Vindictive, petulant asshole cowboy 'til the end......

[marmar]

via ThinkProgress:



Vindictive Bush Gives Australian Prime Minister A ‘Frosty Reception’ At G20 Summit»

During a telephone call last month, President Bush told Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that he thought the global financial crisis ought to be handled within the G7 framework. But Rudd advised that the plan was “out of touch” and that it “made no sense…to take action on the crisis without engaging China.”

Instead, Rudd insisted that the best response should involve the broader G20 — which includes China — in order to harness China’s role as an emerging economic power and “to prevent the Chinese using the global crisis to make political points about the failure of Western capitalism.” But according to The Australian newspaper, Bush had no idea what the G20 was:

After the President explained the pressure from Europe for a G7-brokered action on supporting the credit sector and reforming regulation, Rudd immediately insisted the G20 was the solution.

Rudd was then stunned to hear Bush say: “What’s the G20?”

Indeed, Rudd’s view prevailed, as the G20 met in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, vowing to work together to solve the world’s economic woes. While both Rudd and the White House denied that Bush had expressed ignorance of the G20, it seems Bush may have seized a payback opportunity for the alleged leak:

First there was the cool personal reception — now Kevin Rudd has been left out of the official White House photograph album.

Snaps on the White House website show George W Bush greeting 17 world leaders at the weekend G20 summit.

But his photo with Mr Rudd, who received a visibly frosty reception from the President, has somehow gone missing. The move appears to confirm a presidential snub of Mr Rudd over the leaking of a phone conversation he had with Mr Bush.

Only one other leader was left out of the White House photos: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. But even the photo of Bush cozying up to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made the cut.

Even in times of great global economic calamity, Bush is able to demonstrate that his cowboy diplomacy will never die.


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/17/rudd-bush-g20/

[Kali]

1. Please, it's FAKE cowboy.

I know cowboys and boosh isn't even close enough to be the shit on the bottom of their boots.

[CBGLuthier]

3. We called them goat ropers

Although I doubt he even would qualify for that.

[amdezurik]

4. yuppers, just a NE born fake

at all levels. The ONLY reason Poopy Bush "moved" to Texas (just a motel room for a long, long time after all) was to evade taxes. The whole family is made up of thieves liars and fools.

[madmom]

13. Cardboard cowboy!

[melonkali]

14. "Cowboy" W's fear of horses has been an international joke.

When Putin came to visit W's ranch, Putin said he looked forward to riding horses. W had to explain there were no horses on his "ranch". Then the Prez of Mexico (Fox) invited W down to Mexico, and brought out horses from a stable for them to go riding together -- again, Cowboy W had to beg out 'cause he can't ride. When W first moved to Crawford, Texas, the citizens of the town gave him a gift: an expensive hand-crafted saddle. Again, W . . . .

Not saying that horsemanship is a criterion for statesmanship -- but it IS a criterion for any self-titled "cowboy" or "rancher".

Now as for statesmanship and horsemanship -- I kind of suspect if Clinton had gone down to Mexico and Fox had brought out the horses, even if The Big Dawg had never ridden a horse in his life, he'd have given it an amiable try, out of simple courtesy, and made an enjoyable photo-op out of the situation -- proving that what he lacked in skill, he made up for in "cajones".

[Kali]

18. He is such an embarrassment. I am SO glad it is over.

Even if Obama fails completely to get us to solve ANY problems, just his grace and speaking abilities will be such an improvement that EVERYTHING already seems better!

[achtung_circus]

20. More

horseshit (or bullshit) on the inside of the boots that there ever was on the outside.

[Botany]

2. Just like the French tried to warn us before Iraq it looks like Rudd/Australia

are trying to make the idiot King understand the new world's economy
and are getting the cold shoulder.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. "Vindictive, petulant asshole cowboy" That's beautiful! n/t

[indepat]

7. Waxing poetic indeed

:D

[Crankie Avalon]

6. Eight years as president and the guy STILL has no knowledge base. nt

[bdamomma]

8. I bet those leaders were glad to know they will not have to meet

with this stupid man again.

[Eurobabe]

10. got that right. the adults are back in charge.

OOOOhhh I can't STAND that stupid asshole Bush. :nuke: :nuke:

[bdamomma]

15. and I am sure bushie boy was drinking that nite of G20 dinner too.

did anyone catch that stupid and vile man toasting the other leaders.

[Eurobabe]

9. Bush-fucker can't wait to pawn this mess off on PE Obama

NMP. NOT MY PROBLEM.

Bush's motto for his entire miserable failure of a life. History MUST be unkind to this evil shithead.

:nuke: :nuke:

[EFerrari]

17. Obama will be embraced by the world community

who is counting down just like we are. He'll be fine! :)

[lpbk2713]

11. That phony SOB.

January 20 can't get here soon enough to suit me.

[malaise]

12. Damn he's sickening

Bravo Kevin Rudd

[malaise]

16. Rudd is on CSPan 1 now

dealing with this.

[StreetKnowledge]

19. What happens when Bush meets a guy with a brain

Is this. :)

Way to go Kevin Rudd. :)