Would you have your picture taken with Bush?

Let's say you were going to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for saving a bus load of school children that crashed into a ravine. You are a national sensation and hero. You are called to Capitol Hill to be presented an award by Bush. Would you accept it from Bush? Would you have your picture taken with him?

Wouldn't accept it from him, no picture taken. And I'd hold a press conference to say exactly why.

And if, by some misfortune, I was placed in a circumstance where the Chimperor attempted to pat me on the back or place his hands on me in some other fashion, I'd break his fucking arm and claim self-defense. He can keep his filthy hands to himself.

time breaking his arm. :D

How in the heck could I in good conscience? Let them come up with some lame cover story to save face, but I would say HELL NO.

him.

If I deserved the Medal of Freedom, yet I would take it from him--- and wink at you all.

she was stopped at a drive-by when Bush 1 was in office. He came out to shake hands for a photo-op. When he came near my mother, she turned her back. (Of course, you get arrested for that now.)

(in the Enlightened Place, where all are at Peace).

I just said a "thank you" to her, Coffeenap.

your mother in heaven on my behalf: :yourock:

honor.

I would say yes, but I would make some sort of anti-bush statement during or after the ceremony while I had the press's ear.
The impact of THAT would be greater than just refusing the award.

wouldn't miss it for the world

n/t

How many would it take?

One second before the camera snaps the picture, I'd grab his hand and shove it in my pants. (looking aghast)

was damn funny! :) I'd pay to see that!

I laughed so hard, I think I broke a rib!!!!

Now that would be a proud moment.

Being that I'm an American with a penis, I often fantasize about being a quarterback winning a Super Bowl on the last play of the game (I know I'm not alone here).

Anyhow, I elaborated on this fantasy a little and started thinking about what I would do when I went to the White House to get my congratulations. I decided that my course of action would be that when Bush walked along the line of players to shake each of their hands, I would either turn my back to him or look him in the eye and put my hand in my pocket.

On a similar note, I have always thought that it would be a powerful gesture for some (or all...a guy can dream) Democrats turning their backs to the podium during the State of the Union address. Or even walking out.

The Repukes have already done that one . . . On Clinton . . .

It's amazing how relative "respect" is when your guy is president.

I am still in disbelief over exactly how lying about a blowjob is an impeachable offense while lying about why 1,500 troops and 100,000 Iraqis are dead is "ends justifying the means."

I would love to have the chance to get that close to Bush to give him a piece of my mind!

I would happily pose for my photo while flashing the devil sign behind his head, then turn to him and call him a lying sack of shit who has brought shame to our country right to his ugly face.

Sigh, a gal can dream, can't she???? :)

I'd find some way to turn the situation into a public protest against Bush.

You know, in Old America I think you could have probably done that to a President and gotten away with it because it is a Free Speech issue and you haven't harmed him.

But in Imperial Amerika, just for daring to call the Noble and Godly Fuhrer a Cowardly Tyrannical Monster to his face would likely get you a minimum of 3 months and probably more like 3 years.

Totalitarian Nations sicken me. Ours is no exception.

If I was offered an award, I would accept it, and take the opportunity to scream some diatribe about his evil policies in front of the cameras.

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Peace.

And No.

I'd probably get charged with something, but I think it would be worth it.

my neighbors let their dogs poop in my yard everyday, so I can always pose with a pile of dogshit, and get the same results as posing with the president.

Anyone on here that would take a picture with bush please leave now.

are the ones that went into the booth to pull his lever.
Gotta copy?

Spelling Bee in '02. She said she didn't want to meet him if she won and wouldn't shake his hand. I supported her on that. A good number of the children got up and walked out during Laura's pre taped speech.

:hi:

ass.

then I would accept it. Even if he never got sworn in as President, he was the candidate who won the vote of the people in 2000.

One good deed after another!

I would go and turn my back on him in front of the cameras.

When GWB was governor of Texas, he gave the commencement address when my wife got her BA at a liberal arts school in Texas. When she walked across the stage to shake his hand (we still have the photo), she said to him, "say something nice about atheists in your next speech. Heh. Interestingly, in his next speech he said something like, "blah blah, to people of all different faiths and to people of no faith at all."

I would get on my knees and kiss his ass. Get a picture of that.

That is what he expects us to do.

hell Yeah! Otherwise nope.

I'd respectfully request that he not be allowed to even touch me.

But seriously -- I would actually feel more inclined to issue a statement declining the award, with thanks. Adding that I was not deserving of a medal, since I was only doing what would be natural for any citizen in a crisis where lives were in danger -- rather than sitting around reading a book, say, and waiting for somebody else to do something.

Too subtle?

For some years, I had the pic on the wall - me and the President. Now it is in the closet. I take no pride now in standing next to the criminal.

I would not voluntarily have my pic taken with his idiot son. I see them as enemies of my country. I see them as mafia.

If we were passing the bong, and someone said, "SMILE".

I would never let myself be used as a prop for fascism.

I want nothing to do with these creatures at all.

him a pretzel, if you know what I mean.