BBC: Door thwarts quick exit for Bush (fleeing press conference)

[Barrett808]

President George W Bush tried to make a quick exit from a news conference in Beijing on Sunday - only to find himself thwarted by locked doors.

The president strode away from reporters looking annoyed after one said he appeared "off his game".

President Bush tugged at both handles on the double doors before admitting: "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work."

...

Mr Bush answered a range of questions before one reporter said: "Respectfully, sir - you know we're always respectful - in your statement this morning with President Hu, you seemed a little off your game, you seemed to hurry through your statement. There was a lack of enthusiasm. Was something bothering you?"

The president answered: "Have you ever heard of jet lag? Well, good. That answers your question."

The reporter asked for a follow-up question but the president then thanked the attending journalists and said: "No you may not."

He strode from the lectern to the door, trying both handles and then breaking into a laugh.

(more)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4454738.stm

[oregonindy]

1. would somebody just declare this man medically unfit to be president

and then cart him away? hopefully in a straight jacket

[devinsgram]

67. Absolutely, he is mentally unfit

...to say the least and quite morally unfit.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

87. video is even funnier.......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4450000/newsid_4455300/nb_wm_4455316.stm

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

150. That picture....

:rofl:

[katty]

224. War: Horrid-Lies:Countless - ThisPhoto: Priceless

[neuvocat]

179. That was weird.

His mouth was VERY crooked. BTW is it just me, or did that sound nothing at all like Bush?

[SammyBlue]

126. I concur. Let's deconstruct with the asshole's thinking

President George W Bush tried to make a quick exit from a news conference in Beijing on Sunday - only to find himself thwarted by locked doors.

Fucking doors. . .why am I locked in? Closing in! Walls getting close. Surrounded by journalists. AAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

The president strode away from reporters looking annoyed after one said he appeared "off his game".

Off my game? I'm not playing monoploy.

President Bush tugged at both handles on the double doors before admitting: "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work."

heh, heh. . .I can have you all suicided. Fucking losers.

Mr Bush answered a range of questions before one reporter said: "Respectfully, sir - you know we're always respectful - in your statement this morning with President Hu, you seemed a little off your game, you seemed to hurry through your statement. There was a lack of enthusiasm. Was something bothering you?"

You little fucking peon! How dare you question me!

The president answered: "Have you ever heard of jet lag? Well, good. That answers your question."

I toldified him off.

The reporter asked for a follow-up question but the president then thanked the attending journalists and said: "No you may not."

Screw you guys, I'm going home.

He strode from the lectern to the door, trying both handles and then breaking into a laugh.

Time to save-ify face-itude with a fake, evil laugh.

He puts the ass in clASS and embarASSment. Wake me up when this shit is over!!!

[Sequoia]

211. Too funny for me. Stop it !!

Laughter IS the BEST medicine.

[xxqqqzme]

215. jet lag?!?!

hasn't he been gone for.....like a week??? If he says it's jet lag - it ain't.

[Nightwing]

188. Definite Prozac moment

He's got to be on some very heavy meds and must be declared unfit to hold office.

[nguoihue]

264. Cart him away

But you folks just don't understand? All questions to the little simpleton emperor are to be submitted for approval in advance. He don't have to answer no stinkin' unapproved questions. How would he have time to study which talking points he would use for a response.

So he got pissed and headed for the nearest door. What a sorry fuckin' ass clown!

[goclark]

2. I'll pay for the cart ,gladly nt

[Mme. Defarge]

3. Jet Lag!

That explains everything! No more junkets on Airforce One and our worries are over.:woohoo:

[Paradise]

56. boy, did i ever need that laugh... muchas gracias... n/t

[VegasWolf]

4. More like his meds were upped. nt

[Burried News]

5. Off his game or off the wagon?

"The president strode away from reporters looking annoyed after one said he appeared "off his game"."

OK George - move your foot out of the way then pull the door in (that's towards you).

[FormerRepublican]

18. Well, we did see him holding a glass of wine the other day...

[shanti]

27. officially off the wagon

it so appears...

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

127. Hey now, let's be fair here.

I'm sure there are many recovering alcoholics here on DU who find themselves *holding* a drink much more often than they'd like. Unless you see him gulping it down, that's no evidence he's off the wagon.

[shanti]

128. no quarter

;-)

[Barrett808]

129. But nobody at DU has a finger on The Button. n/t

[VegasWolf]

144. Yeah! Lots of winos hold wine glasses, smell their fragrences, look deeply

into their rose colors, whiff the smoky amber scent, and then never slurp down the glass.

[goclark]

253. And lots of Presidents had drinking as a way of life

The issue for Bush is that he is stupid and has no leadership skills.

He also doesn't know any bright people to call on.

Johnson, Nixon and countless others were working in a day that had a much slower pace and drinking was a way of life for America.

Jr. is in a new generation and instant mistakes are instantly transmitted to the entire WORLD.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

180. I know whiskey face when I see it!

I have been around, drunken in dives the world over, up close and friendly with some of the heaviest hard-liquor aficionados you might ever imagine, and I am TELLING you that the guy has been drinking since the day he swore it off. You can't kid a kidder - he has bottles tucked away all over the W.H.

...Take it from me, pal, I am alot older than I look.

[Barrett808]

248. He sounded drunk in his slurred comments before the walkout. n/t

[klook]

206. It's not the drugs or the alcohol

Bush doesn't need chemical aids to be a sociopathic bumbler.

[Barkley]

6. He's an embarrassment to himself and to America (we've 3 more yrs of this)

I never heard of Clinton doing something this silly.

[Skittles]

7. in public you mean

:D

[thefool_wa]

59. It's not just Clinton...

I can't think of any other president in the TV/Video era that has allowed more of these types of things to be photographed and (even worse) caught on video.

If you are going to front your party with an easily manipulated alcoholic puppet, you should at least make sure they guy has the self control to not flaunt it IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE WORLD!

I dread when this guy hits rock bottom because he's taking us all down there with him comforted by the knowledge that, in 3 years, putting the broken pieces back together will be someone else's problem.

Maybe we should stop him before the pieces get any smaller.

[IronLionZion]

200. except an intern, right?

:evilgrin:

[tatertop]

270. Three more very very long years

[ticapnews]

8. To junior's credit, at least he hasn't followed in Dad's shoes

and :puke: on a foreign leader.

Yet.

[TechBear_Seattle]

15. To be perfectly fair....

Poppy didn't throw up all over the Prime Minister of Japan until after he had been voted out of offce.

With that said, I am curious to see what the "I'm going to be worse than Daddy ever was" son will be up to in 2009.

[booksenkatz]

40. Actually, it was before he was voted out of office

That's my recollection -- I remember thinking, hell, he will NEVER get re-elected after this. I believe it was beef sashimi.

From Wikipedia:

On January 8, 1992, Bush vomited on the lap of the Prime Minister of Japan, Kiichi Miyazawa, during a state dinner. He then fainted. The incident, which Bush claimed was nothing more than the flu, was caught on camera and raised questions about his health, in addition to being a major source of embarrassment. The Japanese named a verb for this incident: "bushusuru", meaning "to commit an instance of embarrassing public vomiting", or literally "to do the Bush thing."

edited to add link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush

[petgoat]

91. "Bushusuru"-- I love it!

I thought at the time that it might be a dirty trick for the ex-head of
the CIA. Live by the dirty trick and (politically) die by it! Hoist
on his own petard!

[bigmonkey]

153. Didn't he attribute it to drug mixing?

As I recall, Bush1 said he was on a tranquilizer at the time, and then decided to drink. Halcyon, as I remember it.

[booksenkatz]

155. As best as I can recall

I think they did the usual Bush SOP -- threw out a bunch of different "explanations" to see what would stick and would harm his polling numbers the least.

But now that you mention it, that may indeed have been the period when halcyon use began to be discussed... nice, bigmonkey!
:bounce:

Weren't they saying that they only used it occasionally when they had a difficult time sleeping due to jet lag when visiting abroad?

(Jet lag... hmmmm......)

[TechBear_Seattle]

197. My bad: I was remembering the date as January, 1993 n/t

[klook]

207. "Bushusuru" - hilarious!!

Thanks for the wikipedia link. The Japanese verb for embarrassing public vomiting was a new one on me. Apparently it's derived from "akiaki suru" (to be sick, fed up, bored to death). I'm basing this on this link.

Now I wonder if the Chinese will coin a new word for "embarrassing thwarted escape."

[reprobate]

134. Defending himself at the Hague?

[VegasWolf]

9. Bushie can run, but he can't hide! nt

[Gregorian]

223. DOH!... ..... ...... ...... ......n/t

[yorkiemommie1]

10. idiot

can't find his way out of a paper bag, much less Iraq.

( although truth be told, i would probably have tried the door first myself, lol. )

[Bumblebee]

11. who was the reporter?

And then he went on a mountain bike ride with Chinese Olympic cyclists to show that he is not off his game. Well, Chinese are used to that -- remember Mao and his famous long distance swims?

[drduffy]

12. as much as I detest Bush...

I can't help but have empathy in this case. Plus, his verbal response was apt. Anybody who has ever done dumb things upon occasion should have some empathy.

[Barrett808]

13. Trying to walk out on a news conference *he* called?

I'm a pretty empathetic guy, but this performance is unforgivable.

[deutsey]

16. And in a huff at that...

[MADem]

239. He should have gone OUT the way he came IN

He came in through that little divider business, that he eventually left by. I will bet he just didn't pay attention when his handler told him all about the entrance/egress issues. Either that, or it was too much info to keep in his little pointed head!

[emulatorloo]

23. I just can't empathize anymore with someone who lacks empathy EOM

[Mad_Dem_X]

50. Couldn't have put it better myself, emulatorloo

This man is one of the few people I cannot muster any empathy for, in part because he himself has no empathy for anyone.

Jet lag...yeah, right, Georgie. :eyes:

[mermaid]

159. I Agree With That, Too

it is awful hard to feel any empathy for, or sympathy for...or pity for...anyone who never shows it to anyone else.

He never has empathy for, pity for, or sympathy for others...remember him making jokes about the woman with three jobs, asking her if she gets much sleep, and telling her, proudly, that being forced to work oneself to utter exhaustion was "uniquely American."

Yeah, asshole, it is "uniquely American" to have to do that to survive in your shitty economy, you privileged little asshole. Fucking stick that silver foot down your throat even further, you alcoholic wreck of a sorry excuse for a human being, much less a President!

[oldcoot]

28. It is his job to answer tough questions

Yes, everyone makes stupid mistakes. I have no problem with Bush making occasional minor mistakes. However, what I cannot forgive is the fact that Bush was apparently trying to flee from reporters. The supposed leader of the free world should not be afraid of answering tough questions.

[robbedvoter]

32. Empathy? He STOLE 2 ELECTIONS FOR THE PRIVILEDGE!

He "worked hard" for the opportunity to make his stupidity known worldwide. He should be proud!

[NYC Liberal]

49. I'll spit in his face before I show this murderer "empathy"

Puh-lease.

[thefool_wa]

63. empathy?

It would be easier to empathize if this wasn't par for the course with Dumya. What's worse is I'm sure someone told him which way to leave, they always do.

I can empathize with making a mistake, and forgive being an idiot, but making this country look bad on the "world stage" with every action he performs makes me ashamed of him, not empathetic.

[TankLV]

65. Bullshit. He's at best unqualified for the position. At worst and more

likely he's a corrupt criminal.

The problem with bunkerboy is he never does anything that ISN'T inept. He NEVER does things correctly!

He is at best an embarassment to us all. At worst, and closer to reality, he's a danger to humanity.

[DELUSIONAL]

79. no empathy for a mass murderer -- ever!

[JohnnyRingo]

103. Perhaps....But the irony I see is that he was there to lecture them on

freedom.

Then he attempted an escape from answering questions from their media.

Then too, maybe he's just not used to opening doors for himself:

[Media_Lies_Daily]

122. You're not going to find much, if any, support for that view on this board

[mermaid]

158. I Concur

I mean...what's the dumbest thing you ever did in public? i'll share mine.
I was flying with two friends, from Louisville, KY to Washington,DC.
Because we had pricelined our flights, we all were flying on the same day, but on different flights.
We were all going into the same airport, and within about half an hour of each other, so we figured we'd meet up together again in Washington.

Well, I got there first. I collected my bags and went to wait up near the rental car desks, where we all had agreed to meet, since we were going to need to rent a car.

Well, have you ever heard the thing about everyone having an unrelated twin, what is called a "doppelganger?"

Well, my one friend's doppelganger chose the worst time in the world to appear in my life. I saw her coming across the terminal towards the rental car desks. I went over to her, and hugged her...THEN REALIZED SHE WAS NOT WHO I THOUGHT SHE WAS!!!

My God, I was never so embarrassed in my life then, when, out of the corner of my eye...I see my friend...the one I actually was waiting for...coming across the terminal, waving at me, and probably wondering what in the name of hell I was doing, seeing as the woman's back was to my frined, and she could not see, immediately, the close resemblance.

In the end, what had been a very awkward moment turned out to be cool between the starnger, my friend, and me...we all started ROARING with laughter over the whole thing, while the rest of the passengers in the terminal must've decided all three of us needed to be fit for straitjackets!!

[buddysmellgood]

173. Anybody? He is supposed to be our president. Upon occasion? Show me

an occasion where has performed differenetly.

[drduffy]

190. look folks.....

I contest none of what you all say.... but simply the act of trying to go out the wrong door.... without all of the rest of what has been listed.... regardless of trying to escape the news conference, regardless of his lack of empathy for the hundred thousand killed etc. etc.

He gets justly derided for every evil act and then displaced upon for a simple idiocy. So vent your spleen. I'd be happy if he died tomorrow of an embolism. Make that today. But an act of buffoonery is simply that.

[maximovich]

230. The Problem With Bush is ...

he fucks up all the time!

[deutsey]

14. Assclown

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

17. What a yutz.

What a maroon.

[shanti]

25. putz

that's better :evilgrin:

[skooooo]

19. Is there a video of this?

[ste]

37. video of it here

@skooooo:
I caught the end of it from the news, so here is a video I recorded of it - http://rapidshare.de/files/7918624/bushEejit.avi.html

Apologies for the hosting used since I have nothing else to put it up on :).

[truthisfreedom]

64. any idea what codec you used to make this?

i can't get it to play and quicktime is taking me to the apple website without indicating which of a dozen codecs to download!

[mrbassman03]

66. use VLC...

plays anything...

[truthisfreedom]

69. i'm sure it does, but that doesn't tell me which codec i need.

i've been directed to this page:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html

[mrbassman03]

80. well, it's probably divx...

so you can download that codec for quicktime, but it is just easier to play it in VLC.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

[truthisfreedom]

78. your video is very high-resolution... with slow-motion! it's amazing!

priceless!

[MiniMe]

171. Up on Crooks & Liars now

www.crooksandliars.com

[NMDemDist2]

20. bet some poor aide got screamed at for that -- even though Numbnuts

couldn't remember how he entered

good grief!

[adarling]

21. I guess not getting 10 hours of sleep

in the lap of luxury really makes someone more dumb than they already are. He was a tool before now this makes him a major tool

[sakabatou]

22. He's even more of an idiot...

The doors are supposed to be pushed...

(rimshot)

[Demobrat]

24. Off his game? WTF?

When is he ON his game? He's always a stumbling, mumbling embarassment.

[0007]

26. What class act! Hope he didn't scratch his balls with the salad fork.

I think it's safe to say Nixon was rated a little higher by the Chinese. And that's not a compliment.

[Mad_Dem_X]

51. LOL!

Thanks for *that* mental picture!

[wordpix]

227. didn't throw up in host's lap, either, like Poppy did

[UpInArms]

29. that picture!

my eyes! my eyes!

What is with his face?????

Gack! This thing is an embarrassment to our country.

[Catamount]

43. Remember Wilde's Portrait of Dorian Gray!

His face is changing according to his soul--or what's left of it--if he ever had one.
In other words - the evil within is sculping his face!
There is no escape for him.

[cliss]

135. Yes, very true.

I scrolled back up and took a very close look at Bush's face. Notice how swollen his face is. Ignore the silly look: Bush does this when he knows he's making a clown of himself.

I've noticed that whenever Bush travels, his face becomes really puffy. His eyes have big bags both over and underneath the eyes. He gets weird lumps on his face. I wonder if this is jet lag, or something else.

[daleo]

30. Too bad it wasn't a closet

I wonder how long he would have hidden inside?

[IndianaGreen]

33. A closet full of mops would have been truly funny

as it is, the picture of Bush trying to escape through a locked door is a good analogy of his Iraq policy, no way out!

[Lisa]

258. the thought of him, standing there behind a bunch of mops ...

... waiting for everyone to go away, because he didn't know what else to do ...

Wonderful -- it makes my day!

[Kali]

72. cough hahahha

<wipes screen and key board>

:spray: :rofl:

[psychopomp]

115. lol

That image is too funny...
<walks into closet, closes door>
<silence>

[Marie26]

31. Ah, karma n/t

[Karla Marx]

34. Not LBN, but LOL!

[lenegal]

38. Bush should get asshole of the year award

n/t

[mermaid]

160. Fuck That - He Oughta Get Asshole Of The MILLENIUM Award!! n/t

[Duer 157099]

35. Bush's typical Exit Strategy fails again

"Off his game" ==> more like off his rocker!

too funny!

[oregonindy]

36. ooooh thats good!

[regnaD kciN]

243. Hey, cut the guy some slack...

...even though it didn't work, at least this time he had an exit strategy!

:evilgrin:

[Lena inRI]

39. Fight or Flight response. . .

and we all know that after 5 years of phony presidency, B* is running away from the poetic justice he deserves. . .wow, I'm gonna enjoy this show . . .:popcorn:

[Burried News]

41. Think of the movies Peter Sellers could have made based

on this character.

[goforit]

44. Right on!!!.....God I miss that guy!!!

[smirkymonkey]

94. That's it exactly - he's like Inspector Clouseau!

Except dumber and more dangerous.

[wordpix]

228. Prez-ee-dent Busheau, bumbling dangerous moron

[Senator]

42. This loser can't even manage to escape to Mongolia

Mommy says karma "rhymes with witch."

[wellst0nev0ter]

181. The Mongoloid Goes To Mongolia

I know, I know not very pc :spank:

[Senator]

182. Better he head for Northern Siberia

Where he might find a visit to one of our Torturers 'R US Gulags helps him with his need to get away from it all.

--

[henslee]

45. Wow, that video is off the hook funny.

[Zech Marquis]

46. priceless photo

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Hey FBI guys, don't get mad at me, I'm quite sure every Chinese leader was doing exactly like my icon and myself are right now :rofl: bwahahahahahahaha :rofl:

[rateyes]

47. "Lock the door...

keep out the devil."

[alarcojon]

48. He looks like he's in a Monty Python skit!

What a total and utter embarrassment.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

57. The "TwitOlympics"....link to video inside....hilarious!! :-))

<http://media.putfile.com/MontyPython-TwitOlympics/320>

[Don1]

192. Or

an impression of DeNiro.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

52. He's had jet lag since the day he was dropped on his head at birth.

[hidenorhair]

53. I would run too

I would run from the media too. At least he made a joke out of it.

[Kailassa]

164. And you wouldn't be able to actually Win an election either. n/t

[mitchum]

58. No, it's fetal alcohol syndrome...thanks to his lush of a mother

[Kailassa]

163. Pity it was not fatal alcohol syndrome. n/t

[mermaid]

161. He Was Not Dropped On His HEAD

His brains're up his ASS!
In his case, he was dropped on his ass, before the doc had a chance to slap his bottom, trying desperately to get his brains up into his head where they belong.

Bush is suffering from fecalcephalitis!

[mitchum]

54. He's a snippy little motherfucker, isn't he?

"No, you may not"

[Joe Chi Minh]

55. Somewhat more embarrassing,

after he'd just thrown his dummy out of his pram.

[Up2Late]

60. I think that's my new favorite picture

I wonder if they have a bigger version on line?:evilgrin:

[Woody Box]

61. Here's a better picture

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,grossbild-544484-386000,00.html

[Lorien]

73. Bwahahahahaha!

Priceless! :rofl:

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,544484,00.jpg

[progressivebydesign]

145. Oh shit! THAT'S the leader of our Country? we're so screwed! n/t

[MadisonProgressive]

168. Thanks - I just got a new desktop background!

[MN ChimpH8R]

170. Jeebus Haploid Christ on a Unicycle!!

That is the stupidest expression I have ever seen on any human being (I use the term loosely)who wasn't trying really hard to look that dumb. He looks just like Graham Chapman from Monty Python in the Upper Class Twit of the Year Competition. Chapman's character ran over himself with a car in the skit. Chimpy should give it a try.

On further examination, look at those eyes :yoiks:. He's crazier than a needle-dicked bugfucker.

[yorkiemommie1]

199. the last person i saw that expression on....

was 4 years old.

[BrightKnight]

235. .

self-delete

posted dulicate in error

[BrightKnight]

236. Our fearless leader is looking very bushusuru.

The idiot Bushusurus every time he appears in public.

[Ian David]

241. That's My Bush!

One of these days, Laura... I'm gonna punch you in the face!

[regnaD kciN]

242. Yes, but where are Moe and Curley...?

Deer, meet headlights...

[CJCRANE]

196. Did anyone notice the Giant Dalek behind him?

I'm serious, look at the picture again.

[wordpix]

229. LMAO with tears running down my cheeks!

[truthisfreedom]

62. once again, bush caught without an exit strategy.

just goes to show you... the man never learns.

[Amonester]

68. The only exit strategy he ever learned is to always have

someone else come to the rescue of his personal screw-ups.

Who's gonna bail this total idiot out of his biggest (US Bankrupcy?) one now, the Chinese?

(nah... the Saudis?) Yuck. :puke:

[thefool_wa]

132. LOL!

NO EXIT STRATEGY! THAT's AWESOME!!

ROTFLMAO!!!

[Patsy Stone]

70. LOFL!

What a shmuck.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

71. watch the video link. . . please watch that video. It's a classic.

whatever you do, watch that video. It's HILARIOUS. the picture doesn't do it justice.

what a dumbass!!

[Kali]

77. How? which video? I can't make it work

wwhhhaaaa I wanna see the dummy!

[mrbassman03]

82. The video was posted above...

It's DIVX, so you should get VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) if you can't watch it.
There is a much lower quality video on the BBC website.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

83. i just clicked on the video button underneath the picture

at the link that the OP posted (bbc).

If youre running wireless though it may not work because it doesnt buffer right.

[Kali]

88. wireless ha!

thanks above I didn't see the bbc link - got it even though crappy on my slow-isn't-even-the-word dial up.

What a maroon. God what and embarassment.

[NYC Liberal]

143. crooksandliars has it now!

:)

[ClintonTyree]

74. Just another day in the life of our buffoon in chief.........

our great national embarrassment has three more years to impress the world with his poise, wit and wisdom. :eyes:

[PurpleChez]

75. * is now the deadliest cartoon character ever.

[Historic NY]

76. Good fodder for the Daily Show.......

idiot can't escape from his own press conference. :rofl:

Oh.....so sorry, I mean to escape.

[ThePopulist]

81. Typical Lame-Duck President

Does nothing and wings his way through everything. Cares nothing about cleaning up his mistakes and only cares about maintaining his image at all costs. Sounds like a sociopath to me.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

84. keep this kicked and recommended

the video is a classic.

[President Kerry]

85. Lame excuse. He's already been in Asia for about a week,

enough time to get over any jetlag he may have had before. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is our face to the world!

[NJCher]

186. notice how many times he pleads "jet lag"

He's always using that excuse. White House excuse writers: what's your problem!? Bushie needs some new excuses!




Cher

[wordpix]

231. good, they can keep him---but sure they don't want him

[NashVegas]

86. Why Couldn't He Have Just Barfed On Someone?

It would have been so much less embarrassing.

[neurochaos]

89. I would love for him to have that same experience when he gets back to the

White House...Just a bus ticket on the front steps with a sign that reads "don't let the door knob hit you, dumb-ass".

[Name removed]

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[SlavesandBulldozers]

92. dupe

self delete

[SlavesandBulldozers]

93. you really think it's no big deal?

thanks for sharing your opinion with us. I think he looks like a fucking idiot! HAHAHAHAHHA

[hidenorhair]

95. fill me in

Sorry. But to try to ignore idiot journalists who are always criticizing, all Presidents have done that. My issue was, what is the big deal with a door being locked when you try to leave somewhere? What am I missing?? Or is it just that it happened to him? I am sorry if I don't feel the urge to laugh my ass off.

[blue neen]

111. We do laugh at his stupidity here.

Lord knows his policies and his war aren't funny.

[neurochaos]

114. the big deal is...

that here we have the so-called leader (stolen election of 2000 & 2004) of the free world, on the world stage looking like a complete idiot, as usual. images mean things. and the image that is always portrait by him is one of buffoonery. and it reflects onto the american public. how can we put someone lacking intelligence in such an important position the rest of the world keeps asking. and look at what has happened over the last five years; 9-11, iraq war, cia leak, response to katrina and rita and wilma. and so much more. furthermore, your leaders should be smart, articulate and suave. not a clown like bush. but just like the rest of america, you'll come around and wake up. and yes, we have all pulled on a locked door before. but we are not the president and it doesn't happen to us all the time and not in front of the world.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

137. really all presidents have fled a foreign press pool and ran to a locked

door and tugged on it? Jesus I'm out of the loop.

[Kailassa]

167. A major world "leader" tried to run like a spoilt brat ...

out of an important press conference he had organised
because he couldn't handle answering one polite question.

So of course it's hilarious that the poor kiddie, who stole 2 elections so he could masquerade as a president,
could not even find his own way out of the room without making a fool of himself.

I'm not surprised you are trying to defend him though,
because in the process he was also making a fool of everybody who ever supported him.

[CJCRANE]

184. How many times

has Blair or Putin (for instance) fallen off a bicycle, choked on a pretzel or done any other kind of physical or verbal buffoonery?

Yes, that's right - none.

[vogonity]

100. I have been locked in or out before but...

I find that I have great success in exiting the room USING THE SAME DOOR I used coming into the room.

Welcome to DU

[yellowcanine]

96. Let me get this straight. Bush CUT AND RAN from reporters? How

humiliating for him. What a girlie man.

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[yellowcanine]

101. Whatever. It IS humiliating for Bush to look like he is running away and

then not even succeed. And he DOES care what people think about him, trust me.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

123. AWOL once, AWOL forever.

[darkmaestro019]

98. LOFL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh the ass this kicks. I needed a laugh like that. Now what, you coward? Did nobody ever tell you that running from your problems never solves anything?

May whatever gods there are bless, keep, and gift with good sex and taxfree money and a large beer whoever locked those doors.


:headbang:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

99. COMMENTS on AOL...

http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=557220&func=3&channel=News

Lots of comments, lost of responses...go to the URL above and start clicking...

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[Blue_Tires]

217. JFC.....it's like AOL got even dumber after i left 5 years ago

[FVZA_Colonel]

256. Christ, they make some of the people on the Yahoo! message boards look

smart.

[Joey Liberal]

102. We have a Moron in the White House n.t

[AuntieM1957]

104. Natalie was right - I'm ashamed he's from Texas, 2 nt

[AnneD]

220. Hold you head high

He is not a native Texan (LBJ was and so was Eisenhower). I think he was born in Connecticut. He is faux Texan-as phony as the Presidental vote count.

[amb123]

105. This is first truth the President has told in his entire Administration!

You can run but you can't hide, war criminal!

:evilgrin: :nopity:

[Dances with Cats]

106. Drunk again

n/t

[Barrett808]

116. It's hard not to hear his slurred speech as drunkenness. n/t

[Name removed]

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[BattyDem]

112. Newsworthy? Not really. Funny as hell?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DeaconBlues]

119. Silly me

I thought that having a moron's finger on the nuclear button was highly newsworthy.

[Catfight]

109. He's so curt and embarrassing with his rudeness to people. "have

you ever heard of jet lag? Well, good." I can't stand him as I'm sure others cannot, but to be rude in another country is unacceptable. He's been brought up wrong.

[JohnstownDEM]

110. honestly

...he makes the people of America look like a bunch of idiots. After the door wouldn't open, he just stood there like "shit. Now what?"

[DeaconBlues]

113. I doubt it will but

I hope this turns out to be the "attack bunny" or "throwing up on foreign emissaries" event of his presidency. He needs something that will cement his idiocy with the American public. But he's done so many stupid things that have just been forgotten, I highly doubt this will stick.

[Name removed]

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[DeaconBlues]

118. How 'bout an illegal war based on lies

Incriminating enough for ya?

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[Amonester]

124. ahh,,, buh-bye White phosphorus Antichrist enabler nt

:spray:

[kath]

131. ahh, good. That troll got tombstoned. Buh-bye.

[ailsagirl]

120. His expression reminds me of a comic's...

No dignity there. Never has been, never will be.

His handlers can protect him from only so much.

:puke:

[antonialee839]

125. What an arse.

[BrainRants]

130. Why did he cut and run from the door instead of resolving to walk through?

Couldn't he talk to his "higher father" to have him open the door for him?

What a tool.

[peekaloo]

133. I hear the 'Get Smart' theme music playing.

:rofl:

[stepnw1f]

136. B*sh Represents Right Wingers Only

Remember this! He is not American, instead he is Right Wingoloid.

[Initech]

138. So is it safe to say that Bush is back on the sauce?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[progressivebydesign]

146. He also had that coke-jaw going on again.

WTF is wrong with that guy? I mean.. yeah, we've all made stupid mistakes like that, I know i have BUT.. he ran out of ANOTHER press conference, was a smartass twit toward the press, then he makes that mistake.. then stands there like a deer in headlights for a moment, then tries to joke out of it. I'm most concerned with why he stood there motionless for a moment. He isn't well.

[The Animator]

139. I'm looking for the "Push to Open" sign

Melville's school for the gifted...

[OnyxCollie]

140. What an embarrassment.

He is a complete disgrace to the American people.

Regarding previous posts about encounters with locked doors: Yes, it is a common occurrence. It happens to everyone. No, it is not important. But it differs from Chevy Chase making a career out of Gerald Ford's stumble. What is significant it what it represents: an arrogant, stubborn asshole with a complete and utter lack of respect for anyone but himself, getting caught running away from any responsibilities or obligations the position of President of the United States demands. Or what being human demands. He has never faced any consequences for his actions, relying on his handlers to correct his mistakes and condone his improprieties. Well, it's time for him to put his big boy pants on. He needs to realize that "presidentin'" is indeed hard work, and Surprise! it's his job to get it done. Don't like the position anymore? Resign. You're not doing us any favors. He is about to receive his comeuppance quickly and with significant severity.

Karma. It's everywhere you're going to be.

[renate]

178. VERY nice!

"it's time for him to put his big boy pants on"
:rofl:
"Karma. It's everywhere you're going to be."
:thumbsup:
Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Amonester]

141. ** just showed a 'PREVIEW' of the way he'll look when

he'll go 'Knock on Heaven's Door' (?!?) :sarcasm:

[DesertRat]

142. Moran! n/t

[VegasWolf]

147. President Inspector Clouseau!!! aka Bush. nt

[catabryna]

148. Oh my gawd!

This was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time! If it were anyone else, I'd have to admit that he handled well what must have been to him (and us) a total embarrassment. No one knows how badly I needed a good laugh!

[Francine Frensky]

149. The censorship has begun: 99% of America will NEVER see this

IF a democrat did this, he would be history. IF we really had a "liberal" media, they would show this.

rove will make sure america doesn't see this.

[Barrett808]

151. Saw it on one of the major networks just now

Although they didn't really provide context.

[Francine Frensky]

154. Definitely NOT on headline news

they showed highlights of the "rest" of bush's day.

[Francine Frensky]

152. Isn't this more bizarre than the Dean scream?

funny how that was replayed ad nauseum.

[savemefromdumbya]

156. Lock the White House doors so he can't get in when he comes back

[gordianot]

157. This is a Parable for our times.

A vertible sign from Diety. George you can't say you didn't ask for it!

[MadisonProgressive]

162. ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY SAYS

the Chinese set him up to look like the fool that he is. They probably told him before hand to exit out that door and purposely locked it! That will teach dumbass to lecture other people on human rights and civil liberties!

[daleo]

166. Actually, that crossed my mind too

Maybe for all his religious talk regarding China.

[brainshrub]

165. Here's an image with a caption I just made:

Enjoy.



www.brainshrub.com/noexit

[nebula]

172. LOL, the moron-in-chief has another Kodak moment.

[brainshrub]

174. Should I leave the "No Exit" image, or not use any photoshop?

[Norrin Radd]

176. Your caption at the bottom is perfect. The "No Exit" sign

might cause people who haven't seen the video to doubt the pic.

[superconnected]

209. I think you should remove the "no exit" sign.

It gave me the impression the prez couldn't read it and it was really there. 2nd look told me it was photoshopped.

[jazzjunkysue]

202. Oscar! Emmy! Tony! Give this some kind of award!

Beautiful. It will make a great poster in '07.

[brainshrub]

204. Well, it may not win an emmy... but you can kick and nominate it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2266680&mesg_id=2266680

Thanks for your kind words. This is only the second time I've ever used PhotoShop for satire.

[superconnected]

208. *grin* that is great !

[dchill]

169. Bush is LAME at DUCKing questions.

[Broken_Hero]

175. What an idiot...

makes me wish Mickey Mouse was our prez, at least he could make kids smile, and laugh....

[Ganja Ninja]

185. "What an idiot"

Those three words should be carved on his tombstone.

[Hardrada]

177. That expression looks like something Ben Turpin

used to do only Shrub needs his eyes more crossed. The mugging is silent screen at its best. Too bad this guy can't do comedy full time and leave the executive power to others more qualified. (Not Cheney though).

[spooked]

183. The SCARY PART is how he STOOD AT ATTENTION waiting

for someone TO TELL HIM WHAT TO DO!

What a PUPPET PRESIDENT!!

[NJCher]

233. spooked

Your graphic reminds me of something I tried to do with the Chinese right after the disastrous Supreme Court decision to give bush the office.

I called representatives of Chinese toy manufacturers and tried to get them to make a bush puppet doll. They didn't get it then.

Bet they get it now.




Cher

[Nightwing]

187. How ANYONE could support this moron is beyond me

I'll never understand their foolishness in supporting a corrupt, idiot pResident for as long as they have.

Let's impeach this prick lest he continue to make fools of our great nation.

[NJCher]

189. more "fun with bush"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5411880




Cher

[TroubleMan]

191. What an ironic metaphor for Iraq.

He didn't have an exit strategy for the press conference either, and got stuck.

[malmapus]

193. Yup Repugs, there's your man who said he was going to bring

"honor and integrity back to the White House."

What a f---ing coward and idiot.

[Deja Q]

194. 'escape'?! This isn't dungeons and dragons!

[malmapus]

198. Dang, thought he could make that saving throw

Needs to work on his thief skills a little more, has got pick pocket down, but lock picking just isn't his forte.

[Buns_of_Fire]

195. "Stay the course," George! Walk right THROUGH that door!

C'mon. YOU know you can do it! Your WORSHIPPERS know you can do it! Just put on that good ol' determined MANLY-MAN look and crash right through that door like it was hot buttered Osama standing there. Surely you're not going to let some commie pinko DOOR stand between you and the Promised Land, are you? HELL, NO!!! So just take a deep breath and show 'em what A RIGHTEOUS GODLY PREZINT is made of!

We're counting on you, George! Don't let us down! :evilgrin:

[KansDem]

201. Jetlag? F*ck you, George!

"Jetlag" occurs when you're packed into a flying cattle car going half-way around the world. Ever tried to sleep sitting up and between two beefy linebacker types? Are you telling me that Air Force One doesn't have nice, comfy sleeping quarters, kind of like your bedroom in the White House? And full bathroom facilities including a shower?

Certainly the concept of a nap isn't lost on you, Mr. Prezzzident. :boring:

[jazzjunkysue]

203. Someone start a thread with this and the blue dress and the bikeride.

A nice photo montage of the leader of the free world and his "Nixon" trip to asia.

At least Nixon got china to let him in. Our leader lost support for the Iraq occupation.

[Gregorian]

205. This just in. (From a British forum)

Apparently, Mericans can barely use doors.

It was in jest, but suddenly I realized the reality of it. This man represents us.

How can we use this episode to explode the republicans out of this country?

Look, George can't handle a door. He certainly can't handle being president.

[alfredo]

210. They showed the footage on ABC's "The View." They had

a good laugh at his expense, both times they showed it. Starr Jones said her mother opined that if his brain was dynamite, he wouldn't have enough to blow his nose.

[dwp6577]

212. This loser is making it too easy...

to see him as the "dork" he really is. My 11 year old saw the clip this morning and "dork" was her 1 word comment...

OH MY GOD...He represents this country to the world!

[Sequoia]

213. Pull, push...let me outta here!

[OnyxCollie]

221. LOL Midvale School for the Gifted!

[DUBYASCREWEDUS]

214. From the look on that face

Want to bet he had to go the little boy's room again???

[Brooklyn Michael]

216. Oh, lordy, lordy, lordy....

I mean, forget about the policies, forget about the flaws of a pre-emptive war strategy, forget about the stolen election....That picture, and the video, are all any reasonably awake person who's paying attention needs to know about the president.

He's a boob.

[Blue_Tires]

218. that's why i like the BBC

only they would have the guts to report this

[Larry in KC]

219. He did NOT say "obviously"!

Watch the video. He very clearly says, "I was trying to escape. It didn't work."

What's the deal with the "obviously" the news reports insert into the second sentence? Was it to make him sound like he could connect thoughts? Doesn't everyone know by now that he can't?

[demo dutch]

222. Leave it up the the foreign media, our media doesn't cover this!

[Gregorian]

225. I think I just heard Johnnie Carson say something.

He said he wants to come back to life to make just one more skit.

[VaYallaDawg]

226. Probably didn't let Condi know he needed to pee.

[maximovich]

232. To Be President: Doesn't Matter If You Are Stupid...

just as long as you are a billionaire from a wealthy family. Buy your presidencey here...

Oh... and as long as you are a Republican the Ditto-heads will always vote for ya.

[Barrett808]

234. NYT FRONT PAGE, ABOVE THE FOLD

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/pageone/scan/index.html


Somebody really should archive this somewhere prominent.

[Lisa]

261. and to think I regretted the day when the NYT brought in color pics

Not anymore!

[norml]

237. It's not locked.

He's pulling on the push door.

[Maggie_May]

238. He is so far gone!

He can't answer questions off the cuff. We all know if he doesn't know the questions he won't know his rehearsed answers.

[Ian David]

240. CNN was just talking about how the bloggers are using these photos

"Don't give them any more fodder than they already have."

heh heh

Strategerie.

[Mr_Spock]

244. Poor Johnathan Jackass

:eyes:

[Tight_rope]

247. Such a moomoo!

[AgadorSparticus]

245. "Idiot" would be a compliment at this point.

:wow:

[Thom Little]

246. LOL

[pinniped]

249. Pathetic loser. This was the front page on the SF Chronicle.

I would use it to pick up my dog's crap if she were still around.

[cleofus1]

250. i understand...

these were the guys responsible for making sure the door was open...



obviously cronies...

[Massachusetts]

251. Door thwarts quick exit for Bush

Pathetic!

[Ensalada]

252. Call it "door-gate."

[melody]

254. President Exidor

>you seemed a little off your game

When has he ever been "on his game"?

[ticapnews]

255. "A Door vs. The Leader of the Free World... WHO YA GOT?!?!" (video)

The site GorillaMask.net hosts various clips of man vs. nature or animals fighting and asks visitors to guess which will win. As the webmaster here says: You have to be smarter than the door.

Just a warning...if you visit this site there are some ads that are NSFW (Not safe for work)
http://gorillamask.net/bushdoor.shtml

A direct link to the video
http://gorillamask.net/Media/bushdoor.wmv

[Barrett808]

262. So embarrassing to see this in the foreign press

What dupes they must think we are.

[Danieljay]

257. Someone should really start a museum....

You could make an entire museum out of his stupid moments. We could call it the George W Bush museum of Natural Idiocy.

[Lisa]

260. here you go! "Dubya Incidents"

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/incidents.shtml

[Barrett808]

266. Nice. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Lisa]

259. solution -- bring back the masking tape arrows he once used!

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-11-24/pols_feature.html

"Bush entered the small parlor on the first floor, following a path marked on the hardwood floor with masking tape and ending with a masking tape arrow that pointed to the podium before him."

[misseypea]

263. Funny Bush Pictures.....

are cracking me up! Hi everyone, I'm a regular lurker and very seldom post, but I had to ask.......is there a thread on DU that has more of these great pictures of Bush (and daddy)? It would be great to see a compilation of these on one thread. I need some more humor.

Thanks for all the great posts. I enjoy reading them all.

[Lisa]

267. there have actually been several threads over the past month ...

Some DUers collect images and post them on a semi-regular basis (because he's just so photogenic, there are always new ones!). Some especially good collections have been "Bush and the bald guys", and "Bush and the turkey". Stephanie often has some choice pics.

Here is the thread featuring photo-ops that went wrong! Enjoy.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=5360042

[misseypea]

268. Wonderful!

Thank you Lisa. That's exactly what I was looking for!

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

269. I've never laughed as hard in my life than at "Bush and the bald guys"

Once is amusing, twice is strange, but three, four, five, six times ... fantastic.

[demobrit]

265. The Photo Image of the year I think

[Eurobabe]

271. Whata FUCKING MORON!!!

This guy is on some major sauce...

[Endangered Specie]

272. Someone should photochop this with the Gary Larson cartoon

(the one for the school of the gifted, but the kid is pushing a door with a "pull" sign)

:evilgrin: