PHOTO: "Looky here, I gotta boo-boo too, soldier. Heh heh heh! Heh heh!"

President Bush makes a few remarks after visiting wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center, Sunday Jan. 1, 2006, in San Antonio, Texas. He has a cut on the left side of his forehead from cutting down brush on his ranch and joked to the soldiers that he, too, was injured.

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'It's HARD WORK doing your tie up after a bender.'

Chainsaw, So I'd wager those terrurist trees are in their last throes heh heh heh.

What a JACKASS...

But I suppose as the commander-in-chimp during wartime, someone will put him in for the purple heart.

"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

He's visiting soldiers who've been wounded in combat, and he's bitching and complaining about a cut he got on his forehead, and saying he's injured?

I am not a soldier, but if I was, I would have found that truly insulting.

Look at the expressions on the faces of the two women. Boredom, at best and, more likely, sheer disgust.

He once bragged to his professor at Harvard Business School about using his Daddy's name to get out of the Vietnam War.

He was so gung-ho, ra-ra for the Vietnam War, and yet he was not willing to go.

The people he visited with today did go into combat for their country (unlike him) and he's complaining about an injury he got on his ranch?

I almost feel the need to puke right about now.

wounded soldiers.

And I thought his laughing at the woman who said she worked three jobs to take care of her disabled child was bad. Shit.

Well, he probably disgusted everyone in the room.

But what do you expect from a fucking sociopath?

It's gotta be about HIM!!! No matter where he is or what he's doing, Junior must have the attention focused on himself!

He's a fucking pathological narcissist, folks! He's incapable of merely being an audience or observer.

Let's review ...

It's not curable! He's fucking bonkers! He's dangerous!
Hell ... how often must he demonstrate the same pathology for folks to get it??

Let's just tally the symptoms inherent in his behavior at Brooks ...
1. self-importance - his small scratch merits attention, even among amputees and massive burn victims.
2. "special" - the usual courtesies and compassion don't apply to him
4. admiration - even though clearing brush is something done by minimum wage workers, he requires and expects admiration for doing so
6. exploitative - he USES severely disabled and injured men as an audience, a photo-op, and a forum for spouting propaganda
7. lacks empathy - jeeezuz! could it be clearer or more extreme??


This is what makes him manipulable ... it's why he's a sock-puppet for Baker/Cheney/Rumsfeld/PNAC.

It's so hard for someone who isn't a narcissist to imagine making wisecracks about a little scratch in front of a bunch of amputees and burn victims. Obviously, the guy ain't right. It's just so hard to relate to somebody who would say things like that, that we are reduced to outraged, uncomprehending spluttering.

The answer would seem to be in DSM IV. But how do people get to be like that? Yes, he's a spoiled rich kid, but there are a lot of spoiled rich kids who grew up to be decent human beings. Why is he such a dick?

He was born into a dysfunctional family. The somewhat typical "only child" reaction to a sibling being born ... when the family is already dysfunctional (domineering mother and absent father) ... is to wish her dead. Somewhat typical for a 4-year-old. He got his wish after a couple of years. The 'family' never discussed it or dealt with the impact - particularly Junior's adjustments. Imagine a child believing the power of such a wish. From that point on, the trauma became deeply-embedded and showed itself in the malicious ways L'il George "played" with his siblings. He became increasingly obsessed with being an attention-getter, competing (with his father, primarily) for the spotlight and acting out in ways that drew attention, no matter how unfavorable. Years and years ... and the narcissism only got worse. Narcissism is an ordinary part of juvenile emotional development. Atrophied emotional development leads to disorders in adulthood. Narcissism is effectively untreatable.

Daddy played baseball at Yale. L'il George was a cheerleader because it was easier to get cheers. Narcissism. Big man on campus - with daddy's money. Disapproving, domineering Babs, almost incapable of showing genuine affection, was NEVER a model of "unconditional love" - it's ALWAYS conditional.

I agree he's a Narcissistic Personality disorder with antisocial personality traits.

I also think he's bipolar.

I suspect he is drinking.

I suspect he may use cocaine as well.

But without a doubt he is a narcissistic sonofabiotch

He's a useless, bullying fuck. End of story.

All the rest (policies and directions) is attributable to Cheney/Rumsfeld - backed by a cabal of insiders like Rove, Card, Libby, and the rest - doing the bidding of a global corporatist consortium topped off by the petrochemical and international banking (including investment bankers) sectors. The fundies don't call the shots - they're used as stormtroopers to keep the domestic policies moving toward more and more socially authoritarianism.

Insofar as Junior's behavior, including face plants - he's on meds. The meds, along with 'occupational therapy,' keep him barely this side of melting down. He has very little to do with directing the main themes of this regime, imho.

A core corps of longtime DUers seem to all be on the same page with this, but the majority of DUers seem to unthinkingly target the sock puppet. Bashing Mortimer Snerd would have left Edgar Bergan unbruised. Bashing Mortimer Smirk leaves Cheney/Rumsfeld unbruised. Junior's expendable - he's an ablative.

"... it happens to someone else."

We should all put purple band aids on ourselves in the general area that W has his latest scratch, or bruise, or whatever from his benders, or cutting brush, or getting the sh!t kicked out of him by Laura, Dick, or whoever.
:yourock:

"Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk!"

:puke: :puke: :puke:

What if Clinton had done this?

I might feel some sympathy. Geez, even four year olds don't whine a lot about boo, boos. What an idiot. Why didn't he get the makeup crew to cover that up. They are good at it and just not mention it at all.

Keith’s Barbeque Central

Jack Daniels & George Dickel. What a freakin' piece of work this bastard is.

What a fucking asshat!!

Was this at Brooke Army Hospital? If so, that's a burn hospital, where they send the worst cases, military and civilian.

What an insuferable punk.

And insufferable punk is the nicest thing I can think of to call him right now. BASTARD FROM HELL.

Oh and self-absorbed, too, or am I being redundant there?

point here.

I bet he probably told the old "busier than a one legged man in an ass kickin' contest" joke to the amputees too.

Got tired of his drinking binge and beat the crap out of him. Most accident prone individual I've ever seen. Has run ins with bicycles, pretzels and now brush.

Just when you think this baboon's ass can't do anything stupider than he already has, he lowers the bar.

What a sick fuck.

And no social skills, either. He's a toilet-trained monkey (apologies to all monkeys) who was raised with no sense of social skills, manners, or humility.

Those who are born to money and privilege often are like that. Never forget he is of a blue-blooded, monied, aristocratic family and not born on the dusty plains of Texas as he would like people to believe.

Look at the pictures I just posted below.

Those guys were at Brooke.

He pointed to a scratch and compared it to their wounds.

I have no words.

I thought he just mentioned it, but I haven't read any articles about it. Holy SHIT, that's worse than I thought.

Did he think he was being funny or something? He has a really inappropriate sense of humor. I've seen him laugh at the ODDEST things and make jokes about things that are SO not funny. Again, no social skills.

with a cedar, but he eventually won."

My God. Just my God. I have no words for that.

:grouphug:

These men were at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.

fucking CUT I got on my head. That "person" named bush is just despicable. Utterly fucking awful. Like telling people dying of cancer that you've got a bad headache. Fuck!

More Like jeffrey Dohmer telling his victims he too got frost bite.

Well, the article isn't saying, but the DOD press release offers a hint:

"At the hospital, Bush met with patients and their families at the Amputee Care Center that opened in January 2005, Phil Reidinger, the post's public affairs officer, told American Forces Press Service.

"From there, he visited the Burn Center, which has treated 388 servicemembers wounded in the war on terror, and intensive care unit. The president presented Purple Heart Medals to nine soldiers: Sgt. 1st Class Larry Campbell, Staff Sgts. Christopher Edwards and Ellis Majetich, Sgt. Lee Tom Jones, Cpl. Andrew Powers, and Spcs. Chad Danusis, David Dyer, Robert Leonard and Jean Pijeau, Reidinger said."

he got while he was drunk on his pig farm. Oh I'm sure those amputee soldiers are mightily impressed. Egads.

He didn't need stitches and only drank a fifth of scotch to dull the pain. :eyes:

I wonder how many hearts and minds he lost for life in that hospital? They've been shielded from his idiocy for a long time. This must be a real shock to the system. Yet another thing they have to deal with at the most difficult time of their lives.

it takes a really huge asshole to say something like that to wounded service members. I thought asshole was a bit mild, but there you go.

So many of the soldiers are still loyal to their "Commander in Chief" in spite of what they've been through.

And he does this.

that man is ****ing stupid.

:mad:

all that shrub clearing is hard work

camp/house/cooking fires is considered women and childrens work. Bushies boo boo s a sign of tenderfootness and lack of work skills.

"Carrying brush wood and he can't even handle that?"

and, as pointed out, he mentions this to those at the hospital...many of whom are grieviously wounded....how insensitive and callous of him.

sick.

reporting in the MSM - I kid you not.
Also said once thet he both raised twins and was in combat - which are both lies...
Of course, he might have meant CONBAT

wounded soldiers and purple heart heroes are just a joke to these assholes.
I hate you president bush!
May god send you to HELL

Another freaking FACIAL INJURY!!! He's a DRUNK. DO NOT TRY TO TELL ME HE'S NOT. WHERE is my facial injuries thread? This is UNBELIEVABLE!

this man is to our country. He has no respect for anyone.

I hate him.

Oh, I am so embarassed in front of the world.

If any DUers who are citizens of another country are here - please tell me that citizens around the world know that half of us weren't stupid enough to vote for him!

I have furniture brighter than this f**k!! And more sensitive!! Why did ANYONE vote for him?!

it is downright insulting to mention that stupid scratch in front of people facing such huge physical challenges. babs and poppy truly raised a monster.

their faces that read, "How in hell did this dumbshit ever worm his way into the WH?"

Only the most self-absorbed jerk would even think to draw attention to a minor scratch when visiting a burn ward. Just when you think he couldn't be any more of an idiot, he sinks to new lows. And 40% of the American people who consistently "support" him despite everything, are no better. He should have been impeached and tossed out on his sorry ass long ago.

spent a fair amount of time "bushwhacking".



But if this picture is for real, the real injury is on his nose
and his cheek. Maybe the scratch is a decoy. Look how the injury
on his check lines up with the one on his nose, and the cheek is
swollen. They look like impact injuries, not scratches. Like he
fell into an open door or something.

and I'm sure that his makeup person could have covered up that little scratch on his forehead. On the other hand, his injury on the bridge of his nose has been very carefully concealed. It sort of looks like he was wearing goggles or glasses and fell on his face. The edge of the glasses could have marked up his cheek like that.

on edit: added pic

Look at this one if you can stand to... he has a deformed upper lip and red chin too.

Souless nutcase. Just look at his eyes. He is lost.

I mean, really, telling our wounded soldiers about his "combat" with a cedar?! If he hadn't opened his incessantly-flapping mouth, I never even would've noticed it. I try to avoid looking at trash as often as possible.

I think you're right, though. His nose is definitely injured. Maybe he took a branch across the face and it slammed his sunglasses into his skin. He hasn't the brains to wear safety goggles.

He's a drunk who has access to THE BUTTON!:scared:

This is quite obvious since the joke was truly highly inappropriate, and it indicates that he was TRYING to get that fraudulent information out there.

Have you ever known a bad alcoholic? They get injuries on their faces ALL THE TIME. They lose their instinctive protective reflexes when they're drunk, and when they fall down it's Face-Plant City.

Seriously, I've been involved in karate and other "extreme" sports for years, and I've never seen anyone beat up their faces like on a regular basis like he does. I've also known my share of bad alcoholics, and they ALL beat their faces up like this on a regular basis.

to people who have lost legs, arms, and various other body parts WHILE FIGHTING IN AN ILLEGAL WAR BASED ON FUCKING LIES HE TOLD! Please, someone, IMPEACH HIS USELESS, IGNORANT ass! I can't take anymore. Really. Notice the women in that pic don't think he's very "funny" and aren't smiling at his bullshit act.

THAT would be funny! heh heh heh.

It's all about him .... x(

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - pathological and extreme

What a fucking no-class murderous little moron.

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Hard to fathom that someone with such defects got to this position.

DemEx

What kind of asshole even mentions his small SCRATCH on his head to people that have lost limbs, pints of blood, eyes, nearly their lives, and probably lost friends? A SCRATCH he received while he was attempting to look manly to his idiotic followers by clearing brush on a fake ranch. My dad says he should have the entire state of TX cleared of brush by now since he is always there.

What a pile of shit.

Too bad Patton's not there to kick his ass back to the front line.

I wish a soldier there had taken him to task for that joke. He deserved a tongue lashing at the very least.

Rp

Where's the RNC?

in the first photo looks neither impressed with his "injury" or amused at his "joke" about it. Good for her. She may not get any brownie points with the West pointers back in the TOC but I'll bet she gets more sleep tonight than the soldier-killing-scumbag in-cheif.