• February 14, 2012

What is up here? George Bush is not shaking anybody’s hand, nobody’s shaking his hand, it is an international diplomatic crisis! It will be nice to have a President whom the leaders of other nations do not find so physically revolting they can’t stand to touch him briefly. [YouTube]

{ 70 comments }

tacdab November 20, 2008 at 9:12 am

Maybe it’s his choice, because he forgot to bring his hand sanitizer.

Serolf Divad November 20, 2008 at 9:13 am

I heard that at the G20 summit lunchroom he sat alone at at table off in the corner and hardly looked up from his plate as he ate his cheeseburger and tater tots.

Deepthroat November 20, 2008 at 9:14 am

What? No toungue action from Merkel?

freakishlystrong November 20, 2008 at 9:15 am

“Yo Blair!” He’s an embarrassment and a criminal, and a fratboy, which is his biggest flaw.

Deepthroat November 20, 2008 at 9:15 am

*or tongue even*

mattbolt November 20, 2008 at 9:16 am

I AM A SERIOUS JOURNALIST, I USED THE GOOGLE, LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND, ARE YOU READY

mattbolt November 20, 2008 at 9:18 am

Holy shit, 2,500,000 results for Bush + Bully? Let’s see what else the google can tell us!

“Results 1 – 10 of about 2,490,000 for bush truck nuts.”

Bush is as much of a bully as he is a TRUCK NUTZ fan! CALL CNN!

Lazy Media November 20, 2008 at 9:18 am

Nobody wants failure cooties.

dano November 20, 2008 at 9:18 am

[re=181868]Serolf Divad[/re]: Bush is like that guy in high school that dropped an easy pass and lost the state championship. He should get used to his new pariah status. I guess he can always go to South America or Dubai.

memzilla November 20, 2008 at 9:19 am

His Mantle of Fail ™ may have finally penetrated his awareness — look at his slump shouldered posture.

Plus, no one wants to catch whatever contagion he has.

TheMac November 20, 2008 at 9:21 am

There will line up to rub Obama inappropriately.

Gob November 20, 2008 at 9:25 am

“This may be a case of what goes around comes around. Or maybe not.”

This may be a case of filling a 24 hour news hole with ridiculous crap. Almost certainly.

mattbolt November 20, 2008 at 9:25 am

Bush’s presidency lately has been like that last few days of school when you’ve already gotten your report card so there’s nothing to really strive for and all you do is goof off and play hooky.

WadISay November 20, 2008 at 9:25 am

C’mon peoples, he’s trying to figure out how many other things he can goof up in 60 days.

p-Sludge ofTheElves November 20, 2008 at 9:25 am

Welcome G20 Ladies & Germs- oh, looks like some of you I haven’t infected yet…

A Geek Tragedy November 20, 2008 at 9:25 am

The best thing is Lula, right behind him, rubbing it in with double handed shakes, and just-short-of-a-hug arm touches. Even Burlusconi loves the Brazilian commie and hates George.

monty November 20, 2008 at 9:27 am

hes prolly lucky they didnt take him in the bathroom and beat the shit outta him

hockeymom November 20, 2008 at 9:28 am

I wonder if CNN is encouraging their anchors to go slightly rogue in an effort to cut into the MSNBC/FOX base..figuring doing the news straight is too boring.

kudzu November 20, 2008 at 9:28 am

[re=181867]tacdab[/re]: I doubt it. The body language of all those people suggests they’re actually looking forward to greeting each other. Bush is politely being ignored and he’s doing the same. I don’t think he wanted to greet anybody–he’s probably sick of the whole thing–and the feeling seemed to be reciprocal.

dumbdumbbullet November 20, 2008 at 9:30 am

Bush had already personally welcomed every one of these leaders earlier in the day, but it was the first time they met each other on this occasion. Let’s just hope they sanitized their hands after shaking W’s or we’ll have cooties pandemic on our hands!

coolcatdaddy November 20, 2008 at 9:36 am

[re=181890]monty[/re]: This _is_ the diplomatic equivalent of taking someone to the bathroom and beating the shit out of them.

Come here a minute November 20, 2008 at 9:37 am

Bush is the most popular person in the world, because there are over 82 million hits for “bush love”.

Pale Rider November 20, 2008 at 9:44 am

Damn CNN for ruining a perfectly delightful display of public awkwardness.

gambypants November 20, 2008 at 9:46 am

now that Barry is president elect, i.e., as popular as Michael Jackson and Fanta in Europe, George is just another dumb American in line to see the Mona Lisa.

http://www.charlietueats.com

p-Sludge ofTheElves November 20, 2008 at 9:47 am

They hurt Bush’s feelings when they said they didn’t trust him.
He’s going to send them all transcripts.

Servo November 20, 2008 at 9:50 am

He’s like the loser brother-in-law that has over-stayed his welcome.

Origami November 20, 2008 at 9:55 am

I dunno, maybe if CNN replayed it for a 14th time I would be able to tell how other world leaders hate our lil’ Bush.

sanantonerose November 20, 2008 at 10:01 am

They all know he didn’t wash his hands after his bathroom break. Merkel included.

twingonaut November 20, 2008 at 10:03 am

I thought nothing would ever make me feel bad for the guy…

honore de ballsack November 20, 2008 at 10:07 am

This fills me with a happy morning feeling. Much better than waking up w/o a hangover and a dry bed.

kimbongil November 20, 2008 at 10:08 am

Lepers get more love and physical contact

Servo November 20, 2008 at 10:09 am

He just came from a double-header with Dick Cheney…and he’s outta Stetson.

Guitar_Guy November 20, 2008 at 10:15 am

I thought that was very odd. It’s like all the other leaders had a private meeting prior and conspired to diss Bush. Even though I detest the man, to me that showed no class on the part of the other members.

answerbird November 20, 2008 at 10:17 am

[re=181901]Come here a minute[/re]: I am more of a breast man myself.

answerbird November 20, 2008 at 10:19 am

Bush is just afraid that one of the leaders is going to throw a hood over his head and hual him back to the Hague to try him for war crimes in the World Court.

Miller November 20, 2008 at 10:20 am

I guess they got tired of the one too many vaguely racist nicknames. I think this might be blowback from the fact that Australia’s PM Rudd let slip that Bush didn’t even know there was a G20. If he can’t even remember their secret club, then he doesn’t get any high fives.

http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/

Kinbote November 20, 2008 at 10:23 am

Two more months of this, and unless he’s doing bong rips every half hour, every waking moment a living nightmare. Behold W’s personal hell. How delicious.

Doc Gerbil November 20, 2008 at 10:26 am

Even that german broad wanted no part of W. After that swell neck rub last year she should at least gave him a little bit of lovin’.

I almost feel bad for the shrub, maybe if they lined up several thousand US citizens and all subjected him to the same treatment…

Naw! Fuck ‘im.

Dave J. November 20, 2008 at 10:28 am

What’s even worse: we’re the goddam HOST COUNTRY for this thing! Man, is he that much of a pariah that super-polite Europeans won’t even shake their host’s hand? Wow.

answerbird November 20, 2008 at 10:37 am

[re=181964]Dave J.[/re]: They are all in the tank for Obama.

Ted Perino November 20, 2008 at 10:44 am

It’s like when you are in the grocery store, and out of the corner of your eye you see the lady whose cat you ran over or the Girl Scout whose cookies you stole — or maybe the guy whose son you accidentally water-boarded.

Sarjo November 20, 2008 at 10:52 am

I think those other kids are mean! My mom taught me to be nice even to the class dummy. Also, HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT AMERICA, you terrorist bastards?

masterdebater November 20, 2008 at 10:54 am

If they hate our President, maybe we should just nuke ‘em. No, wait, then we would have to nuke ourselves because we hate him…what to do, what to do? Maybe just a nice quiet war crimes trial.

NoWireHangers November 20, 2008 at 10:56 am

[re=181870]Deepthroat[/re]: I wish Merkel would punch W in the face. Just once. For old times’ sake.

Deepthroat November 20, 2008 at 11:00 am

NoWireHangers: Do you think his head would pop like a balloon? Or maybe there’s confetti and candy inside like a pinata?

Mel_David November 20, 2008 at 11:01 am

[re=181875]mattbolt[/re]: Yay trucknutz! I googled “Bush” and “kitten” and got 3.9 million hits. So apparently Bush is/loves [a] kitten[s], even more than he is a bully.

Then again, I googled “Bush” and “bully” and got over 6 million hits, so I don’t know what off-brand Shitty Google Rick Sanchez is using.

Min November 20, 2008 at 11:04 am

Maybe he’s worried about all the handbuzzers that were included in the G20 Summit swag bag.

proudcitizen November 20, 2008 at 11:06 am

Bush is a miserable motherfucker and I wish the G19 had pants him during the photo shoot.

Monkey November 20, 2008 at 11:15 am

Cesar does not allow the underlings to touch him except upon penalty of death.

NoWireHangers November 20, 2008 at 11:42 am

[re=181998]Deepthroat[/re]: A pinata filled with shredded bits of the Constitution. Or maybe he’d just pop back up like one of these:
http://www.newpassage.com/products/img/bush_bushbop.jpg

donner_froh November 20, 2008 at 11:49 am

[re=181887]A Geek Tragedy[/re]: Watching the video a couple of times–Lula is really into it. Not only the big double handshake, pawing a few people but he is so geeked to be there that he almost pulls Merkel off her perch.

OffTheRecord November 20, 2008 at 11:52 am

Harper would have shook Bush’s hand cause he lurves him. Too bad Steve was stuck at the end of the second row because nobody cares about Canada.

natteringnaybob November 20, 2008 at 11:59 am

What a miserable prick. I just hope he doesn’t pull a Martin Sheen at the end of “The Dead Zone” on January 19.

Aurelio November 20, 2008 at 12:00 pm

When a bunch of heads of state, all of whom know the taste of shoe polish, won’t shake someone’s hand, you know he’s got the cooties.

trondant November 20, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Shunning is perfectly appropriate here. Of course, it would work if Bush actually had any shame or self-awareness. Also.

PigeonPoop November 20, 2008 at 12:14 pm

That’s funny on so many levels.

2 more months, 2 more months, 2 more months…………..

p-Sludge ofTheElves November 20, 2008 at 12:31 pm

What can W do to rehabilitate his image? He’s already a born-aginner. Maybe now he’ll become a liberal. Write a new-age book or something. Join Al Gore’s traveling show.

SlouchingTowardsWasilla November 20, 2008 at 12:35 pm

I heard that he used to have the best blow, but now its just all stepped on.

Kev-O-Tron November 20, 2008 at 12:55 pm

I would have stink palmed that motherfucker.

regisgoat November 20, 2008 at 12:56 pm

It’s because he used to use “the french tickle” during diplomatic handshakes, and they’re wise to it, and do not like it.

restlessleg November 20, 2008 at 1:06 pm

He never offered his hand and they never even acknowledged his presence. Total ice-out. Unbelievable. I could watch that clip all day!

Pat Pending November 20, 2008 at 2:13 pm

Google the term ‘Failing Upward’ and Bush’s name always comes up first. It’s pretty amazing how this boob has failed at EVERYTHING and yet… there he is again! What WILL he fail at next?

What must it be like, looking like an idiot over and over and over, in print, radio, TV, the intertubes? How do you do it? How does it happen? Does Poppy really hate him that much? Or is it more like minions flocking around him because you can make a bunch of coin off telling him how great he is? Then you cut-and-run just before it gets too ugly?

MilitantAgnostic November 20, 2008 at 3:01 pm

Any more of these meetings any time soon? Because if somebody stuck a leg out and sent him sprawling and they all laughed, it would be the bestest Christmas ever.

TGY November 20, 2008 at 3:10 pm

UR DRUKN!

asoko November 20, 2008 at 7:17 pm

I just watched the news channel CNN and the journalist Jeanne Moos debunked your little liberal propaganda. Dubya shook hands before this apparition.

Apology accepted – leftards.

glamourdammerung November 20, 2008 at 8:22 pm

[re=182725]asoko[/re]: “Apology accepted – leftards.”

I am sorry you have a large, obvious chip on your shoulder?

Get over it.

messickc (ROLL TIDE!) November 20, 2008 at 8:56 pm

Well, I myself am one of these so-called “leftards,” and proudly so.

However, being the host, Bush had already shaken hands with all the other 19 people as they arrived. As is customary, heads of state only shake hands once– bush had already greeted the other 19– they were simply greeting themselves.

This video was taken out of context, and if you look closely you can see he does indeed interact with a couple people.

Though that doesn’t take away the fact that he still is a much hated, ignorant douchebag.

wickedlittledoll November 20, 2008 at 9:57 pm

Silly me, I thought it was part of the No Bully Zone they implemented at the summit.
http://democralypsenow.blogspot.com/

TheMac November 20, 2008 at 11:09 pm

[re=182725]asoko[/re]: Oh, ho ho. Quite the craft devils they are over at CNN!

Thanks, for the important update that completely sheds 8 years of serious douchery on the part of the president in a completely new light!

erlybird November 21, 2008 at 10:06 pm

Another example of media manipulation.Watch the whole video at CNN.HE had already greeted everyone earlier at the opening of the meeting with open arms from everyone.Just another example of not getting the whole story and sorry to say I voted for the douchbag.

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