Pic of Bush in his "uniform"---in CA today

[rodeodance]

I have to say--it looks like a scene out of Germany!!!!!

http://drudgereport.com/



BUSH REMAINS CONFIDENT FREEDOM WILL PREVAIL IN IRAQ...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

1. he always said he wanted to be dictator

now he has the uniform.

[mike_c]

2. WTF is that "uniform" he's wearing?!

Now he's a REAL tinpot dictator!

[BR_Parkway]

3. Maybe he decided the safest place to be was in the middle

of the troops, so the FBI can't slap cuffs on his wrists.

[rodeodance]

4. he IS the commander in chief! and he needs a uniform!1 --(wink)

Seriously though--someone said elsewhere that it has Commander in Chief
embroddered on the front of it.

[MADem]

33. It did

I watched part of his speech. It was sickening, and I eventually switched to more intellectual fare (the Cartoon Network, they had a great run of Baby Bugs and pals toons) but I did see the embroidery (in a deep brown thread). It said 'George W. Bush,' and beneath that, 'Commander in Chief.'

Yecch. It is customary to give the visiting dignitary a hat with their name on the back, or a jacket, or something like that, but they usually put it on, pose for a picture, and then take it off and hand it to the bag carrier. It used to be that for Presidents, one would get a "patch" of the Presidential Seal from one of the liaisons at the WH, sew that on, and put the name above or below the seal.

But this is something new. It is a fucking COSTUME. It's like he made up an outfit that he thought would look good on him, kind of like Idi Amin.

The fact that he is ALWAYS wearing this shit is TROUBLING. The flight suit on the carrier, the Army Warm-Up jacket during the plastic turkey event, and THAT STRANGE GET-UP with the USMC....it looks like a cross between a Navy khaki jacket (they got canned a decade or so back, replaced by the all purpose black jacket) and some serious polyester fabric from the days of leisure suits.

It is frightening. God save us all.

[displacedtexan]

54. Note the resemblance...

to Mussolini



and



What's next?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

5. frightening isnt it

the guy is obviously nuts and this country has followed him right on down the path of insanity.

put me in the column that thinks the republic is done.

[asjr]

11. And he looks so military--right. I bet when he was

in the TANG when he flew they called him Wrong Way Corrigan.

[xultar]

23. Nazi BrownShirt situation...n/t

[Generic Other]

30. They raided Michael Jackson's closet yesterday

I am embarassed to have such a stupid president.

[sakabatou]

34. All he has to do now is

die his hair black, grow a very short mustache and speak in German.

[wurzel]

6. Looks more like a costume than a uniform.

He sure is an embarrassment isn't he?

[Cronus Protagonist]

49. Soon there will be an Official Uniform for the Commander In Chief

Can you doubt its eventual emergence?




http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13
Buttons for brainy people - educate your local freepers today!

[Lefty48197]

7. According to some, freedom has already prevailed in Iraq

If you listen to some of the nuts in the gun dungeon, having a bunch of lunatics running around in the streets with machine guns is "freedom".

[Jack_DeLeon]

19. Nice ad hom...

so all Iraqis who own firearms are "lunatics."

I would say that if you lived over there and didnt own a firearm you are a lunatic.

[Lefty48197]

37. Don't mistake normal people

protecting themselves for the lunatics I was referring to. You know, the ones who cut off peoples heads and all.

[Trajan]

8. I am NOT going to click on a Drudge link .....

So I wont see the pic until someone projects it here

[Vanje]

10. Here ya go

[Trajan]

16. Tanks ...

"Zeig HEIL ... Herr Bush ! " ...

[hinachan]

35. Not "Herr Bush"...

That's for ordinary German "volk". Der Schrub's official title is "Der FEAR-er".

:evilgrin:

[ragin_acadian]

39. Triumph of the will (2004).......coming soon to a theater near you!

now all they need is a big silver eagle posted behind him, and maybe some architecture by albert speer.

[Harlan James]

20. Chimpy Chaplin

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

21. is his designer

hugo boss?

[ThorsHammer]

45. Crazy pic; At first I thought it was photoshopped.. (nt)

[murphymom]

9. Somehow to me

having your name on your jacket only looks right if you are a repairman or gas station attendant in uniform. Either that, or if you are six years old and your mommy sewed it on so you wouldn't lose it.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

12. or if youre autistic

or suffer from some kind of brain defect. <dingdingdingding>

[Anakin Skywalker]

15. Heh Heh Heh.

Good one! :)

[K to the YLE]

24. Hey, I'm a gas station attendent...

Dubya isn't even fit for our uniform, let alone a military one...

[Sparkly]

29. I suspect he has little mitten clips inside the sleeves, too.

And Condi pins notes on his back when there's anything Cheney needs to know.

[Anakin Skywalker]

13. Not Modern Germany, I am Sure.

Somewhere 1930-1940ish. Heh heh. :)

[PurityOfEssence]

14. From the "Perry Como" collection in Ernst Stavro Blofeldt's new fall line

The white kitten is extra.

Ya 'spose it's got the special Commander Codpiece enhancements, too?

Comfy tyranny in muted light earth tones, with bellows to allow freedom of movement when needed to backhand a peon.

[Name removed]

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

27. Hi there. What makes you think it's photoshopped?

Repeated soldiers, maybe? I looked at a lot of soldiers there and they all look different.

[ydya]

36. No it isnt. Its real. Check out the CNN front page. Also, chimpie's

uniform says "George W. Bush, Commander-in-Chief". Since he started travelling now in the legacy phase of his presidentship, I guess it is important that he be aware at all time who he is.
Next come the medals. Then the swastika armband. And so it goes.

[Maiden England]

52. wow, they managed to photoshop a live TV event toooo?

oh the miracles of modern technology.

[Donna Zen]

18. epaulets

Any bets on how long before that rat-bastard sneaks some stars on those epaulets?

The janitor came in today and turned on the TV in the classroom. Seeing this scene produced more than my usual revulsion to junior, seeing this image brought on a case of full-body horror.

My friend wanted me to see it. Everyday he says to me: "why can't these people (meaning the sleepers we work with) see what's happening in this country?"

Well, everything about the junta is carefully scripted, especially the images. No accident.

[K to the YLE]

22. close up...

(edited because I am an idiot who can't get a pic to post)

aright folks...I can't get it to work...here... http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/

[Harlan James]

25. A couple more Chimpy Chaplin shots

http://www.wpbfnews.com/news/3979177/detail.html

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/08/content_2306671.htm

[mtnsnake]

26. He makes me wanna puke

I can't stand looking at his face for a split second. Whenever that arrogant pisshead appears on my TV screen, the channel gets switched in a flash.

[rodeodance]

28. How did you get the pic up on this board? I cut and pasted it but only

the caption got transplanted to this board (my original post).
But thanks anyway.

[Sparkly]

32. You need to copy the "image location"

and post the link. (Right-click) You can check the "preview" to see if the picture is showing up.

[Sparkly]

31. Did Drudge make any editorial comments about the costume?

I don't want to click his link, but did he show a pic without comment, or did he say something about it?

[Eric J in MN]

40. It just says below

"BUSH REMAINS CONFIDENT FREEDOM WILL PREVAIL IN IRAQ..." with a link to a wire story.

[Sparkly]

42. I should have known.

:puke:

[deric1]

38. Idiot in a Uniform

He needs to be in a uniform alright. He should be in a black and white striped uniform picking up trash along the highway.

[Lisa]

41. welcome to DU, deric1!

I think Bush's new duds could really use a bright, shiny sash with lots of medals! Just like on a tinpot dictator!

[goclark]

48. You got that right!

He looks like Charlie Chaplin in a bad movie!

That is the worst get up I have ever seen him wear and that is saying something!

Some people can carry stuff like this off,a cartoon figure on TV maybe.

This is it!
This says a lot about his personality. What rationale human being, that is the President of the United States, would put this crap on!!?

He is so stupid,he really believes he is cute!


ROTFL and L and Laughing some more.

[DesEtoiles]

43. that's some f'd up sh!t right there

[Applan]

44. That is very disturbing

I feel sick.

There's a close-up in this thread message number 14

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1414871

[OneBlueSky]

46. Achtung, Baby! . . .

first we have billboards praising our "leader" . . . and now we have our "leader" becoming a walking billboard for brownshirt fascism . . . does this remind anyone of pre-invasion Iraq? . . . or maybe Germany during WWII? . . . and he hasn't even started his second term yet! . . .

[moondust]

47. Borrowed from a banana republic dictator.

Not sure which one.

Possibly from the set of "1984"?

Somebody should definitely dress up in some similar dictatorwear and stage a mockery scene the way Karen Huge and KKKarl did with the hunting outfits.

[requiem99]

50. Does Bush realize POTUS is an EXECUTIVE position, NOT military?

[blackangrydem]

51. The Troops like it when the POTUS wears these jackets. Everytime a unit

gets a visit from the Prez they make him a jacket that represents their particular unit.

Clinton wore them too.

It is intended to honor the troops, not the POTUS.

[Bridget Burke]

56. Got some pictures of Clinton in playtime uniform?

I've heard of troops giving hats, etc., to visitors. But the visitors generally accept the presents & continue the appearance in civvies.

No president has ever worn military gear in official presidential appearances. And we've had some with real military careers--Eisenhower, Grant & Washington.

Edited to add: We were told the "Mission Accomplished" banner was made by the sailors. It wasn't. The synthetic Eisenhower jacket looks like it was made by the upholsterer who outfits Laura.

[blackangrydem]

57. Presidents often wear some type of jacket

with unit insignia to honor the troops.

http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/New/Europe-9906/html/Photos/990622-2.html

[Bridget Burke]

58. Yeah, it's a flight jacket (my father & 2 uncles were 8th Air Force vets)

I'll take your word that there are unit insignia on it.

Why did Bushie need to have something tailored for him--so badly? And why must it say "Commander In Chief"?

[MADem]

59. This is sick and unusual

I've facilitated events for two presidents, and this is way the fuck over the top. You give them "standard issue" gear, a ballcap or a flight jacket, with the name on it either sewn on or on a patch, they put it on for a pic, then take it off and hand it to a lackey. I've never seen a "costumed" president like this guy, who prances around like it's Halloween and all he needs to complete the outfit is a paper bag full of candy. He apparently likes to play dress-up. It ain't normal.

[allalone]

61. you know, I don't think he does.

[robbedvoter]

53. NYt put the close-up pic on page one!

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/08/politics/08bush.html?oref=login

[defoliant]

55. Bush playing General

Nice juxtaposition of Bush and his spiritual predecessors over @ http://bluememe.blogspot.com/2004/12/generalissimo-bush.html

Why isn't the press talking at all about this guys trampling of the line between civilian and military?

[allalone]

60. mini rant re: photoshop

photoshop is a great program. I was trained to use it while studying graphic arts, but people, it isn't magic! Every time a picture comes up that is a little odd invariably someone shouts "photoshop". Jeez, try to use a little logic. It isn't magic!! I saw * on the news walking and talking and wearing that stupid outfit. You can't photoshop life. aaarrrggghhh. end of rant.