Bush posed in front of books.

[hiaasenrocks]

This pic was taken yesterday at Shrub's ranch as he signed something into law. Notice how they posed him in front of books -- part of the recent campaign to convince the public that this moron actually reads.

Does anyone else notice something strange about these books? They seem to have a shiny veneer about them. Almost like they're covered with plastic, and on some you can see little labels near the bottom...and...wait! Are these library books? Did Rove and the other handlers have to run to the library to get books to place on the shelves?

[tanyev]

1. That's what Laura does all day long!

She just can't keep herself from putting clear covers and labels on any book she sees. You can take the girl out of the library, but you can't take the library out of the girl.

[kskiska]

30. I read where she arranged them according to Dewey Decimal System

She's also a neat freak and is concerned about people disturbing vacuum lines on the rugs. Sounds like a case of OCD.

[LWolf]

33. As a former library tech,

that is true. I moved out of the library a few classes shy of my MLS, but I have 5,000 or so volumes at home, the primary consideration in shopping for a new house was available wall space for shelves, and my books are reasonably well organized. Except for the several hundred picture books, which my 5-year-old grandson rearranges on a daily basis, so that no particular title can be found when wanted.

I even have a bunch of books with labels on them; for my personal classroom library available to my students. Those are at work, though.

Do you think he actually reads any of them? Perhaps Laura has to read them and give him the cliff notes?

I remember when the Bush campaign was on for the 2000 selection. Many school librarians were convinced that school libraries would fare better under a * admin because of Laura. They've long since experienced a change of heart. :-(

[madokie]

38. With all the reading the shit stain does you know it keeps her

right busy, busy I tell you

[Snotcicles]

43. He couldn't stay long though because

being that close to them was giving him a rash.

[Lisa]

48. it's easy to keep a tidy library if nobody ever reads the books!

No need for shelf-reading, repairs, etc.

Just a bit of dusting, now and then.

[sasha031]

2. I am so impressed

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Third shelf up, r.h. side..... if you turn your head just right, you can

see the cover.... see??

[hiaasenrocks]

4. Yeah, it's a plant. n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. One would think.... wouldn't one?? I mean it's not about clearing

brush or imagined horse rides, prolly doesn't even cover going over the handlebars on a regular basis... :)

[hiaasenrocks]

8. On second thought, maybe he did "read" it....

From the amazon.com review:

"With more than 500 photos of flagship animal and plant species...."

He likes the pictures. :)

[Lisa]

50. kinda the opposite of clearing brush, actually!

Ecologists suspect that worldwide, most of the endangered species are vulnerable because of habitat destruction (deforestation, urbanization, and other human activities). And there's *, out there with his chainsaw destroying vegetation. Ironic, eh! (The endangered species which * is most likely to see on his spread is the golden-cheeked warbler, which actually needs old-growth "cedar" to build its nests.)



http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/gcw/

[0007]

11. Duh! What's your first clue?



[sasha031]

24. where did you get that, did you make it!

it's absolutely hilarious. :rofl:

[cmd]

6. You should see the card catalog!

Which shelf is My Pet Goat on?

[0007]

40. All books are on three cards.

[pretzel4gore]

7. milk fed ninny, writing down deep thots

Notice he starts writing 2/3rds down the page (we po folk use entire page, even magins sometimes! then we erase the script and reuse the paper! and after that, we recycle so a tree may not lose a limb!)
fukking idjit....

[ucmike]

10. someone should make him write 500 times

i will not spy on my fellow americans
i will not spy on my fellow americans
i will not spy on my fellow americans

[pretzel4gore]

16. hell start with 'I will not spy on me fellow americans'

but within a few sentances hell leave out the 'not' with a big smirk onface....as if he getting away with another murder....jeeesus! to think this guy's president usa....

[ucmike]

9. someone should investigate if the crawford library is missing books

or if whatever library laura worked for, is missing any of those titles.

[CoffeeCat]

12. We all know that Bush's favorites are on those shelves...

Look closely, and you can see:

My Pet Goat
Fascism For Dummies
The Stepford Wives
The Little Prince
Curious George Destroys a Nation
The Idiot's Guide to Riding a Bike

I'm sure that other DUers can spot other books too... :)

[robbedvoter]

17. The Little Prince? Nah, he wouldn't get THAT!

[CoffeeCat]

41. He would get it for the title, "The Little Prince"...

...then he would open the cover, start reading and then realize
it's a 'big people book.'

Then he would become confused by the big words and philosophy--and
go back to destroying the country.

[enki23]

13. that's probably (mostly) real. and probably their entire collection

enough said.

[Double T]

14. Is that the complete collection of 'Curious George' books.......

on the shelf behind the 'The king of ALL chimps'?? The books were probably taken out of the Crawford Library and never returned.

[CJCRANE]

15. Book on the right on second shelf down is

"MEGADIVERSITY".

The book is subtitled "Earth's Biologically Wealthiest Nations" (on Amazon).

Makes you wonder what he's got planned...

[robbedvoter]

18. By 4th shelf they ran out of actual books - put in binders - all the PDBs

W never got around to readin'...

[hang a left]

22. Rotfl

you funny

[ticapnews]

19. Books. Or as many of his right wing fundy friends call them: kindling.

Especially that Farenheit 451 book

[WyLoochka]

20. Could the blue books in sleeves

and binders be photo albums? I think the ones on the upper shelves are likely to be Laura's.

[CJCRANE]

23. I think they're something else...

think about it, what else would you put in plain packaging...?

[democrank]

21. Just neighborhood books confiscated by

Homeland Security.

[Straight Shooter]

25. Interesting that the gap in the books is right over his head.

For some reason, it just seems so appropriate. One empty space over another space.

I also believe that the thick item above his thick head is a videotape set of something, or else it's a chronicle of the Civil War. Which, as we all know, bush has never indicated any interest in the Civil War, except for attempting to start one in Iraq. (Here, too, it seems.)

[Scout1071]

26. You are correct. More of Rove trying to subtly convince us that Bush

is an intellectual.

What a joke.

[FlaGranny]

29. You don't get to be an intellectual by reading

skinny books like that, still in their original covers, too. Those look more like "how to" books.

[Scout1071]

39. You mean like "Presidenting for Dummies"?

:rofl:

[FlaGranny]

45. Ha!

"Presidenting for Dummies" should be on his #1 to read list.

[Avalux]

27. What's that big fat one in the middle, right over his head?

It's got some sort of landscape cover....looks vaguely familiar to me but I can't make it out.

[FlaGranny]

31. It looks like one of those Reader's Digest

condensed books.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

36. Auel, I think...

One of the Clan of the Cave Bear series. Of course my copy no longer has the paper cover BECAUSE I READ THE DAMN THING and it got ripped up. :)



On edit - that's not it.

[Occulus]

28. Some of those look like DVD cases. n/t

[OffWithTheirHeads]

32. Bush posing in front of Buuks

Is just like Bush posing in front of the military.
All under the heading "Stuf I nevr dun".

[Stephanie]

34. I think they're DVD's

they're awfully slim for books

[MurrayDelph]

35. The two green ones on the second shelf

(his ear is pointing to them)
are not only two copies of the same book, they have a library marking between
the name and publisher watermark.

[against all enemies]

37. A Bush event staged? Don't believe it.

[Contrary1]

42. Staged for sure.

He's pretending to sign, sitting in front of books he pretends to read.

If you look at the pic, you will see his signature is already on the
document about 8 inches above where he is "signing".

[countingbluecars]

44. The big space below his signature

is where he draws a picture.

[Buns_of_Fire]

46. Double-checking to see if he spelled his name right, maybe?

(I saved the photo and tried to zoom in with my photoediting software, but apparently they took the picture with just a low-enough resolution so that when I enlarge it, it just blurs the titles. Ah, well. Another one of life's great mysteries not to be solved -- by me, anyway... :shrug: )

[Lisa]

47. if you dust that E.O. Wilson book ("Megadiversity")

.... you won't find *'s fingerprints. I'd bet my next paycheck on it.

[Dr Fate]

49. Where is the "Left Behind" series? n/t

n/t