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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:08 PM
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Proof Bush is less then 6 feet tall
Edited on Thu Nov-17-05 11:08 PM by DoYouEverWonder


Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the second man to our left in the picture.

Here's an article that references his height:


Lee Hsien Loong towers over most of his countrymen. But his height advantage isn't much help this morning in June at Singapore's new sports academy. The 6-foot Lee repeatedly tries to toss a ball through a hoop and misses. "I may have to come here for training," he jokes

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/articles/0,15114,684818,00.html


So since all the people in the picture are in a straight line, it is clear that Bush is shorter then PM Loong, therefore Bush must be shorter then 6 feet tall, even though he has claimed to be 6'3". Liar.
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Stand and Fight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:11 PM
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1. When has he claimed to be 6'3"?
I've heard him say he's 5'11", but never say that he's 6'3". Flame away.
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:24 PM
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10. I've seen a range of heights
but some of the references could have be for poppy who is taller.

Anyway, according to his 2001 medical he is 6'.

At his August 2001 physical, Bush was supposedly 6 feet 0 inches tall, and weighed 189.75 pounds. (Given that degree of precision in his weight, it probably represented his weight without clothes, or perhaps with a hospital gown.) At his physical the previous year, he weighed 194.5 pounds. His body fat was 14.5% in 2001, down from 19.94% the previous year
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:37 PM
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20. There's no way he's 6'0"
Kerry's not all that tall and Dubya's waaay shorter than Kerry.
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Stand and Fight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:27 PM
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29. I think Kerry is either 6'2" or 6'3"... n/t
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July Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:29 PM
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30. Yet according to his TANG records (the ones we have), he's 5'11."
And I'll point out as I always do, check out his shoes in any photo with a full body shot. He wears very thick soles, and he's probably got something inside the shoe to lift him, as well.

No way he's six feet tall.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 07:41 PM
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40. It must be nice to have a job that affords him the time to
work out a few hours a day, food prepped by the best chefs, etc, all so you can get your body fat down to 14%.

Geez, I still hate him.
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July Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:30 PM
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31. When have you heard him say that?
I've never heard or read that he's discussed his height.
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:11 PM
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2. LOL Why do you hate America?
:-)
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:12 PM
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3. Well his stature has been reduced significantly by the pResidency
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:13 PM
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4. i heard 6", but records show 5'11".. but media during debates
sure did manipulate the pictures and zoom lens to make sure you couldnt see kerry's height advantage
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carolinalady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:13 PM
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5. He is also not standing straight. n/t
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linazelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:19 PM
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7. He never does. nt
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Stand and Fight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:15 PM
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6. Do consider this though...
He's an ape and they tend to slouch somewhat and have bowed legs.... :rofl:
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Punkingal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:19 PM
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8. Bwahahahahaha!
Good one!!!!:rofl:
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:23 PM
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9. Check out the ankles...or hoof area.
There's something wrong with the beast.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:26 PM
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11. caught my attention too.
Is he like bow-legged? Did he have an accident? Why is he standing like that?
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:36 PM
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19. It's not just this photo. He's always like that.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:27 PM
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12. that woman is a teeny lady
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:27 PM
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13. Why the fixation on *s body?
:shrug:
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:29 PM
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14. Because there has been ongoing speculation
as to his real height and whether or not he wears lifts in his shoes. Just more proof that he's a liar.

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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:30 PM
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15. cause he is a liar, but seriously soemthing is wrong with his limbs
i have seen more pictures of arms and legs in angles arms and legs just dont go
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:30 PM
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16. 'cause it is a huge clue as to just how odd he is.
Seriously, isn't the mental state of the guy with the 'football' that sends 2000 nukes flying of more than passing interest?

Dimwitch is looking a little on the loopy side.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:33 PM
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17. I'll try again. There are two people in the photo that are out of place.
One of them is the diminutive woman in white, because she is really small and she is in white and she is a woman. The other one is the Chimperor.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:35 PM
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18. He has a warped body to go with his warped character
Edited on Thu Nov-17-05 11:37 PM by notsodumbhillbilly
and warped mentality. Another trifecta for Bloody George.
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 12:30 AM
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28. well, it's not like there's a mind to work with!
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RepublicanElephant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:39 PM
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21. he's tall in the saddle.
...or is it the pickup truck?
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Samurai_Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:42 PM
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22. His driver's license says 5'11"
And we all know that people lie on their driver's licenses about their height and weight.

Here it is:



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DrDebug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:36 PM
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36. Love that 000000000000005 part
Everybody has a high number of many digits except for George...
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Samurai_Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 11:35 PM
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47. They actually issued him a new number!
When he was governor of Texas. His old driver's license was expunged and a new license with a new number was issued. Guess he didn't want his DUIs and drug arrests from his 'youthful indiscretions' to have a paper trail. Oh, guess who did that for him, along with destroy his TANG records? His little own Harriett Miers.
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:23 PM
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41. he's shrinking! In 2000, his campaign team said he was 6'!
Edited on Fri Nov-18-05 08:24 PM by Lisa
In that Pelosi interview back in 2000, he did say himself that he was less than 6' tall, but not many people saw that clip. But his medical data claimed "72 inches" exactly, when he took office.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010804-2.html

Isn't it interesting that now that he doesn't have to campaign again, his official height has changed. Apparently there is some kind of psychological benefit to the "magic" 6' amount -- association with strength, power, maturity, etc.

I suppose it's possible that both numbers are correct and that this is due to the natural aging process -- but Bush is kind of young (only 59) and I don't think there's a history of bone disease in his family?




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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:43 PM
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23. Is he playing grabass with the man to his right? Or trying to hold his
hand?

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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 11:59 PM
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24. I was shocked when I heard Bush was 6 2 or something. Get us
a picture of him standing near poppy 30 years ago - before poppy would have started to shrink in size.
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Zen Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 12:08 AM
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25. I have heard he's 5'9". And that he wears lifts in his shoes/boots.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 12:11 AM
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26. He looks 5'9" in the photo
Natch, he'd lie about his height, and his penis, too.
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 12:28 AM
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27. I remember USA Weekend doing a "Tale of the Tape" with Gore and Bush
I'm pretty sure it said Bush was 6'2", and that he could run 3 miles alot faster than Gore.

I'd love to dig that up...
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July Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:32 PM
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34. No way.
OVER six foot? I don't believe it.
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StellaBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:31 PM
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32. I used to work in the Texas Governor's Mansion
When * was there. I think he is 6'.
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:32 PM
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33. I just pulled this image into Photoshop
and Loong is definitely at least 2" taller then W. Having a carpet with straight lines helps show the difference.

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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:36 PM
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35. No matter how tall he is ...
... it's still just a pile of dessicated elephant shit.
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dxstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 07:19 PM
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37. He's actually just a tiny little thing...
Amazing what they can do with CGI these days...
And amazing how much destruction wrought by such a small and sickly and obnoxious little bug...



President Evil Online
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 07:21 PM
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38. Eploiting more prejudices to make a point?
Oh, well :(
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:29 PM
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42. It has nothing to do with prejudices
Different groups of people have different attributes. It like saying most asian people have black hair or that most people from Iraq, Italy, Egypt and a lot of other places have brown eyes.

PM Loong caught my attention because he seemed unusually tall, even when compared to most people, Americans included, no less everyone in that picture who mostly happened to be asian.


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prescole Donating Member (416 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 07:39 PM
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39. But I thoght he was ten feet tall and farted cruise missiles out his ass!
Guess not. I do know his ten gallon hat has about 9 1/2 gallons of air in it.
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:41 PM
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43. Bush will probably claim that he's the shortest giant in the world
....or the tallest midget.
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:54 PM
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49. ...or the fattest "thin man"
Since he is always bragging about "going with his gut" even though he claims to be very fit!

(Wonder if he's ever read "The Phantom Tollbooth"? He reminds me a lot of one of the characters in another Norton Juster book, "The Dot and the Line" -- the untidy squiggle who is at first admired for being fun and spontaneous, but loses his attraction as soon as people figure out that he's neither intelligent nor creative.)
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DemonFighterLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:43 PM
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44. i'd say the knuckster is 5'9"
just a guess, but his peacocking makes him look a little bigger. The lifts and it appears that he is standing with his ankles tipped to add that little extra big man image.

I am 5'9 1/2" and call it 5'10" just to be bigger. But I am thick as a brick and 235 and maybe some body fat.
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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:47 PM
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45. I always knew Bush was not particularly tall.
He's claimed to be 6'3"??!:rofl:
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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 08:48 PM
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46. FDR wouldn't let them photograph him in his wheelchair....
... and Bush won't let them photograph him in his highchair.
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 11:43 PM
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48. Never mind his height...look at his posture and stance.
He is a mess.
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Neil Lisst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 04:59 PM
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50. I've looked up quite a bit on this topic, and he's maybe 5'10
The important thing is the way it impacts Junior.

He's always been the shorty in the Bush family. Dad and Jeff are taller, so is Neil. He has lied for years and said he's 6 feet tall. They even alter White House pix to make him appear taller.

I've seen a shot of he and Clinton together at the WH, and Clinton is easily 5 inches taller. I've seen the same shot after the WH altered it, with Bush almost as tall as Clinton. But you can look at their arms and see how much longer Bill's are than Bush's.

This stature thing is important because of what it says about Bush. He surrounds himself with Lilliputians for this very reason. His posse is all made up of Oompah Loompahs - Rice, Gonzalez, Miers, et al.
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