* in tears (Medal of Honor Ceremony for Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham)- pics

[Kadie]

U.S. President George W. Bush arrives for a ceremony in honor of posthumous Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES)


A tear runs down President Bush's cheek as he takes part in a Medal of Honor Ceremony for Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham of Scio, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)


Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of posthumous Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham as the president stands next to Cpl. Dunham's mother Debra in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES)


U.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents the Medal of Honor to Debra Dunham, the mother of a Marine killed in Iraq, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)


Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES)

[goclark]

1. Off Meds today, needs Jack

Daniels

[LaurenG]

2. I didn't think he could do that

I'm sorry for the snark but seriously has anyone ever seen him tear up? It makes me wonder if he just didn't blink so his eyes watered. :shrug:

[deminks]

7. I wondered how long he had to practice crying on demand.

He is criminally insane. He has no soul. He is incapable of feeling sadness, or anything else.

[speedoo]

3. Without the smirk, one gets the impression he's falling apart.

He is a madman. Very dangerous right now.

[butterfly77]

4. I hope for many more tears ....

for his ass and much more...but not at the expense of the soldiers.

[nickyt]

5. You can rub some Vicks Vaporub under your eyeballs - brings "real tears" on quickly and effectively.

[angstlessk]

6. How do ya cry from one eye only? anyone catch him poke his finger in

his eye immediately before the pic was taken?

[geardaddy]

11. Exactly, how DO you cry from one eye.

He is incapable of crying for someone else's misery. Only his own.

[Richard Steele]

15. Nice catch! Clearly fake. nm

[Kadie]

22. I don't know...

:shrug:

[Hepburn]

42. That was my first question when I saw that pic. n/t

[Marie26]

8. Of course he's crying

He knows he's responsible.

[Jawja]

9. He's beginning to crack under the pressure.

After the way he presented himself last night, I am not surprised that he would break down today.

[Lex]

17. He's medicated and he's cracking.

No doubt about it.

[peekaloo]

10. He's obviously allergic to heroic deeds.

[regularguy]

23. Ouch! Probably true......

[TechBear_Seattle]

12. The only things he is feeling are...

Pain from his hemorrhoids, and the strain of not letting the DTs be visible during a photo op.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. Those tears are made of piss

He's pissing on the memory of every soldier who has shed their life's blood in the defense of our nation.

He's a corruption. He's a boil on the ass of America.

How dare he pretend to shed a single tear.

[Cocoa]

14. When chimps cry

[Tuesday_Morning]

16. He's crying for himself.

[Dinger]

18. Yup, Off His Meds I'd Say

Boy oh boy, it's obvious!

[gatorboy]

19. Can these people get any more tackier?

Planning this ceremony the day after his speech, JUST to drum up more soldiers to put in harm's way is disgusting.

[Ganja Ninja]

20. Greater love hath no man that he would lay down his life to ...

enrich the already wealthy. (sniff) :cry:

[Nedsdag]

21. Look everyone!

I can cry! I can cry!

Message: I care!

[Glimmer of Hope]

24. He looks so evil in the last pic. I am totally creeped out!

[RevolutionStartsNow]

28. Agreed! There's some wet stuff on his face, but...

the look in his eyes or in his facial expression is not sadness, it's something entirely different.

He may be able to fake tears, but he can't even fake a look of sadness without looking like an evil bastard.

[Morgana LaFey]

53. Absolute evil. There's another photo out there with a similar

expression on his face.

The other sorta close-up isn't displaying evil, but a near-smirk, and that fits. This is a man, remember, who enjoys the pain and suffering -- and death -- of others. Sociopath, and sociopaths don't cry for real.

[johnfunk]

25. Crying because he at last realizes THERE'S BLOOD ON HIS HANDS!

That's right, Chimpy -- you made the Baby Jaaayzus cry. Y'all are GOING TO HELL!

[HuffleClaw]

26. oh BULLSHIT

cute trick though.

[malaise]

27. Tears will flow from both eyes

as he is escorted from the WH.
Can't wait until he really breaks down in public.

That fugger is crying for himself. He finaly had to admit that he lied about Iraq.

[Sugar Smack]

29. He hosed his eyes down with Visine after another unfortunate foray

into the liquor cabinet.

[SpiralHawk]

30. In the face of real honor, his shameful AWOL record haunts him

thus, the tears of shame

[Oreo]

31. Heeeere's Georgie

[truth2power]

32. Who wrote that tripe?... first of all

look at the mother, Ms. Dunham. She's wiping tears from the inner corner of her eye WHERE YOUR FRIGGIN' TEAR DUCTS ARE. And when you're trying not to cry you tend to open your eyes wider and look upward. Eventually, your eyes fill with tears and they flow down your face.

Oh,.....and your nose runs. Sheesh! I call fake! And those eyes aren't the eyes of someone overcome with emotion. Bush is mentally ill. He needs to be removed from office. :mad:

[Straight Shooter]

48. I wondered about that, too, why is the tear running from the outer edge of the eye?

As far as the nose running, true dat. That's why I can't stand to cry in front of someone. As lovely as my big brown eyes look all misted up with tears, my snotty red nose kind of detracts, LOL.

The bush men are well known for being able to "turn on the faucet works," as Kitty Kelley said in her book, "The First Family." They're all a bunch of blubbering babies. I have no problem with that. I have major problems with bush "crying" for these photos, because it's nothing but deceptive, manipulative stagecraft.

[Dastard Stepchild]

33. I'm not shocked he is feeling sad...

Seems like an emotional event. I just wish those tender feelings would encourage him to END this debacle.

[Bluebear]

34. His tear ducts are on the wrong (outer) side of his eyes? nt

[underpants]

35. He should be crying

he caused this to happen

[Spazito]

36. This is not the first time bush has turned on the tears....

he turns them on and off like I turn do my water tap. It is simply another prop for photo-op purposes, imo.

[WinkyDink]

37. He could be thinking of anything. Oil prices dropping, maybe.

[Rex]

38. Rove - activate the tear duct

Poindexter - activated.
Rove - activating crocodile tear gland.
Poindexter - roger.
Rove - tear leaving eye, flush cheeks.
Poindexter - flushing.

[spanone]

39. I'm in tears over his fucking up our entire nation. FUGB.

[Marr]

40. Most people wipe the tear off their face.

It looks like George wanted to be sure the cameras got a good shot of his one tear.

[Bluebear]

41. "I DID it! I DID it, Uncle Dick! Looky! Hey are you guys filming me?" nt

[Cameron27]

50. I thought the very same thing,

nobody leaves tears running down their face. How dramatic.

[seafan]

43. He's looking over the head of the woman receiving the medal.

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents the Medal of Honor to Debra Dunham, the mother of a Marine killed in Iraq, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)


His tears are for himself.



Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES)

[femrap]

44. Well, that clinches it....

he's won the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actor.

[watercolors]

45. Just feeling sorry for himself!

No one loves him anymore, they are all against him!

[C_U_L8R]

46. I bet you could put that tear on eBay

and some dumb freep would buy it.

hmmmm heeheehee

[Supersedeas]

47. Part of the "Bush is in touch with reality" Media Blitz -- really look at those tears, really

[mzmolly]

49. Can you say "photo op?"

I knew ya could.

[vickitulsa]

51. Weeping for himself? You betcha!

How many times have we heard about guilty criminals who cry profusely in courtrooms when pleading their innocence -- or when confronted with imminent severe punishment -- doing so because they care so deeply about THEMSELVES, not the victims?

"Crying because he got CAUGHT, not because he's sorry he hurt someone," some people would say.

I think this could be what we're seeing if those tears in the above photos are indeed real.

But on the other hand, might he not be upset, even frightened?, as he contemplates that his announced moves to attack Iran and Syria are going to cause a great many more deaths for which he will be wholly to blame?

He surely already knows that the response of Americans to his last-ditch speech was very bad for him. I think he is very afraid of what their reactions will be if he goes ahead with escalating his war....


One thing I think reveals even more about him than the tears is the tightness of his lips that we've seen in almost every picture during the past year or so. For this maniacal, self-centered madman, it must be becoming ever more clear that he is being left out to dry by almost everyone now that the quagmire he's made of Iraq is obviously "unfixable."

I think he's scared and angry to the point of tears as he thinks about it during that ceremony. The tight lips and grim expression reveal his sense of dire desperation. He looks very defensive now. He's been trying hard to ignore the hard facts about the position he finds himself in ... hoping he can rekindle in Americans with that totally lame speech last night the same support he had several years ago.

But no one is buying it now, that's plain. And he must surely be seeing how many of those around him have been bowing out of his administration or "pushed him" to remove them when they said things he didn't want to hear. Remember how long ago Karen Hughes took her leave of DC? She saw what was in the cards even that long ago, I think.

Then that key PNAC player Libby was INDICTED ... and other Repugs have been also, while more are still being investigated.

Then the Dems took the majorities in Congress, as a clear expression by the voters of America that they HATE HIS WAR and want it over with NOW!

He sees the walls closing in, and he's just plain scared.

He's a cornered rat in a maze; and even having access to the buttons that could send nuclear strikes worldwide does not provide him with any way to stop people from hating him, cursing him, and abandoning him.

He knows deepdown that he DID bring this all on himself, got too high on his own drunken sense of power as "the leader of the free world," and failed to recognize that there was a limit to how much Americans would tolerate.

That last photo -- that's so very telling. Look at how much he has AGED ... the fear and worry for himself that he's experiencing make him angry as hell, but with no one to really dump it on.

Can you imagine what the atmosphere inside the White House is like right now? Tense, nerve-wracking, gloomy, desperate. A hushed silence and many anxious looks, and not much laughter or even small pleasantries, I would think.

His public breakdown could finally be at hand, all right -- but we know his handlers will do their best to prevent his being seen that way.

His legacy is toast. The "new" Butcher of Baghdad....

[QC]

52. He keeps an onion in his pockets for occasions like this. n/t

[jackstraw45]

54. Not real emotion....