Iraq Is Not Delightful, Mr. President

[kentuck]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/iraq-is-not-delightful-m_b_39072.html

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After last weekend's 60 Minutes interview with the president, I thought perhaps someone somewhere in Washington would have informed our chief executive that grinning like a mental patient on television might not be the best way to express concern over the violence in Iraq (see my previous post about this topic here). And if someone did in fact mention it to him, he didn't listen. Or he forgot. I suppose it's easy to forget stuff when you're as psychologically vacant and disconnected as President Bush.

On PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, he was doing it again. A lot. But unlike the sly, giggly grinning in the 60 Minutes interview, the following NewsHour expressions more closely resemble a man who just finished watching a litter of puppies being fed ice cream by floating babies dressed in sunflower costumes.

The quote: "MR. LEHRER: Is there a little bit of a broken egg problem here, Mr. President, that there is instability and there is violence in Iraq - sectarian violence, Iraqis killing other Iraqis, and now the United States helped create the broken egg..." And the expression on the face of the President of the United States during Lehrer's question:

[acmavm]

1. Now I ask you, is not that the face of a man who is totally deranged?

[lligrd]

2. Definitely

Someone get him his jacket quickly - it is the white one with the extra long sleeves.

[WinkyDink]

5. It is, in fact, the face of a man who is being coquettish and flirtatious.

I'm very serious.

REVOLTING face.

[sammythecat]

3. That is the face of a prick.

All the derogatory terms used to describe this man could be summed up in one word. The man is a prick. From childhood to this day, he's been a prick.

[WinkyDink]

4. "broken egg" is rather a disgustingly minimizing metaphor, also.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. Yes, it is. And Bush says the egg is only cracked, not broken.

[frogcycle]

10. well, eggs are not countries and breaking them does not kill people, but...

the point was that it is irreparably destroyed - cannot be returned to its former self or anything resembling it. it was not trivializing. it was saying "you blew it, asshole." dumbfuck bush thought saying it is "only cracked" actually took the metaphor off the table. He was probably grinning because he was proud of himself for his skills in verbal sparring with someone with Lehrer's intellect.

[LizW]

7. Look at the eyes and the hands

He may be sporting an idiot grin, but underneath it he is having to stop himself from reaching murderously for the throat of the questioner. That is the face of a man who wants to kill something with his bare hands.

I wonder how he releases his anger? There has to be some escape valve. I'm sure running like fool in the midday sun isn't cutting it anymore. If he was a fictional character, his minions would be bringing in prostitutes for him to beat the sh** out of.

[derby378]

8. Is impeachment back on the table yet?

:mad:

[frogcycle]

9. don't forget that grinning maniacly

Is a common expression in chimps. It is actually a show of aggression.