Check out Bush being "compassionate"

[CatWoman]

this is from his official (re)elect website:

http://www.georgewbush.com/Compassion/PhotoAlbum.aspx?gallery=29

[Jacobin]

1. Gack!!!

Why did you do that?!?!?!?

:spank:

[LearnedHand]

2. Oh, I think I'm going to PUKE!

:puke: ('scuse me)

I thought Habitat for Humanity was Carter's baby!?! Keep your slimy, grimy, sticky hands off this project, mister (AWOL, that is)!



On edit: fixed photo tag and added text

[cosmicdot]

25. remember when he stopped by the HFH during August 2001

for this photo-op ..... he spent hardly 30 minutes there, most of which was spent having his thumb attended to by medics - bwhahahaha

the protestors that day were in a 1st Amendment Zone way down the road out of sight in some parking lot

report from the Home of the Brave
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeOfTheBrave/message/3188

"Just got back from protesting Bush in Waco today. We left early this
morning, and were surprised to hear at 4:30 am on NPR that Bush had
already been to Waco this morning to help build a house for Habitat for Humanity (another example of the press reporting something before it happened?).

{my note - remember the reports before the event days???}

Since we doubted that he could have done any construction work in the
middle of the night, we continued on to the Waco Hilton where all the
press were staying. From there we followed the media whores to the
construction site. At first, the four of us were the only people there who weren't invited for the photo op. Only those with special passes could get into the 60 block area surrounding the event. There were police everywhere, many imported from neighboring communities.

[Wickster]

46. Bush is all apron - no hammer!

No problem with taking over Carter's baby - he doesn't have either the instincts or the desire. I've worked on Habitat homes and it is not easy work - not the place for a slacker.

I dislike the obvious patronizing mind set of these people. They just don't realize how disgusting they are. Get ready, tho' these pics will be part of TV ads, for sure.

[spanone]

3. Had to wear a disguise......vedddy scadddy

[opihimoimoi]

6. Cat, my eyes! MY EYES!

This guy is clueless. CLUELESS I TELL YA.

Come, we go sushi bar

[CatWoman]

8. lol Opihi

well, if those scared you, check out the "official" photo:

[opihimoimoi]

16. Streak is way better lookin

Come, we go skating

[maveric]

35. David Icke may be right after all.

Look at these two reptiles. Lifeless lizard eyes!
:puke:

[LearnedHand]

4. Well, drat!

My photo link isn't working. My comments refer to the photo of Shrub with the Habitat for Humanity people.

[Clete]

9. Actually, not to besmirch Jimmy Carter, but having been

acquainted with some people who were involved with HFH, they were really fundie types, solid Repukes and loved Rush Limbaugh. I am not surprised Bush is in the middle of them. Gotta get those votes. He can't steal all of em ya know.

[sandnsea]

18. How???

It's Jimmy Carter's program that used Americorps that Bush just cut. How can they stay Republican? :crazy:

[Clete]

19. Because they don't make the connections.

It's sad, really.

[scipan]

29. I used to work for Habitat for Humanity

The director was Christian but didn't try to push it down anyone's throat. They welcomed anyone who wanted to help as far as I could tell.

Great organization. I still contribute, when I can. It's not their fault they were used by Shrub, who wanted to promote his faith-based initiatives.

[sandnsea]

5. How to be Compassionate 101

"In a compassionate society, people respect one another and take responsibility for the decisions they make in life."

Be Compassionate, tell your neighbor to do it themselves, in a nice voice.

[drscm]

22. In a compassionate society,

people respect one another and take responsibility for the decisions they make in life.

Unless they were born into the landed gentry and are incapable of taking responsibility for themselves or for their decisions.

In all other cases, respectfully tell them to f*ck off.

[buff2]

7. So.......Is this pandering for the black vote or what?

OMG....This guy sure has balls.....he doesn't give a hoot about ANYONE who is not white and filthy rich,and to use these little kids for a photo-op to make him look like such a "compassionate" and "caring" pRESIDENT is so hypocritical it's pathetic. There is NOTHING this idiot won't do for a vote. It's sickening. :puke:

[cosmicdot]

20. checking the galleries there - it's blatant

don't know if it's pandering or not or just trying to be 'diverse' like at the 2000 convention when they put all the minorities on stage, and none were in the audience ...

... sort of a subliminal ... put the minorities in the back of the photo gallery bus ... so, only minorities qualify for the "compassion" needing category??? ... hmmmmm

... there's some serious sociological study material here for the student ...

now, for the real * - a study in contrast: a look at his constituency

[wryter2000]

26. Ack!

Ack! Can't breathe. Melanin deprivation. Fading fast.

[ILeft]

10. That is quite a web site. How about that official stocking cap?

http://www.georgewbush.com/WStuff/

[VolcanoJen]

37. GACK!!!!!! Thanks a lot, ILeft!!!

Lovely image. Can you imagine actually running into someone this winter in one of those hats?

Yikes!!!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. thnaks but no thanks...my stomache is not strong enough

[salin]

12. How much taxpayer money goes to pay for each for those tacky

repetitive word sets/back drops that he uses? Since those are not necessary to enable him to do his job (unless he really needs to see a phrase repated 1,247 times to remember it) - I think we (taxpayers) should bill his reelection campaign for these props.

[grasswire]

13. looks like politicking to me...

....not compassion. Freaking poseur.

[robbedvoter]

14. Ha!ha!ha! Check the Economy page - it has a poll - I thought

this was the gag site - but they are actually THAT dumb!
That poll reminds me of a gag on Absolutely Fabulous: Edina's mother is condidering seriously the answer to a magazine poll: "Do you think Margareth Thacher is a. 70 years old? b.200 years old? 5,000 years old?" "I am not sure" she says. You think 200?"

[Tripper11]

15. Ewwwww!!!!

I should have known better to click the link..I just finished dinner!! :puke:

[DemLikr]

17. I don't understand why black parents allow themselves or their children to

be exploited for Shrub photo-ops like this.

Please help me understand. :shrug:

[Best_man23]

42. Probably Very Simply

They tell them "Either produce for a photo-op or we will cut your funding, send you to jail, etc."

I put nothing above this pack of jackals.

[JanMichael]

21. He obviously likes Black children, a lot, so what's your problem?

He's a Good man. The people love Him.

</sarc>

[eleny]

23. His campaign tried to besmirch McCain...

with whispers that McCain had a black child. And now he panders to African Americans for their vote. Sociopaths think they can do anything so long as it serves their purpose. :thumbsdown:

[NYC]

24. Did you type in www.bullshit.com to find that picture?

Also, for someone discussing "health and fitness", the belly seems to be drooping a little over the belt.

Caption from the picture:
"President Bush is greeted by children at a YMCA in Dallas where he spoke about health and fitness."


Please note stomach is bigger than belt.

[arikara]

38. And what's with the nazi salute

He's always doing that.

[thebigidea]

40. constantly

it reminds me of Hitler's little "modified seig heil salute" he'd do with the palm out as the horde of Leni-lensed lunatics screamed/orgasmed on Speerian sets. Rove & Hughes must have well worn copies of "Triumph of the Will."

[Booberdawg]

41. YIKES!

:wow:

[nomaco-10]

27. I have often wondered.....

why do repukes add "compassionate" in front of conservative? Does it mean that some repubs are not compassionate, therefore those that are have to qualify their conservatism by preceding it with the word compassionate, as if to say it is not normal for a conservative to be compassionate? YIKES, what a bunch of oxy-morons. LOL

[qanda]

28. As a black person I find those pictures highly offensive!!!!

Just the fact that he feels black people need his compassion is enough to make me want to puke, but to use his patronization of black people as a photo op is just plain old sick!

[molly]

43. As a white person, I found those pictures highly offensive

he must have taken acting lesson from Ronnie.

[maggrwaggr]

30. just heartwarmin' how he luvs them darkies!

they sings real good too! Ah just luv 'em!

[Renew Deal]

31. Slime

He is such a slimeball. It looks so disingenuous.

[gottaB]

32. Kissing babies

What do you all make of this photo op?

[wndycty]

45. I call it coming home. . .

. . .as you know the Democrats have been very very supportive of the Children's Defense Fund.

[juajen]

33. Alright, CatWoman, I just threw up.

Honest, he makes me sick. How dare he make photo-ops with all those left-behind children.

[votein04]

34. Talk is cheap. Let's see some compassion for Iraqi children.

Oh....er....too late for that.

[maveric]

36. He love black people so much he has a lawn jockey on his lawn

in Crawford.

[tameszu]

39. Compassion for Bush = touching black people

I'm sure they needed that.

[DemLikr]

44. Is that a big ol' love handle hanging out under the child's leg?

I thought Great Leader was such an in-shape jogger and all that bullshit...maybe he switched back from lite beer.

[JNelson6563]

47. Looks like he's afraid it'll rub off

Anyone tell this Simian that the color doesn't rub off on ya when ya touch it? He look a bit anxious about it.......

Julie

[CatWoman]

48. kick

:kick:

[Lisa]

49. I'm waiting for his "HUMILITY" photo album! "Look at me being humble!"

This is hilarious! Tragic and nauseating, but hilarious ... after all, isn't true compassion about caring for people and helping them without any desire for gain ... let alone getting one's picture taken while doing it?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

50. My fav from his site was the "Environment" shot. I couldn't pass this up.

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Please notice the form letter to the editors section on this site as well. I used it to notify area editors of the ruse and to look out for form letters which might be considered as a "serious" letter from a reader. I've gotten back several thanks from eds. for doing it!

[CaptainMidnight]

51. Nothing new here

Wow,

The cynical manipulation of these people are unreal. Blacks used as props. Laura Bush reading to children at a library while her husband cuts billions in funding for schools and for libraries.

Bush posing with blacks, hands upraised, Halleleujah, after attaining office by illegally removing 50,000 blacks from the voter rolls in Florida.

Bush denying that blacks even exist or have the right to vote by having his election operatives sabotage 70,000 votes cast in mostly poor black Florida districts by triple-punching their already-cast votes, thus invalidating them.

Bush, who when visiting with a Brazilian head of state, and right in front of Condi Rice sitting there, "OH, you have blacks in Brazil, too?"

Bush, who's father trounced Mike Dukakis by airing the infamous Willie Horton, "I'm a furloughed negro who's gonna rape your daughters" ad.

Bush, who overcame John McCain's campaign mommentum in South Carolina by having his operatives call up voters in SC and asking them if they really wanted to vote for McCain, "who had fathered a black child?"

Bush, whose nominating Convention resembled Showtime at The Apollo, with operatives, armed with walkie talkies, scouring the floor for negroes, and positioning them at key network camera spots, alongside Barbara Bush and other members of the Bush entourage.

Bush, who...Clarence Thomas...AGH! Never mind!

Captain Mike