theHandpuppet
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:46 AM
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Georgie has the table manners of a PIG |
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Anyone who has seen the clip of Bush gabbing at Blair during the G8 summit will know what I mean. The man not only eats with his mouth open (yechhh!) but talks through a mouthful of food. Just goes to show, all the money in the world can't buy manners or class. The man in a total embarrassment -- at G8 he looked like a caveman amongst a meeting of world leaders. Little wonder he felt so "at home" at a pig roast.
I also saw a pic posted somewhere among the G8 threads yesterday of Putin and George together, with our feckless leader sitting in a chair, legs spead awkwardly apart, in which he struck a posture where I couldn't tell if he was suffering from a massive case of 'roids of was trying to push his package into camera view. God, he's such a boor.
Good ol' Babs -- she did such a great job teaching her kids the basics, huh?
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:49 AM
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1. George W. Bush, an American truck stop icon |
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:50 AM
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2. White trash with money |
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says it all about that whole family. It breeds true from generation to generation, too.
That family just aint right.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:03 AM
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16. As much as I dislike the Bushes in general |
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I'd have to disagree, at least generationally. Father George, notwithstanding several memorable moments - and really, who didn't want to vomit on the Japanese PM 15 years ago? - was at least 'presidential' in his carriage and bearing, whatever we understand that to mean. And do ypu really think that a robber-baron like Pappy Prescott could possibly have been so boorish, being a well-educated coporate magnate and all. Aren't we talking about the era of "How to win friends and influence people": money - asshatery = respect
A few test cases:
Katherine Harris: money + asshatery = 3 campaign director defections Rick Santorum: money + asshatery = waning support in SW PA
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas:
money + = asshatery
Yup...seems a pretty sound (and mightily ideological) equation. Let's see. 3 examples + 1 unerring conclusion = gee, I guess I really could be a republican.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:34 AM
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25. Before we annoint Prescott as classy |
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it sort of *is* worth remembering that he was part of the ugly little gang that dug up Geronimo and took his Skull back to the Skull and Bones lair at Yale.
And Poppy's "presidential" campaign had to be warned straight-out that if they tried to sleaze then-Candidate Clinton for being a horn-dog, that the Clinton campaign would wallpaper America with detailed, factual accounts of Poppy's multi-decade dalliance with his own special lady-friend.
I tend to concur with the earlier poster. The Bush Family, in other circumstances, would be the family at the end of the block with stacked tires in the yard.
They are the trashy little, pig-eyed, jug-eared loutish legacy of the cheapening of the American political process.
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Mon Jul-17-06 10:17 AM
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29. Again, I disagree with the premise |
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I never claimed that Prescott *was* classy, only that it was his outward image. Clinton may have gotten blown in the Oval Office, but his demeanor was classy. Poppy may have thrown up on the Japanese PM, but he was all "Oh my stars and garters! I cant believe I did that" apologetic about it. Prescott may have dug up Geronimo's skull, but I'm betting he wore a three piece suit while doing it.
The difference I'm noting is not one in private/personal behavior but in public carriage. Take the recent Putin smack-down: Clinton probablyn would have had a witty comeback. Poppy may have, but if not he would have seethed privately then secretly funded the Chechen rebels in revenge. Prescott woud have done the same, but publicly.
W's response? "Just wait..." I could FEEL * grabbing his balls as he said that. He's the kind of moran (look guys, I'm finally using it!) who would shit on the table at a state dinner then point out the candy corn - or, more likely, belch the words to the national anthem.
I do not condone crass private behavior hidden behind polite public demeanor, I'm just noting the difference.
What I'm finding difficulty with this week - and I've already noted it regarding Ava's use of "duelling Banjos" in her most recent - is the collapsing of the Bushkin and their ilk with the stereotypical, "Deliverance"-style rural white-trash. Having come from that stock, or rather having been raised amongst it, I maintain most steadfastly that it is of a different nature altogether. * may well have descended to that level had he not a moneyed family, but to suggest that his father and grandfather (and Bar, ferchrissakes!) are akin to the cousin-humping, oven-on-the-front-porch, applesauce crew is ludicrous.
IMHO
PLEASE don't make me squeal like a pig.
Cheers, :toast:
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Mon Jul-17-06 10:50 AM
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30. You proceed from a false assumption, then |
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Edited on Mon Jul-17-06 10:57 AM by theHandpuppet
NOTHING in my post compared the Bushbarians to "Deliverance-style" white trash. I come from generations of poor, rural Appalachian stock and manners (or the lack thereof) or class have nothing to do with money. The Bush family has money out the wazoo and yet look at George - ignorant, boorish, crude and mean. Do you think Neil perhaps sets a better example? Or lil' Babs and Jenna? How about Mama Barbara, who's as mean as a snake? No, as I have stated, class and manners have nothing to do with how much money you have and the Bush family is proof of that.
"...but to suggest that his father and grandfather (and Bar, ferchrissakes!) are akin to the cousin-humping, oven-on-the-front-porch, applesauce crew is ludicrous."
I never suggested anything such thing, so your apology is accepted. It is you who have raised a comparison between Bush's lack of manners and decorum to poor "white trash", not me. If anything, Bush is proof that money and a bloodline doesn't equate with class. If you want someone who has unfailingly defended the stereotyping of the rural poor, I suggest you visit my journal. Your aim is misguided.
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Mon Jul-17-06 01:01 PM
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31. Hmmm...not quite, I think |
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Rather we seem to be approaching the same destination from radically different paths. Hence, loggerheads.
I take no issue with your original post. I agree whole-heartedly, in fact. Rather what I had lighted upon is from G.C.Mandrake's reply, as follows:
"I tend to concur with the earlier poster. The Bush Family, in other circumstances, would be the family at the end of the block with stacked tires in the yard."
This is the "Deliverance"-style apple dandies reference I noted and took issue with. The other circumstances would have to go back generations in order for the Bushes to be that family.
Nor do I dispute the fact that they seem to be mean-spirited, petty, small people. However, to me * appears to be the only one to use these stellar qualities as his daily stock-in-trade. His family at least has the decency to *try* to conceal them on a day-to-day basis. Of course, that's all it is, and the black brassiere of their inner selves all too readily shows through the white blouse of outer appearances.
How's THAT for a labored metaphor?
Or as Mandrake continued:
"They are the trashy little, pig-eyed, jug-eared loutish legacy of the cheapening of the American political process."
But W's generation is the only one to wear it on their sleeves like mourning widows.
So my apologies for perhaps leading others to misconstrue your original post, and also to Mandrake for being less than clear.
But I do think that we are all in general agreement about the boorishness of current office-holder.
No?
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Mon Jul-17-06 10:53 PM
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32. Shore do got a purty mouth! |
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:hi:
I'm a hillbilly, m'self. And this up-east transplant wannabe Klan ain't none o' ar'n!
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:50 AM
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3. But honestly, wouldn't you like to have a beer with him? |
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Well, assuming he didn't spill his on you, or burp the pickled eggs, or...
Tesha
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:59 AM
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12. Or vomit it into the lap of the Prime Minister of Japan |
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:51 AM
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4. He normally sits like that |
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Apparently he does not give a "shit!" :eyes:
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:52 AM
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Grimes: God, he eats like a pig. Lenny: I dunno. Pigs tend to chew. I'd say he eats more like a duck. Grimes: Well, some kind of farm animal anyway. - The Simpsons "Homer's Enemy" Bryant Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:52 AM
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6. bush has no class at all |
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and in regards to the "pig incident" maybe he feels a closeness to one, because Crawford was a pig farm. Stupid man.
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:53 AM
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7. Just doing what comes naturally... |
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If he has the table manners of a pig, it's because he is a pig.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:20 AM
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22. "If he has the table manners of a pig, it's because he is a pig." |
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Exactly - "you are what you eat". ;)
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:54 AM
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8. The way he sits drives my mother crazy. Booorish. Like he's on the can. |
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:57 AM
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9. Bush has plenty of manners because he's never used any of 'em |
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:57 AM
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10. all that was missing was him scratching his twins and belching. |
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Slumpy is how Jon Stewart described him at those "formal get togethers". :-)
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:59 AM
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:00 AM
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Will he scratch his ass and then sniff his fingers like a true chimp? It wouldn't surprise me!
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Mon Jul-17-06 08:59 AM
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13. Gotta luv that blue-blooded American family. |
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:02 AM
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15. you can take the boy out of the frat house... |
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:09 AM
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19. And he'll go to the WH and turn it into Animal House. |
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:04 AM
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17. Bush is a classless oaf. A pig. |
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To have such a man represent America to the world is a huge embarrassment, and the image he projects is one that will likely take generations to forget. The man is a sharp contrast to Bill Clinton, who had class and was well loved and admired by the rest of the world.
I only hope people in other countries know that Bush does not represent the majority of America. Never did, never will.
What a disgusting, disgraceful, despicable human being George Bush is. As an American, I am not proud of the fact this man is supposed to be leading our country.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:07 AM
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18. I can imagine the etiquette at the Prairie Patty Ranch in Crawford |
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Bet it looks like a junior high food fight.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:11 AM
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20. yea if good ol' babs woulda' thrown out the baby with the wash |
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Texas and the US would be a much better place. I mention Texas because they took a double dose. And yes the election was stolen from Gov. Richards too.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:15 AM
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21. Just saw the clip of W talking with mouth full. Oh. My. God. |
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How disgusting and embarassing for us all.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:21 AM
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23. My son just saw him and said |
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Bush eats like a slob and he's talking with his mouth full-- that's so rude. My son is 10, Bush should know better.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:24 AM
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Edited on Mon Jul-17-06 09:24 AM by theHandpuppet
I'll be nice.
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Mon Jul-17-06 09:46 AM
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26. Where's the clip of his 'mealtime manners' or lack of? |
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Mon Jul-17-06 10:05 AM
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28. He is repulsive, rude and stupid. I am so embarrassed. |
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