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blitzen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:52 PM
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Why is this man smiling? (Bush at VA Tech Convocation)
Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 01:53 PM by blitzen


I guess he's happy that he gets to play Comforter-in-Chief
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:53 PM
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1. Because he is a fucking sociopath?
:shrug:
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:08 PM
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24. That's no smile. That's a smirk.
Totally sociopathic.

Why is Commander AWOL smirking at a solemn occasion?
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:53 PM
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2. oh god, yea sure he cares about those students
Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 01:54 PM by alyce douglas
how much more insincere BS can we take, what a disgusting picture, like he's saying I'm here aren't I? Fuck this man huh? the biggest mistake that ever happened in our country.
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elcondor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:54 PM
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3. Because people in mourning are clapping for him
Sociopath is right
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bouwob1 Donating Member (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:14 PM
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27. Well nobody else well
except for john mccain and you see where that is getting him
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Monkeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:55 PM
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4. No Brain No Heart
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TornadoTN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:56 PM
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5. "I'll be getting a nice bump in the polls for this - ahuh-yuck"
That speech was horrific, he sounded like he was loaded up on Ambien.
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lancdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:06 PM
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9. I'm at work and missed his "speech"
Was it that bad? Not that I'm surprised ...
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TornadoTN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:10 PM
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14. Little to no content, plus he was slurring waaaaay more than usual
Just really bad - all faked emotion.
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:29 PM
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18. It was contrived emotion.
Completely DISGUSTING.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:57 PM
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6. Because they let him look at the bloody crime scene before the photo-op? n/t
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 01:57 PM
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7. Because he now has another "bullhorn" opportunity
and the media, having received their talking points, are trying to tie this and his 9/11 appearance and calling him the "Healer-in-Chief" and the "Consoler-in-Chief".

He cares not for the families, friends, classmates of the victims, he does care, however, about his poll numbers.

Appalling, simply appalling, imo.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:07 PM
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11. and the media is propping up the emperor with no clothes also.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:00 PM
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8. Mass killings get his rocks off.
Only when he does the killing (like in Iraq) he smiles even wider.
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:06 PM
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10. you're right. he's that fucked up. n/t
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kiahzero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:07 PM
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12. That's not a smile. (n/t)
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:08 PM
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13. that's his evil smirk.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:10 PM
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15. why didn't * take this guys advice???
being spiteful as usual.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=675592&mesg_id=675592
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bklyncowgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:14 PM
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16. Because the shootings took the Iraq war, Gonzo and Rove off the front page.
Shrub may not be too swift as to the differences between Shiite and Sunni and why it matters but he knows a photo op when he sees on.

Also, I don't know if I'd call that a smile.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:32 PM
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20. ding ding ding!!!
we have a winner!
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Gruenemann Donating Member (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:23 PM
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17. Backdrop looks like nazi flag. eom
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:30 PM
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19. I KNEW IT! My post from 9:56 a.m., on the "Monster" thread:
Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 02:32 PM by WinkyDink
"You watch; Bush will be very hard-pressed not to smile or even crack wise. More likely, he'll attempt some machismo."
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mindfulNJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:33 PM
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21. the poor families.
Can you imagine doing through the most horrific ordeal of your life AND having to look at his smirking puss?!



:puke:
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piedmont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 02:34 PM
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22. doesn't look like a smile to me.
:shrug:
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billbuckhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:06 PM
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23. A pro weak gun law guy defending Bush
Imagine that!
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piedmont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:35 PM
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31. A illogical gun-o-phobe making an off-topic, ad hominem smear.
Imagine that.
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blitzen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:10 PM
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26. you're right...it's his smirkle...
Edited on Tue Apr-17-07 03:11 PM by blitzen
he does that when he knows he's not supposed to smile but just can't help it
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:10 PM
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25. Him and that G-ddamn smirk!!!
I just want to slap his face!
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:17 PM
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28. The "Smirker in Chief" How I loathe him!
:grr:
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IronScorpio5 Donating Member (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:24 PM
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29. Wadda you mean "man" ??
nt
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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:29 PM
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30. Some people smile and laugh during times of sadness and sorrow.
My mother, father, and I are all hated by some family members and loved by others because we tend to crack jokes amongst ourselves during funerals and such times. It relieves the tension and stress.

We have an innate need as a species to find release when we are very upset. I didn't criticize Clinton for joking at Ron Brown's funeral, and I won't judge * for smirking or similing during this memorial.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 03:51 PM
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32. Doesn't look like a smile to me.
Looks more like a grimace on a puffy-faced wino.
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