Comments on: World leaders refuse to shake Bush’s hand during G20 photo-op.

By: Et2Brute

Et2Brute — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:20:40 +0000

Geez, I didn’t realize that Americans eat their own wounded countrymen. Your “pile-on” attitude is childish. You are all very quick to pounce on Bush’s actions even though none of you knows just what exactly happened or caused him to act that way, but I guess that’s been a common problem of yours these past few years.

Most of you don’t even realize that, while walking up onto the stage, the folks who are walking keeping looking down in between handshakes. They’re all looking for their mark, the little label on the floor that tells them where to stand for the photos.

As for not shaking hands, the other possibility already mentioned – he had previously greeted everyone – is much more plausible than your petty assumptions/wishes.

I can understand Americans wanting change, but I can’t fathom throwing tomatoes at Bush as he’s “leaving the stage.” After all, it took the actions of everyone in Washington (Democrats and Republicans) over the past dozen years to create the mess your in now, not just Bush. I guess it’s hard to see that from the inside looking out.

I guess I’m on the wrong website; despite it’s interesting name, this site must where all the American “sheeple” come to baaaabaaaah at each other. Where do the sagacious Americans go to discuss such things?

By: emanon

emanon — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:59:25 +0000

Dana Perino said, “Oh, he shook hands the first day of the meeting.” Looks as if his peers treat him as a pariah.

By: EugeneDebs

EugeneDebs — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:27:22 +0000

5th Estate Says:

Well not everybody was shaking hands with each other, but everybody got at least three handshakes.
It’s interesting that Bush didn’t even attempt to initiate a handshake by extending his hand first after having been clearly ignored several times.
He could have tried it with Merkel–at least he’s met her a couple of times ( apparently he didn’t know even know there was a G20 so presumably there were 12 people he’d never met. )

I love how he’s just forced to bump along in the line. Where’s that stupid body language expert FOX loves to trot out, when you really need her?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Are you KIDDING? No way. After his cheap unsolicited back rub fiasco with Merkel if he had put his hand out toward HER she would have slapped him and rightfully so.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:55 +0000

Look for more to come when he leaves office. As many will start speaking out about the drug/drunk/idiot President Bush.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:50:26 +0000

You may make excuses for Bush and say that he already “greeted” these persons previously, but that argument really doesn’t do.
Even if he had previously met them, and even spent 15 minutes backstage talking with the individuals — when you go on stage, in public, you acknowledge the others. Bush never even looked at them and they looked away from him.

By: octamethyl

octamethyl — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:40 +0000

is stupidity contagious?

By: shaker o salt

shaker o salt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:27:53 +0000

Looks like the other way around to me. Bush is being the petulant child again. Yeesh.

By: Linus

Linus — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:11:38 +0000

Livelongandprosper (#19) has a point. When I first saw the footage of this photo event, I thought it odd that Bush did not exchange handshakes/greetings with the others. But my impression was not that the others were snubbing Bush, rather Bush was looking petulant (”Oh, do I really, really have to do this?”) and impatient (”Can’t we just get this over with?”) and, perhaps, snubbing them. It could well have been as livelongandprosper notes — Bush had already “officially” greeted each of the others, so no further glad-handing required — certainly not from someone who’s as socially retarded as Bush seems to be. It’s not as if Bush made an effort to shake someone’s hand and they turned away. In fact, he seems to be ignoring them all, hurrying to get this photo thingie done so he can go do whatever it is a lame duck does.

By: krdaddy

krdaddy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:04:38 +0000

He almost looks like he’s wondering why he’s there with all
these foreign people he doesn’t know and couldn’t possibly
be of any use to him. A dim bulb growing dimmer.

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:52:12 +0000

missplelled … ‘most umpopular’ and Dick…

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:50:50 +0000

46#
Don’t forget Dicj Chenney! I want to see that War Criminal hanging!

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:50:10 +0000

He is not the mos ‘umpopular kid in high school’! HE IS A WAR CRIMINAL! People have morals and principals, and people despise atrocities of War and who ever is responsible for them. Bush is a WAR CRIMINAL! Would you shake hands with Musolini? Hitler?

By: DaTruth

DaTruth — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:19:50 +0000

He’s always looking down. Guess he can’t make eye contact with other world leaders anymore. It is almost unbelievable how we let this mole rule and ruin everything these last 8 years! Two long terms of nonstop failure followed by more failure. The cancerous tumor that took over America and the World – George W Bush!

By: SP Biloxi

SP Biloxi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:40 +0000

That video was priceless. And Bush deserved to be snubbed by the G-20 summit leaders and treated like he had cooties. I certainly wouldn’t not shake that germ President’s hand.

By: mongo

mongo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:42:56 +0000

How dare they??! Don’t they realize that our man bush has single-handedly secured the blessings of liberty for all iraqis and afghanis?

First: he needs to give a hearty Cheney Yourself at the UN;
Then: Invade and depose all their ungrateful a**es! It’s worked in afghanistan and iraq so far, we’re on a roll!

USA! USA! USA!

/snark

By: ctcadguy

ctcadguy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:14 +0000

Why are we letting that war criminal free?

911=Inside job

By: COProgressive

COProgressive — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:12:14 +0000

This humiliation will be short lived because the shrub lives in his own fantasy world where everyone loves him.

But we as a nation have failed to give the shrub the true humiliation he deserves, impeachment.

As, most likely, the worst president in America’s history, with all he’s done to the Constitution and the Bill of rights, taking us to war for oil, torture, spying, cronism, lies, war profiteering, fearmongering, etc, he deserved to be impeached.

The shrub need the lasting legacy of going through history with a BIG RED TOE TAG that screams “IMPEACHED!”

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” - George W. Bush, August 5, 2004 – Fearmonger

By: Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:43:44 +0000

Funny. Even Angela Merkel made herself scarce when it came the time to shake his hand.

And I thought those two were on back-rubbing terms….

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:40:02 +0000

A lovely follow up to Bush asking “What is the G20?”

By: moondancer

moondancer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:35:11 +0000

Getting as he gave. Remember he went out of his way to dis the Australian PM at this event. Seems he didn’t like his criticism of his environmental and economic policies.