'How often does a leader of the free world come along…resembles a monkey…

[kskiska]

'How often does a leader of the free world come along who resembles a monkey in every particular?'

Five years ago, Steve Bell was still trying to draw Bush as a turkey. Then he spotted a decidedly simian pout ...

Steve Bell

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Drawing him as a monkey, however, worked a treat. His four hands enabled him to get up to all sorts of interesting tricks, and also somehow fitted his awkward way with words. I drew a sequence of "Hail to the Chimp" strips to coincide with his inauguration in early January 2001. He still seemed fairly harmless and I was preoccupied with the run-up to our own general election so I didn't give Bush a lot more thought. In April 2001 there was an international crisis when an American spy plane was forced down over China. Having grabbed pictures off the TV news, I picked up on a three-frame sequence of Bush approaching a podium. There was something about the way he held his arms as he walked up; then, as he faced the cameras, his mouth formed into a distinct pout. He moved like a chimp, walked like a chimp and even talked like a chimp. This was no play acting; George Bush actually was a chimp.

A few weeks later in May I watched his arrival in Spain, on his first ever visit to Europe. As he descended the steps from Air Force One, I knew that Bush the monkey was here to stay. Unfortunately the cuteness didn't last long. As his aggressive monomania increased, so too did his weird monkey pout. Some have written complaining that my depiction lacks subtlety and fails to convey his unique qualities and depth of character as a politician. I reply that I would be failing in my duty if I refused to acknowledge his unique qualities as a chimpanzee, for how often does a leader of the free world come along who resembles a monkey in every particular? Depth of character requires complexity, even contradiction. Bush betrays no such doubts or uncertainties. His confidence in his line of communication with the Almighty is total for the very simple reason that he knows he is God, and that is his most chimp-like feature.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1665932,00.html

[sam sarrha]

1. that and an IQ of 90

[Selteri]

2. That really brings a smile to my face.

Now there is one thing I'd like yo see that would bring a bigger smile to my face, him being impeached and shipped off to the hague to face trial for crimes against humanity.