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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:24 AM
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Howard laughs off Bush's bald jibe

http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Howard-laughs-off-Bushs-bald-jibe/2006/05/18/1147545427520.html

Howard laughs off Bush's bald jibe

Prime Minister John Howard has laughed off a jibe by US President George W Bush about his baldness, pointing to similarly follicly-challenged members of the US administration.

Mr Bush told a White House news conference that the main difference between himself and the Australian leader was that Mr Howard "doesn't have any hair".

Mr Howard appears not to have taken it too personally.

"He actually re-ran that line in the cabinet room and we all laughed and I looked at (Vice-President) Dick Cheney and (intelligence chief) John Negroponte and (John) Snow, the Treasury secretary, and I said, George, I'm in good company," Mr Howard told reporte
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:29 AM
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1. Is it sad that that comment makes me like Howard a little??
Turned that nasty joke right around and threw it in the face of the Administration. I love it. :evilgrin:
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Generarth Donating Member (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:31 AM
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3. Please, please
he did no such thing. He's a toad, and an arse licker.
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:48 AM
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6. You may be right, but I saw his face when shrub said that...
Edited on Thu May-18-06 01:48 AM by Viva_La_Revolution
and he didn't look like he took it all that well.

I'm sure when he said what he did, they didn't take it so well either. Men are sooooo vain, especially sad little men on power trips. :evilgrin:
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Henny Penny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:06 AM
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12. mmm....
don't know too many other people that would describe Cheney, Snow and Negroponte as "good company..."

Still an interesting insight into Bush's "mind". It is bad enough that he made the joke once, but he thinks its worth repeating???

:puke:
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Julius Civitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:30 AM
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28. Bush has an OBSESSION with BALD MEN
Here's the evidence:

http://juliusblog.blogspot.com/2004_04_01_juliusblog_archive.html#108300556134138351
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AnneD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 11:52 AM
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30. Makes me wonder even more...
about Jeff Gannon. I am sure there is a twisted psychological reason for that.
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:29 AM
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2. And America's Long National Humiliation Continues
God's punishing us, you know. That's the only thing that explains it.

--p!
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KeepItReal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:33 AM
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5. "Disgrace" should now have a picture under it in Webster's
Dare I dream?
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:57 AM
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8. One other explanation...
There is no god and we've done this all to ourselves.
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Generarth Donating Member (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:32 AM
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4. he got that wrong
he's in bad company, not good.
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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:57 AM
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7. He tries to be clever...
...and thinks he's funny. He's clever like an 11 year old.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:58 AM
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9. the wit and wisdom of George Bush continue to inspire
:crazy:
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cassiepriam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 05:04 AM
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10. Bush's "jokes" are mostly of the put down variety. Hurtful.
Like all of the nicknames he gives others.
His way of exerting power and control over others,
and constantly building himself up, covering a deep
deep insecurity.
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:21 AM
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13. It's like having Don Rickles as president, only w/o the humanity. n/t
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:27 PM
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32. Yep, that's Bush. nt.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:55 PM
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35. His parents must
have run a number on him..putting down little george consistently. Why else would he have that personality quirk?
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cassiepriam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 02:53 PM
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37. Certainly does raise family of origin issues....
He is a very angry guy, all the "jokes" are hostile.

Why?

There are a number of possible family scenarios that could have contributed to all of this.
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deminks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:01 AM
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11. Smirky has a fetish for bald heads.
I would not be comfortable at all with him noticing anyone's baldness.

:yoiks:
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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:21 AM
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14. Hairless is better than Brainless. n/t
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:32 AM
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15. Barbara Bush sure fell short with teaching her son...
to never point out a persons physical shortcomings. It is the epitome of rudeness and lack of empathy. Hard to believe the president of this country does it to everyone. I guess I'm a hypocrite because I am guilty of pointing out how dumb and weird looking Bush is.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 07:01 AM
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16. Did he rub the bald head?
He likes to rub bald heads.
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Meldread Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 08:08 AM
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17. ...that is creepy.
Frankly, men with bald heads look like a penis with a face. :p
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dawgman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 08:50 AM
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21. wow, genetical predisposition and they are now penis'
pot, kettle talk amongst yourselves
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 11:39 AM
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29. oh!
:rofl: now THAT is funny!
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antonialee839 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 08:41 AM
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18. He's a mean, insecure, little
shit, and he takes great pleasure in putting other people down. What a nasty piece of work.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 08:45 AM
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19. Money is honey, my little sonny
And a rich man's "joke" is always funny.
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MetaTrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 08:49 AM
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20. As Scalia has shown, it's important to be able to laugh at yourself
Particularly when you're laughing in the face of the sheep whom you're planning to slaughter in your fascist regime.
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GreatCaesarsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 09:27 AM
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22. the bald joke was the least of it
didn't bush also make a joke about howard's general lack of good looks?

i can't find a transcript.
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Evergreen Emerald Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:19 AM
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23. The most powerful man in the world
has so little to say. And when he finally does say something it is...stupid. Good God he is representing us. I am so embarrassed.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:20 AM
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24. our president is a punk.
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Nye Bevan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:22 AM
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25. I have noticed that bald/balding men tend to be *extremely* sensitive
about their predicament.

So it's mean to make jokes about it.
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:28 AM
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26. Bush loves bald guys.


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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 10:29 AM
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27. If he called Howard a slaphead
then maybe Howard should have reciprocated by him Chimp to his face.
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 12:22 PM
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31. howard's very fortunate
that chuckle nuts didn't indulge his fetish of stroking bald heads.

chucklenuts is always @ the ready w/ a put-down; a derogatory nickname....what a petty, mean, nasty, little man.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:31 PM
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33. I don't see the big deal.
I'm bald, I joke like that all the time. I doubt most bald men would take it as an insult. This is really news? Do they report when Bush belches by mistake and laughs at it?

Our media... Sad.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 01:52 PM
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34. No, you're in
very sick "company".
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 02:44 PM
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36. Bush is such a Dick!
And the other Dick has all the real power. GAWD.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 06:15 PM
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38. Here's an interesting article
by Robert Parry on bush's "arrested development"..

Snips~

"Though many men are very sensitive about losing their hair, Bush seems to find their baldness a source of humor, a way to put them in their place.

At a press conference on Aug. 24, 2001, Bush called on a Texas reporter who had covered Bush as Texas governor. Bush said the young reporter was “a fine lad, fine lad,” drawing laughter from the national press corps.

The Texas reporter then began to ask his question, “You talked about the need to maintain technological …” But Bush interrupted the reporter to deliver his punch line:

“A little short on hair, but a fine lad. Yeah.”

As Bush joined in the snickering, the young reporter paused and acknowledged meekly, “I am losing some hair.”

Bush exhibits other physical alpha-male tendencies, such as when he greets another man by cupping his hand behind the man’s neck, a sign of both affection and control.

Bush also demonstrates who’s boss by assigning goofy nicknames"


Much more..
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/051706.html
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dalaigh lllama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-18-06 11:20 PM
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39. He should haave replied
Some people have more hair than wit.
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