Bush snubbed at G-20 summit

[kpete]

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Are they trying to make Sanchez into a Keith Olberman? This is the second video today has him

in a reverse role - criticizing his President, his regime?

[progdonkey]

16. he's actually been pretty good on things politically...

On various topics he's been on the correct side of things or addresses good issues.

The main problem with him has always been, though, that he's just not that terribly bright. So, on many of these issues, he'll ask the right kind of questions, but unfortunately the dumber ones possible.

[DutchLiberal]

46. I thought he was also great taking on Joe Wurzelbacher ('the plumber')...

[ananda]

2. Bush and bully..

.. got 2,500,000 hits on Google.

Whoa!

[108]

47. How do you look up google hits or stats?

[newamericanpatriot]

57. uh...

type in the term, hit "search" and look....

[grantdevine]

65. Sanchez is out to lunch

I got 6,190,000 hits for the two unquoted words "bush" and "bully" on Google.

[npincus]

69. how do you check the Google hit count?

[Gato Moteado]

71. i just googled the unquoted words "sanchez", "is", "out", "to", "lunch".....

...and got 184,000 hits, including this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEwPRhJGmU

[nytemare]

3. He didn't seem to be making any effort to shake their hands, really.

And, considering that after he shook hands with Obama, he immediately went for the hand sanitizer, the reaction to Bush isn't really much of a surprise.

[Celebration]

30. I bet you are right

He has gotten a little germ paranoid.

If you don't like to shake hands, don't try to get the job.

[aquart]

32. It's flu season.

If he got really sick, Cheney would have to take over. Maybe it's just belated patriotism.

[nytemare]

55. Could be.

LOL.

[newamericanpatriot]

59. bullshit...

They all pointedly DON'T EVEN LOOK HIM IN THE EYE! Not even Merckel - his "pal"!

[jennied]

4. He doesn't look like he was snubbed, it just looked like HE was snubbing.

[ixion]

6. The entire line ignored him

Merkel practically dives past him to shake the hand of the person behind him. :rofl:

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. Betcha fifty that his handlers told everyone NOT to shake his hand

That way no one could claim the snub, since no one got to do it anyway.

[Demeter]

10. Can You Blame Her?

He's a creep with wandering hands. He only pretends to be the President.

[ixion]

24. not in the least...

I wouldn't want to shake hands with him, either.

[Jack Rabbit]

26. Perhaps she finally told him

. . . to keep his hands to himself.

Was he ever keeping his hands to himself.

[BurtWorm]

70. The person behind him is Lula of Brazil, I think.

The conservative German eagerly passes over the right-wing American to warmly shake hands with the Socialist Brazilian.

[LynneSin]

37. But people weren't even reaching out their hands to shake his

it was clearly obvious

[pacalo]

56. And they looked past him as he moved further toward them.

[wake.up.america]

40. Bush was making no effort to shake hands.

CNN went overboard with this clip

[jhrobbins]

49. My partner noticed this and commented on it and I said maybe it

was right after the dignitaries had arrived at the WH, because I had just seen a Photo op where Bush was meeting and greeting each one as they arrived and he figured he had already done enough.

[onlyadream]

53. I saw the clip first and thought he was majorly snubbed

but then, on the Daily Show, it showed Bush coming out and greating each head of state (like a coo-coo clock).

It just goes to show; it's all in context. You can spin anything.

[bertman]

52. yep, that's what I saw too, jennied. And since everyone else was being polite and greeting

their fellow heads of state, it's easy to see why no one wanted to shake his hand.

His Presidency cannot be over soon enough.

[opihimoimoi]

5. ".......this is almost sad....." OMG Its happened.,....persona non grata......omg

[Voice for Peace]

13. almost but not quite

"what goes around comes around"
:nopity:

yep

[opihimoimoi]

21. He deserves no less...he being of the Loser Brand

[Sanity Claws]

8. Bush didn't offer his hand either

I'm starting to wonder what went on behind closed doors while the group met. Things must have got nasty or at least pointed. Do you think people told him that they were not going to deal with him because they wanted to deal with Obama?

[lovuian]

9. Yep he just marched past them head down

He is feeling the hatred and dislike

[hyperdemocrat]

11. Who hasn't snubbed Bush?

Democrats, independents, many conservatives. The list is interminable.

[Number23]

12. "Seems like the kid with cooties."

Oh my.... :rofl:

[OswegoAtheist]

25. In Bush's defence...

...I'm sure he doesn't have cooties. One of the ways the Secret Service keeps the president safe is a "circle-circle-dot-dot" series of 2 initial cootie vaccinations and bi-annual boosters. That, and they have a top secret bunker made of couch cushions and quilts, in case of girls.

Oswego "That's the undisclosed location Cheney's been in all these years" Atheist

[ejbr]

14. That scene was nice to watch

I don't wish him physical harm, but to see him experiencing what he deserves from the world body is sublime.

[mucifer]

15. check out his lack of eye contact with most of them he is looking at the floor.

It's weird. I think he REALLY doesn't want to be there.

[Sinti]

17. The "snub" could be either way

Bush is a strange creature. I remember a while back an interview we did with this Irish reporter, a kind of post-mortem/debriefing thing. It was during *'s first term, I'm pretty sure, but after Iraq had started. She was given the questions she would ask (which he would answer), she had instructions not to look him in the eye or the interview would be over, and not to touch him and in any way or the interview would be over. She was expected to follow their rules to the letter. Then, if she didn't mess up she was told she'd 'get the photo-op', like it was something great big deal for an experienced reporter who had traveled all this way to interview him.

It's not the only place I've heard this kind of thing from, rumor-wise, but this was a direct "from the horse's mouth" kind of thing. Just Plain Weird.

[tblue37]

18. It doesn't look to me like he is being snubbed, but rather as though

he is too lazy or self-centered to reach his hand out to shake others' hands. Or maybe he is sulking because he is obviously not the center of attention or wielding any real power there now. But the no handshake decision seems to be his, not theirs.

[bluesmail]

19. absence of eye contact is what I noticed from * .

Like he couldn't look anyone in the eye.

[intheozone]

20. Is there something wrong with *'s right arm? Seriously, it just hangs there.

I noticed the same thing in the video of him and Obama at the White House walking in the outside corridor to the Oval Office. His arm just hangs with little to no movement in it. Plus, his coke-jaw has been back for a month or more now. Makes me wonder what is up with him. Is he over-medicated, has he has a stroke, or maybe he has just lost all interest in even trying anymore!
Jan. 20, 2009 can't come soon enough for me.

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[eleny]

22. Snubber In Chief

He made no effort to reach for a handshake. Maybe he knew he couldn't use his hand wipes afterward. :shrug:

[GarbagemanLB]

73. Congrats on being mentioned on CNN!

[Jack Rabbit]

23. Wow, and he was almost the leader of the free world

The only thing that kept him from that was lack of winning a clean election.

[2Design]

28. he never put his hand OUT there for them to shake it n/t

[nichomachus]

29. This is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen

If Bush has any talent at all, it's as a superficial backslapper/greeter. That's what he excels at. That's what he did at Andover as a cheerleader. That's what he did at Yale instead of studying. That's what he did at the Texas Rangers. That got him his reputation as a "guy you'd like to have a beer with." For him to just shuffle in, looking at his shoes and ignoring/ignored by everybody is completely strange.

[HPD]

50. HE was looking down because...

He was looking for his name card. If you notice many in the line were looking down. I assume they had place cards of where to stand for the photo op.

[akwapez]

61. Actually, I think he was looking to see who the hell these other people are in the room

He has no f*#king clue.

[Faygo Kid]

54. I agree - the man is falling apart. Could be even more dangerous than usual.

I wonder what he has to store for us as he exits into history as Worst President Ever.

[AspenRose]

31. "What goes around comes around."

True dat.

[smoogatz]

33. Maybe his valet ran out of hand sanitizer. n/t

[Erin Elizabeth]

34. Both things are going on:

he doesn't put his hand out and they don't put their hand out. Seems absolutely mutual. Or he knew or felt he was going to be snubbed and so didn't bother to put his hand out.

What's even weirder is how much the people are smiling at the guy in front of Bush, the one whose hand is being shaken. Who is that? A lot of people seem genuinely happy to see him, which makes the difference in Bush even starker. Watch everyone stop smiling as that guy goes by and Bush comes into their range of vision.

Wow.

[Erin Elizabeth]

35. Meanwhile people would line up for miles to

dry hump Obama.

[143tbone]

36. This is truly bizarre. I'd give anything to know the real reason for this. n/t

[rabies1]

38. Been a long time coming ...Way too long. I love it.

k&r

[Sanity Claws]

39. Anything in the foreign press about this?

I'd love to hear the full story behind this.

[grantdevine]

63. It's just getting rolling. Something hits YouTube, it's hitting the foreign press soon. By tonight

you will see overseas stories, or I'll eat my hat.

[Submariner]

41. What a beautiful site to see

The FOOL is a cockroach turd and the world knows it and treats him accordingly. May he live as a drunkard hermit the rest of his days knowing he will go down in history as the biggest jerk off of the new millennium. A world class total LOSER!

You're irrelevant Dubya...:rofl:

[acmavm]

48. Maybe, just maybe, just maybe it's finally starting to S-L-O-W-L-Y dawn on

Chimpy what people really DO think of him. And when you place it in context with the fact that it's not just Americans but people around the WORLD hate his ass. Maybe all that 'no regrets because he knows he did what was right' shit ain't working anymore.

[orbitalman]

42. They individually are saying . . .

"We don't have to work with this asshole anymore. They will celebrate when he leaves, or Obama arrives.

[felinetta]

43. They should all have just kicked his ass!

[happygoluckytoyou]

44. maybe the person behind him should have massaged his shoulders ?

most hated guy in the room--- he couldn't lift his eyes from the floor.... would have loved to see him put out his hand and have it left high and dry... sort of like the wounded soldiers at the hospital

[LiberalLovinLug]

45. It's very odd

I would like to believe that it's a purposeful snub, but diplomatic decorum would trump any lingering resentments wouldn't it? I mean he is still representing the USA as a whole (or at least the American multi-nationals) I would hazard a guess that he has a virus or cold of some kind and all of them were told that beforehand along with the agreement not to shake hands with him.

But when I think about it more, why were they not even say patting him on the back? Or even saying a couple of friendly words as he passes. It's like he is invisible. And that is a good point about Bush not even looking up or making eye contact. Maybe there WAS some nasty threats given by the Decider as to what he's going to do to them, via trade policies, in his last few days if they don't follow his agenda.

But EVERYONE pretends to get along in these international meetings, even with leaders who don't agree politically, so it's still a little odd. I would love to hear more about this and find out the actual reason. I mean EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM declines as does Bush who is practically pushing the guy in front of him to move on and get through it.

[Mira]

51. Your comment reminded me of this photo:

[underpants]

58. People lose respect and fear as you lose power

and Bush has diminished the power of the US immeasurably

[wial]

60. protocols

I'm no expert on diplomatic protocols, nor do I want to be a killjoy, but several people pointed out in the comments to the HuffPo version of this story video exists showing Bush shaking the hands of all involved immediately prior to this scene. They claimed it would have been inappropriate protocol for Bush to greet people twice, but the other leaders had yet to greet each other.

I just don't think after the way the Senate treated convicted felon Stevens today to a standing ovation when he deserved being tarred and feathered almost as much as Bush, any deliberate snub was intended, however plausible it seemed at first.

I think HuffPo and CNN should know better. It does the progressive movement no favors to stoop to smears and innuendo, especially now we've already wiped the floor with those bozos' krazy klown kostumes. We beat them fair and square, by being fair and square, and certainly infinitely more fair and balanced than they.

Why stop now?

[Stardust]

66. Well, there you go getting all logical and stuff. Party pooper! Welcome to DU!

[grantdevine]

62. 437,119 YouTube views. This should stay on DU's front page longer!!

Maybe it's all bitter-sweet revenge now, which doesn't really contribute anything to the good of the USA or the world, but it sure is sweet to see!

And #8 on the front page of youtube is great.

Keep it on DU's front page, ride that bandwagon a while longer!!!

[grantdevine]

64. 506,348 YouTube views now. Fourth place on front page.

Moving up fast. It's been about one hour since my last note of the view count.

Nothing like this gets to the top of YouTube and doesn't break out into mainstream media. This incident will join the many others that historians will refer to when defining the Bush Presidency.

[grantdevine]

67. YouTube count now 547,295

[grantdevine]

68. YouTube views for this are higher than any of the other 20 videos on the front page. n/t

[IndependentDem]

72. this thread made it to cnn...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x243106#243122+