Can't get over the impression that Bush lookes iritated and annoyed

[patrice]

even when expressing compassion.

I do my double+ reality check on my impression and it still doesn't go away.

I'm not actually listening to him speak, TV with sound off, but I see it again in the KC Star this morning. I do not see the body language of compassion in the front page photograph. I try to make myself see it, but I just don't see one detail of the image that speaks of sharing THEIR/the other person's feelings. He probably has some experience that he thinks is how they feel, but his body language is way toooooooooo self-conscious, or maybe he's just preoccupied, of course. The picture just looks like a movie poster of what it is supposed to be about. I'd believe it if he'd go into NO and work on one of the labor gangs as a regular person, not a president.

Pardon my meandering.

Solidarity All.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. His beautiful mind really does not want to be bothered with all this dirty

stuff....annoying details are so....annoying!

[senseandsensibility]

15. Bingo!

Like mother, like son. They're both disgusting.

[philosophie_en_rose]

28. "Why aren't they happy to see me?"

He behaves as if people can eat whatever joy he expects them to feel in his presence.

[MnFats]

2. he does not like inconvenience. he does not like to be on camera...

...in situations where he is basically ignorant.
....he is not stupid but willfully ignorant. he has some inkling of how bad this is for him.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Well of course he is. He has to work. NOLA ruined his vacation.

[Bumblebee]

4. Wouldn't you be if you had to cut your 5-week vacation by 2 days?!

[donco6]

5. Bush Thought Bubble:

I gave up the last two days of my vacation for this? F*ck.

[RandiFan1290]

6. Give him a break would ya?

He lost 2 days of vacation!

:sarcasm: of course

[MADem]

7. You are not meandering, you are right on the mark

He is pissed because he and his thugs are NO LONGER CONTROLLING THE MESSAGE, and all of this bullshit he is doing is a lame, unsuccessful attempt to regain control, and it is not working, and he knows it.

The somnambulent media has awakened, and they are pissed. They are starting to realize how badly they have been used, conned, abused and made to be White House beeyatches...and they do not like it. Shame it took THEM so long, but better late than never, I suppose.

[patrice]

19. Classic symptoms of abuse, internalization of the oppressor!

Impotence, whining victims who can't think their way out of a wet paper bag.

We need more wymyn in charge of a few things.

[Old and In the Way]

8. The War pResident is becoming the Disaster pResident

The Master of Disaster...

[Quixote1818]

9. Body language is 70% of all communication

It's clear his heart is NOT in this and he is either feeling guilty or worried that people will figure out how his policies created this mess.

[patrice]

20. Indeed!! - Which fact then "necessitates" MEDICATION.

Many of us know what a robot that makes out of you.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. He thinks no one should question him. After all he's allowed to question

the actions of others. That's the interesting thing about being the pretzeldunce!

[kestrel91316]

11. He's mad because all this "prezidenting" is keeping him away from

his video games.

[patrice]

21. And bicycling.

. . . can't blame him for that . . . .

All work and no play, makes George a dull boy. Rove's little the-health-president script didn't work very well. George might be wondering who's in control of things now.

Things are not good; the guy behind the curtain seems to have laid him off.

[FormerRepublican]

12. Not only that, but he seriously thinks...

...he should not have to spend all this relief money on welfare babies from New Orleans.

Not to mention needing to disturb his life for the little people.

:puke: :puke:

What else do you expect from a sociopath?

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. Which is why he wants us little people to dig deep and donate.

:puke: How about you george? Care to pony up your personal tax cuts?

[godai]

13. It's the guilt of September 11...

now being added to by another disaster following a long vacation. Imagine having to live with knowing that the WTC vanished on your watch and now, NO is uninhabitable for months or longer. He can fake pathological confidence during his rare public appearances but he can't remove these images from his mind. It's so unfortunate that he wasn't replaced in the last election, to relieve his desire to somehow overcome his leadership failures by dangerous adventures like Iraq.

[livetohike]

16. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

Well said.

[patrice]

22. He is the SINGLE person who chose this War - like a King.

Imagine having all of those War-Dead in your head? That would be un-bearable for me.

SO MANY DEAD for what is basically are GREAT IMPROVEMENT in the Shia Strategic position between Iran and Iraq, which further destabilizes the Iraqi Sunni to become better friends of the Saudi Arabian Sunnis - all under the benevolent supervision of China, especially in its representative in the area - Iran.

[dchill]

14. "Irritated and annoyed?" - FINE

How many of us find him irritating and annoying - even when he's not actively trying to kill people?


*edited for typo

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

17. The longer he has this job

the more we see the real George. If you get the weekly radio address where you live, and haven't listened, try it. I'm certain he's reading and it comes across as though he is in a hurry to get somewhere else. As if spending a few minutes in true, honest communication with the citizens of the US is too much trouble for him. Which of course is exactly the situation. He'd rather spend his time posturing and rubbing elbows with other members of the monied and priveledged class. Some people say he comes across as a guy you could sit down and have a beer with. Truth is, in my opinion, he wouldn't be within a hundred miles of an average citizen if he had a choice in the matter........

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

18. The longer he has this job

the more we see the real George. If you get the weekly radio address where you live, and haven't listened, try it. I'm certain he's reading and it comes across as though he is in a hurry to get somewhere else. As if spending a few minutes in true, honest communication with the citizens of the US is too much trouble for him. Which of course is exactly the situation. He'd rather spend his time posturing and rubbing elbows with other members of the monied and priveledged class. Some people say he comes across as a guy you could sit down and have a beer with. Truth is, in my opinion, he wouldn't be within a hundred miles of an average citizen if he had a choice in the matter........

[cedahlia]

23. because he's a fucking petulant little brat

Waaaaaah! It's such HARD WORK being pwesident! You have to pretend like you CARE about people n'stuff. Pretending is hard work. x(

[wisteria]

24. he gives me the impression he is more concerned with his legacy. n/t

[liberal43110]

25. Yes, it's very obvious

His facial expressions and body language spoke volumes yesterday. He is uncomfortable and scared because he and his handlers are not in control of the situation and what is being reported. More importantly, he feels nothing but contempt for these poor, dirty, helpless people. Nothing but contempt. It was obvious to the entire world that this was nothing but a sham photo-op. But Bush's body language betrayed more than insincerity: he showed his open disgust for humanity.

[Cleita]

26. His vacation was ruined by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Cindy. n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

27. The mask is off

Bush doesn't have to pretend anymore.

Now we will get to see the real George Bush.

[lanlady]

29. the essence of Dubya

He wanted to be president only because he felt it was his birthright, not because he wanted to do the actual work of leading the country. There's not a shred of public service mindedness in him (or any other member of the Bush family as far as I can tell). Naturally he gets annoyed when he's forced to put on a mask of compassion to hide his contempt for the rest of us.

[Eloriel]

31. Maybe because he thinks like Chertoff?

DNC: Chertoff Blames Refugees and the Dead for Their Fate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4552525
Link: http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/09/chertoff_blames.php

CNN- FEMA director just blamed the people who "chose" to stay in NO
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4559560&mesg_id=4562193


And if he does, perhaps that adds more fuel to the fire of my theory:

***ATTN DU RESEARCHERS -- LIHOP/MIHOP evidence stacking up
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4588088&mesg_id=4588088