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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 12:52 AM Feb 2013

Dubya's been painting!





After gaining access to the personal email accounts of Dorthy Bush, George W. Bush's sister, and several friends close to the Bush family, a hacker apparently obtained Bush family photos, cell phone numbers, security codes, information about George H.W. Bush's health, a post-election email from Fox New's Brit Hume, and, most amazingly, pictures of George W. Bush's in-progress paintings, which are just as awkward and simple as you'd hope. All told, six accounts were hacked, including emails for Barbara Bush's brother, family friend Willard Hemingway, and CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz, another friend of the family.

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But the truly remarkable parts are the photos. The picture above is obviously excellent, but it's nothing compared to George W. Bush's attempts at painting, pictures of which he apparently emailed to his sister two months ago. The paintings, both self-portraits, are...well, just judge for yourself.

http://gawker.com/5982694/hacker-exposes-bush-family-emails-photos-and-george-w-bushs-amazing-self+portraits

And several pictures as well:

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Dubya's been painting! (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 OP
The painting he did of Barney was pretty good. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #1
Not bad. Not bad at all. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #2
Paint by number. Demonstrable: NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #3
when he's done painting Enrique Feb 2013 #4
+1 aquart Feb 2013 #5
Dude is tragic Matariki Feb 2013 #6
I agree. +1. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #7
good Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #11
His stuff's not bad. amandabeech Feb 2013 #8
Oh dear. W paints portraits of himself in the bath. longship Feb 2013 #9
I just hope he doesn't paint one of himself on the toilet next. N/T BlueStater Feb 2013 #10
 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
1. The painting he did of Barney was pretty good.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 12:54 AM
Feb 2013

Certainly better than anything I could paint. If he did indeed paint it that is.

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. Paint by number. Demonstrable:
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:13 AM
Feb 2013

So:

To paint, you must be able to draw.

To draw, you must have a brain that works.

I rest my case.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
6. Dude is tragic
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:56 AM
Feb 2013

Tragic for himself. Tragic for the rest of us.

Those bath paintings have a lot of sadness and pathos in them.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
11. good
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 07:03 AM
Feb 2013

I hope that his mind is never at ease for what he has done. Ever seeing him with a smile on his face is extremely offensive to me. His days should be filled with the same misery and sorrows as mine are for Iraq.

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
8. His stuff's not bad.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 02:04 AM
Feb 2013

The big thing is that he is doing something other than making problems for the Obama Administration and the country.

Now, if he could just get his brother Jeb interested in painting and staying out of things, I might buy one of the ex-pres's paintings.

longship

(40,416 posts)
9. Oh dear. W paints portraits of himself in the bath.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:35 AM
Feb 2013

Oh dear, dear! One wonders where this ends. I shudder to consider.


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