World Leaders Don't Shake Bush's Hand At G20 Summit (VIDEO)

[catgirl]

Huffington Post:

It appears in this video that President Bush's approval is in a sorrier state than polls indicate. In a video taken at the G20 summit, Bush walks across a line of world leaders without shaking or being asked to shake any of their hands. Whether the President is being rejected by the world leaders or he is rejecting them, CNN's Rick Sanchez aptly says that Bush looks like "the most unpopular kid in high school that nobody liked."

CNN video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Y_ncOVlDw&eurl=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/20/world-leaders-dont-shake_n_145141.html

Bizarre

[Jennicut]

1. LOL...he was snubbed! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

[catgirl]

3. Notice how they look down when he passes?

I think he was snubbed.

[KittyWampus]

9. I found that ineffably sad. Couldn't laugh. At all.

[demnan]

2. I'm not buying it

I think as some said that he already shook their hands. The body language doesn't support the premis that they are trying to shun him. That's not to say that world leaders don't realize he's the worst President ever, its just that people do follow protocol.

[renate]

7. except this was a photo call

With news cameras from all over the world watching, wouldn't they shake his hand if only for appearances' sake? (Besides, if they'd already shaken hands with him, wouldn't they probably also already have shaken hands with the other people on either side of him?)

They're ignoring him, they're not even doing that "hi again--we already shook hands so we'll just smile and nod" thing. They are out and out snubbing him.

[LiberalFighter]

11. Agreed. Besides everyone else is shaking hands with each other but with Bush.

[OneBlueSky]

4. eeuuewwww! . . . cooties!!! . . . n/t

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[ellenfl]

5. i saw that video and noticed right away that some did not

shake hands with him. i would bet that angela merkel did not. :fistbump: she was probably afraid he would do that suggestive finger tickle of her palm that guys did to girls back in the day. :eyes:

ellen fl

[Blackhatjack]

6. This is just sad.... for our country. Shows how far we have fallen under Bush...

Seems pretty obvious to me that this is a coordinated snub of Bush.

Why would they do that? Hmmmmm.... let's see... I bet their economic downturns were affected by the US economic downturn. Iraq... torture.... and the list goes on....

Plus there is not much left to fear from Bush for such a snub since he will be out of office by Jan 20

[CTyankee]

8. Betcha he doesn't even LIKE to shake hands. Germs...n/t

[LiberalFighter]

12. Didn't Bush offer disinfectant to Obama when they met?

[charlie and algernon]

10. it's not just that they're not shaking hands, they're IGNORING HIM

the other leaders aren't even acknowledging him, no nods, smiles, nothing. Some even went out of their way looking right and left to avoid looking down at him. pitiful.

[otohara]

13. He Greeted Each One Already

did anyone see the Daily Show the other night - I'd be the first to rag on the man, but he's the host of this charade and already did the hand shake thing, including holding hands with his buddy from Saudi Arabia.