. He's just got his hands on her shoulders

in a pose for the pic. And she's not exactly reacting like the Chancellor either.

[w4rma]

40. * has total power over her life and death. Darn straight she's going to

have a happy smile on her face for him in front of the cameras.

[win_in_06]

27. Exactly. A lot of over reaction and groupthink going on here.

[MaineDem]

28. Thanks...that's my take on this, too

The action with Merkel was offensive. This isn't even close to that.

If he had his arms by his side people would wonder what he was doing then, too.

[Bridget Burke]

32. It's just another example of tacky behavior.....

Perhaps not the worst he's done. But he should learn to keep his hands to himself.

[onenote]

34. no its not

what he did to the German chancellor was tacky, as are some of his other "head rubs" and "playful slaps". But what he's doing in this photo isn't tacky or inappropriate. I daresay that I can find dozens of pictures of Bill Clinton hugging people and the few times I was in a room with him I noticed that when he shook hands with people he had a tendency to put his other hand on the person (on their shoulder or arm, or on their hand). Didn't think that was tacky either.

[Bridget Burke]

36. Bill Clinton did hug or touch people as part of a greeting....

But I can't recall seeing him touch anyone while laughing with others in the room. Of course, the "diverse" soldiers were part of the photo op.

[boolean]

22. The guy thinks he's Jesus...

No seriously...That's what I think he thinks

[leftofthedial]

24. he misses Condi already

:nopity:

[Javaman]

30. I'm waiting for the headline...

bush* puts his tongue in blair's ear.

[madinmaryland]

31. Is there another photo of him rubbing the guys head that is

right next to him?

..."Hey buddy, you look like that Jeff Gannon fella. Let me rub your head for a minute!!!"\

[Schema Thing]

33. Hey, she's cute!

[quiet.american]

35. Bush anywhere near the military is an obscenity.

Every time I see one of these pics, I wonder how many in the photo are aware that Bush is sacrificing the military to his criminal acts (lying to the country in order to invade Iraq, holding himself above the Constitution with excessive signing statements, etc.).

I joined the military at a very young age and had political sensibilities then that added up to almost zero. I probably would not have been savvy enough to even know that I didn't know. When I see these photos, I wonder how many know about Bush constantly undermining national security (Leaker-in-Chief), or about his slacker military record, to name just one or two things that would put an expression on my face similar to the one worn by the seated gentleman on Bush's right.

[Vinca]

41. Dear "Touchy Feely" Leader is starting to give me the creeps.

If I live long enough to enjoy his ex-presidency, there's bound to be an "outside the pizzeria" story involving this guy.