Bush's body language betrays his feelings of stress!

[glarius]

Bush is doing that shrug thing a lot lately....You know, where he shrugs his shoulders in a rather juvenile manner, like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar?...And his bottom lip or chin seems to be trembling often. There's a new comedian who does a parody of Bush doing this shrugging thing as a major part of his act....Don't remember his name....Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I think Bush is showing signs of stress...He knows he is in trouble....Anyone else agree?

edit...I don't think this necessarily means he is drinking..I don't think he is...I just think he is starting to lose control.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Yes,

worst case scenario, he may face the music at the International Court, if he is found to have signed orders to the effect of torture.

If this happens, we will have to try him, or turn him over. I think he realizes this

[zappaman]

7. stressing out

Of course he's stressing. Look how early he started campaigning against kerry, who is not yet even the nominee. He's not acting like an incumbent at all. Which is good news.
However, do you really believe that there is a piece of paper somewhere with his signature authorizing torture. He may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he ain't that stupid.
Turning a blind eye to it? Yes.
Authorizing it? Very very doubtful.

[angryinoville]

32. Welcome to DU zappaman...

However, Bush is stupid, but I'm sure the authorization came from one of his surrogates.

[Lex]

37. It is a stark example of a failure of leadership.

Just because Bush didn't "sign his name to it" doesn't mean that the country will not hold him and his Administration resposible for it.

The buck stops with him--he can like it or not.

Trying to wiggle out of this will appear weak and whiney to most Americans, imho.

[loathesomeshrub]

23. He and his adminstration are responsible for the torture, for the simple

reason, if for no other, that they refuse to allow outside oversight by organizations like the Red Cross, or Amnesty International. This goes for Guantanamo, as well as Iraq and Afghanistan. This makes it look like they have something to hide. Now we know that they do. This is a good time too, for the treatment of these people, as far as being held indefinitely without charges, in Gitmo, Iraq and Afghanistan to be addressed, and the administration pressed on this. Apparently one of the naked abused Iraqis, was totally innocent, he was just thrown in the jail and forgotten until a fight broke out involving him, and this was his punishment. He was in a taxi which had been stolen, and was arrested with the driver. Give me a break. How do they deiscriminate between their policies and Saddam when they allow this shit to happen?

[NMDemDist2]

2. while i think the guy is a criminal moron

you gotta admit he's taking a lot of hits, it can't be fun to be him right now.

[yardwork]

10. If he can't take the heat he should resign.

He's created every single issue that is causing him stress right now. We didn't have to invade Iraq - he decided to do it. If we had focused on Afghanistan we'd probably have OBL in custody.

I have no sympathy for him - none whatsoever. He's directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of people and the untold suffering of tens of thousands more. And that's just the war. He's also directly responsible for trashing the environment, trashing scientific research, trashing health care, trashing the U.S. economy.....do I need to go on?

If he can't take the heat for the damage he's caused, he should step down. And that goes for every other member of his evil team.

[NMDemDist2]

17. OMG NO!!! not pResident Cheny Please! lol n/t

[Webster Green]

3. Totally defensive body language.....

Especially that ridiculous smirk!

[ewagner]

4. Maybe right about this one

but there's something else that bothered me today.

When he gave that piece of crap line about "the lonely will get...help he ended the line with "I need your help I heard the audio clip on Air America twice and the tone of voice in the "I need your help" line sent shivers down my spine.

Why?

My father was an alcoholic. Two of my best friends were alcoholics. (All three are now dead) and I remember every time either my father or my friends got into trouble because of their drinking, the conversation always ended with a sincere, "I need your help". Bush* was just as faux sincere as my father ever was. An just as adept at soliciting enablers as my father was.

This guy is campaigning for enablers and we call them VOTERS.

[NMDemDist2]

21. we can only hope he does and then gets into a 12 step program

where they teach HONESTY!!

[sweetladybug]

5. Yes, he is showing signs of stress and he doesn't handle stress

very good. I am just waiting for him to get drunk or high and screw up really good in public. I will laugh my butt off when it does happen. I even say a little prayer each day for this to happen. I want everyone to see this sorry piece of sh-t for what he is.
ELECT KERRY 2004!!!!

[Malva Zebrina]

6. It could be

but personally, I am sick of these types of analyses

Bush is a jerk. He does and looks like a simian.

He is stupid. His body language means nothing to me at all any more, because I know how stupid and uninformed and how he longs to be a hero when all he has is NOTHING. NOTHING defines him and his frump.

HE is the worst president because, simply , he is the most stupid president we have ever had to suffer.

[glarius]

8. I'm not making these observations in sympathy with him

I agree with everything you say about him...I think he is incapable of genuine empathy for the less fortunate....I'm just saying, maybe he's on the verge of a break down?

[Canadian_moderate]

9. Is Bush really evil though?

I'm not fond of the guy. Pretty much everything he says bugs me. He seems clueless and in over his head. His advisors suck. The man really should not be president.

Despite all this, I don't necessarily think he is evil. Yes, I think he's a misguided fool, but I'm pretty sure he honestly thinks he's doing the right things for America and Iraq with the help of God. He just a useless puppet and I don't think he realizes it.

Another thing - He may look funny from time to time, but I've seen uglier and funnier looking politicians. I personally don't think he has evil intentions. I would never compare him to Hitler, however, I do admit that I think the combination of his power and his stupidity makes him a very dangerous man.

Am I one of the few people who mainly dislikes Bush the politician and president, but not Bush the person?

[glarius]

12. Are you aware of what "Bush the person" allowed to be said about McCain

and his wife in the 2000 election?...This "Christian" man ran ads calling McCain's wife a drug addict and insinuating that McCain had a black child out of wedlock....Hardly a nice man, I would say...He's a phony hypocrite.

[Canadian_moderate]

15. I forgot about that...

While he may not have thought of those ads, ultimately he's responsible and has the final word.

Maybe I just naively think there's some good in all people.:)

[glarius]

22. And there's the interview he did where he mocked Karla Faye Tucker

who was executed in Texas when he was governor...He told an interviewer who asked him what she had said to him that she said "please, don't kill me" and he said it in a high pitched, whiny voice....That's a Christian?

[sundancekid]

29. this is the one that busted my chops ...

... it made the Watergate break-in (and cover-ups) look like a sophomoric prank, and these neo-cons, former Nixonites, former Iran Contradistas do it all with impunity and sometimes with blasphemy in the name of the Almighty ... gives one a bad case of the red-ass ...
:evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown:

[buff2]

13. Yes,he IS evil

His actions speak louder than words. Think about it.

[historian]

26. Not evil

Being evil implies knowledge of right or wrong and having a sense of morality. Bush is completely immoral - if something is not within his immediate sphere of interest it is irrevlant.

[buff2]

11. I just love reading your posts

:hi: You sound so much like me it's almost like reading my own posts...LOL But,I think I have just a tad more bitterness and hate toward that idiot than you do. I don't like feeling like this,but I can't help it.Anyway,It's hard for me to be civil when talking about the Chimp. Under his stupid leadership,he has sunk America. I hate him for it.

[glarius]

16. Thank you for the compliment....I hate him too...My family thinks I'm

obsessed...They tease me about my "obsession"...I can understand your hatred and bitterness...It's your country he's trashing...I'm a Canadian and I know I would feel as you do....He has ruined the good relations Canada and the U.S.A have always enjoyed....I just take consolation in the fact that it won't last forever...:loveya:

[loathesomeshrub]

28. Mine too! They hate how obsessed I am. I know none of them like

him and we have 4 voters in my family this year, and no one will be voting for him, but I am the only one who feels this strongly. This is why I turn to DU where others feel as strongly as I do. Did you see how ugly he looked laughing at Leno's jokes the other day? I can't stand to listen to him or watch him. I seriously could not take another 4 years. I think I would go into a depression, and need to get on medication!

[buff2]

30. I wish I lived in Canada

This is a totally different country than what I grew up in. It's embarrassing to admit being an American since it's been taken over by these phony fundamentalist nazis.I hope you are right about this won't last forever. I saw the very ending of a program this evening with Greg Palast and what he was saying made me sick. I think we are in deep trouble here...I think the fix is in and bu$h will reign another 4 years or more. :scared: :scared: :scared:

[CatWoman]

14. I don't know about body language

but he sure screwed up those pancakes!!

[NMDemDist2]

20. good ol' CatWoman-cuts right to the important point ROFL

:hi:

[CatWoman]

24. ROFL!!!!

I mean, did you see those things.

They looked NASTY!!!!

:hi:

[glarius]

25. I think he's more of a Captain Crunch man, myself....

:D

[joanski01]

18. Yes, I truly think bush* is evil.

In addition to everything else he* has done, remember that he* was his* father's hatchet man. He was sent to fire people. That's his background, besides blowing up frogs.

[webtrainer]

19. Ed Shultz is playing a clip . . .

and * is totally slurring his words, worse than I've ever heard. Sounds drunk to me.

[napi21]

27. Body language is almost always right!

I've been taught about body language signs in many management forums, and it's very difficult, if not impossible to hide completely. I always watch for signals from employees and politicians.

Bush is very telling when he does impromtu, off the cuff stuff. Think back to the so called press conference he had recently. He didn't do too bad until he started taking questions. Watch the switching from one foot to the other, turning from side to side, playing with a paper slip (of something) on the podium, all the ah, er, eh, hm hesitations. No confidence in what he's saying at all.

I wish I could remember if he did any of that when he was campaiging for the job. I didn't like him then and changed the chanel when he was on. Still do!

[dusty64]

31. I hope he has a

nervous breakdown live on tv, but the whores would tell us what a "spirited and emotional" speech he gave. Of course to not get any sleep and be stressed by the guilt of his crimes would require a soul and I don't think he's got one.

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. I didn't know that chimpanzees expressed stress in the same manner

as children...Makes sense. :hi:

[opihimoimoi]

34. Us Opihis read Body Language all the time. Bushes signs are

very negative. The way he speaks to us is terrible. He reveals so much Ego, tunnel vision, etc its scarey.

[glarius]

35. I have never actually studied or taken courses in reading body language

This is just my own observations...I hope I don't sound smug or anything, but my husband always says I'm uncanny in reading people...He jokingly calls me a witch....If I do say so myself...I'm usually right...Not too many people fool me...:)

[opihimoimoi]

36. Wish we had more voters like you.

The ones we have got their minds stolen a long time ago.