Katrina Photo-Op #8: If I Had a Hammer ---pix>>>

[Stephanie]

Stupidest. Photo-Op. Ever.












U.S. President George W. Bush autographs the shirt of a worker as he participates in a Habitat for Humanity building project in Covington, Louisiana, October 11, 2005. The president will spend the day in Louisiana and Mississippi monitoring clean-up and reconstruction of the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina before returning to the White House later today. REUTERS/Larry Downing

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[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. This might be his Dukakis tank moment

but not quite. That is still a classic.

[CatWoman]

53. That protective hat is mighty odd looking/fitting

isn't it?

[spacelady]

57. Makes him look like Forrest Gump, who always wore his helmet

way forward on his head.

[Missy M]

2. I guess bush's new job is construction foreman.

Stephanie, I also meant to tell you how much I enjoy your photo-op threads and always look forward to seeing the next ones.

[elehhhhna]

3. NOMINATED.

lol

[Dora]

4. They forgot to coach him

on how to hold a hammer.

[Virginian]

15. He must have dropped it.

Notice he isn't using the same hammer in all the photos.

[Botany]

24. you are right .....

They gave him a lighter one for his nail bending I mean driving
photo op. The one with the red handle is much lighter .....
the one with the wood handle is a heavy duty framer.


:rofl:

[lutefisk]

52. One will go to the Smithsonian and one to the Bush Library

The hammer the Great Man used to rebuild the South. Or maybe they just wanted different colored handles to tie in with different metaphors and emotions when they use the photos in the propaganda literature.

[Botany]

19. Holy crap!

You hold a hammer towards the bottom of the handle ......

So you get more torque when you hit something.
The man has never driven a nail in his life.

Phony asshole.

[WLKjr]

45. My Grandpa taught me something else about holding the hammer this way

you also have to hit the nail less and they will drive easier with less force.

[ninkasi]

66. My husband pointed that out this morning

the local news was showing the clueless one holding a hammer in the middle, and my husband said, in language I won't use here, words to the effect that the man is a moron who shouldn't be let out in public. I noticed that Laura was just standing around, smiling that creepy, vapid smile of hers, and I wondered if she even knew where she was.

[tk2kewl]

29. yep

you get a lot more leverage if you hold the hammer at the end of the handle mr. president.

[soleft]

5. PhotoOp I think is a proper new nickname for *

[peekaloo]

6. Did he accidentally drive a nail in that guy's back (last pic)?

Jebus, the guy asked for a reacharound and all he got was an autograph.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Aw great. I threw up all over my keyboard. 3rd one this monrth.

This is getting expensive.

[Straight Shooter]

8. Brand-new gloves.

Why didn't he wear his gloves from his famous "brush-clearing"? Oh, that's right, he never actually cleared the brush himself.

Remember the right wing mocking Kerry for wearing new clothing on his duck hunting photo ops? Difference is, Kerry actually hunts.

And correct me if I'm mistaken, but bush does not know how to handle a hammer.

[UTUSN]

9. Tweety Is Going to Wet His Pants over the Black T-shirt & Hardhat n/t

[SpiralHawk]

10. Pics 2 and 3 - the flunky don't even know how to hold a hammer

Guess the Hammer (or the Bulldog) got a hold on him.

[livetohike]

11. Don't these people own jeans?

Laura looks like she is posing for the Eddie Bauer catalog and Bush looks like he stepped off the golf course for a moment :eyes:.

[Bridget Burke]

39. Laura is more Talbot's than Eddie Bauer in that outfit.

Although I'll bet she paid more for that sacklike suit than she would have paid at Talbot's. Was she emphasizing the fact that she NEVER works outside? If I were rich, I'd hire some folks to do the hard work in the garden, but handle the more interesting tasks myself.

At least Bush didn't have to buy a new outfit. I'm sure he spends more time golfing that doing manual labor.

[Rob H.]

12. Nice hard hat--too bad it's being wasted on protecting an empty head nt

:evilgrin:

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. Lovin that one!

[Pool Hall Ace]

30. OMG -- thanks for the laugh!

My husband is a general contractor. I'll have to show him these pics!

I do wish Chimpy would lay off the photo ops, though. He is fooling no one.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Thinks he's Jimmy Carter, does he?

[texastoast]

31. My thought exactly

Silver spooner. Probably never picked up a hammer before.

[GreenPartyVoter]

34. But been hammered many a time

[mshasta]

38. and laura thinks she's the first lady...

in a fucking construction place she is wearing a suit?

oh my gosh did she has an apron on it?
:wtf:

[Stephanie]

42. I think it's a nail apron

Why is she standing around like that holding a hammer? Who is she kidding.

[malta blue]

14. The last two are priceless

The look on ** face in the second to last is the empitome of the chimp that he is...(sorry to the chimp lovers), and that last one, what the heck is going on there??

[Virginian]

22. The second to last...

looked like he was about to hammer the family jewels.

[Webster Green]

16. It's pretty obvious that it's the first time he's held a hammer...

He wouldn't make it to the morning break on a real construction gig.

[gulliver]

58. Yep, he's all choked up on the handle like a two-year-old.

[Ganja Ninja]

17. So how much did we pay to fly this idiot down there for ...

this photo op? My guess is far more than the house will be worth after it's finished.

[SiouxJ]

18. Desperation. That's what those photos say.

absolutely unbelievable. Their desperation is as clear as the awkward look of Laura with a hammer.

[woodsprite]

20. Looks like he'll have a difficult time on the chain-gang. n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

21. New uniform, new photo-op otherwise business as usual

Now that that's done, we don't have to worry about Katrina anymore.
Mission Accomplished.

[TheCowsCameHome]

23. Caption: New prisons being built for Delay, Rove and other RW scum

[Felix Mala]

26. He bragged recon of NO is going so well, police are back to beating blacks

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Photo 5: "Another average taxpayer bends over for the GOP"

[graywarrior]

28. Just when I thought I couldn't despise him more

Next thing you know, he'll be hosting This Old House.

[RubyDuby in GA]

32. "Dang. This is way harder than clearin' brush" n/t

[Maiden England]

33. Boy I just had lovely visions of * doing 'hard labor'

High crimes would get him that right?

Oh please say it would.....

:evilgrin:

[zbdent]

35. Pic #1 - "George W. Bush becomes the first pResident to

smash his finger using the same hand holding the hammer"

[zbdent]

36. Pic #4 - W finally has his Katrina "Flight Suit" moment . . .

[jaxx]

37. Did you notice how dark it is?

Bush rejected criticism from Democrats that his visits - this was his eighth - were largely for publicity and that he lacks a coherent reconstruction plan. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20051011/D8D5T49G0.html

Photo Ops R Us .... gawd they have no brains.

[Stephanie]

43. Dark because they staged it for the morning shows

7:30 Eastern - must be 6:30 in LA?

[BiggJawn]

40. "When all you have is a Hammer, EVERY problem looks like a Nail"

"Now watch whilst I hammer this country FLAT!"

Hopefully, very soon, THAT will be the ONLY "Hammer" he has at his disposal....

[zbdent]

41. Pic #5 - multiple, see text

1. "Just relax, this is what I do to the country all the time!"

2. "Well, Laura said to hit it on the head . . ."

[havocmom]

44. Anybody here wear a silk blouse to a house building party?

Yeah, me neither... :evilgrin:

[Virginian]

51. Nail apron, no hat, no goggles, no work - pure photo op

Is Jimmy Carter about to say a curse word about the way they have tried to hijack his pet project?

[Bluestar]

46. Must . . work. . hard. . . to. . . hit . . . this. . . nail. . .

Hand . . . eye . . . coordination . . . shot! Where's the Jim Beam. . .

[godai]

72. Note that he gripped down on the hammer

afraid that he'd miss the nail if he took a full swing.

[tinrobot]

47. Ummm... Where's his safety goggles?

I guess vanity wins over proper workplace safety.

What a doofus.

[Arbiter]

48. What a tool.

And no, not the hammer.

[Why Syzygy]

49. Downright SCARY!

Laura is wearing a carpenter apron (photo #4)? She never could put a decent outfit together.

This man is a danger to society.

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. Ok what is wrong with this picture?

Oh never mind... it is actually hilarious to a point... oh and I did spot an OSHA violation, the presnit is NOT wearing safety glasses.

You get get away with it if you waer glasses like i do... but this is a work site.

[waiting for hope]

54. What I don't get....

I used to live in Metairie (13.5 yrs to be exact) and Covington is NORTH ACROSS THE LAKE.....the areas hardest hit are on the other side of the lake. Guess they didn't want to get "real dirty" for the photo-op...

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

55. Isn't Michael Moore in Covington?

That's where the Veterans Against the War had set up their relief efforts

[RedEarth]

56. Must be Trent Lott's house.....

[Craig3410]

59. For the love of God... sometimes he makes it too easy.

[earth mom]

60. PUKE-O-RAMA!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Google_Bomb]

61. The look of a stupid asshole about to cause an accident.

[DrDan]

62. that picture of Pickles is priceless

oh yeah - forgot - NOMINATED!!!!

[titoresque]

63. LMAO! That last pic is begging for some naughty photoshop!

:rofl::rofl:

[Deja Q]

64. This one SCREAMS "I am better than the lot of you put together"

[Lochloosa]

65. " A little closer...yes that's right...now bend over just a little more"

[UncleSepp]

67. Now watch this drive... ow! dangit... no, watch this... Sonova...

:rofl:

[pattim]

68. Bush does love him a vaguely homoerotic photo-op.

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[Rex]

70. Hard workin mahn.

I wonder what he was a'hammerin?

[MisterP]

71. DDDUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

he's getting stupider! inane chimp grunting!

[Hotler]

73. Pickles, you hold the nail and I'll hit it. eom.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

74. Must miss thumb... must miss thumb.... must miss thumb....

:silly:

[Oreo]

75. Somebody started the nails for him

I saw video yesterday of this ridiculous phot op. Before Georgie "hammered" a woman started the nails for him. Anybody have video of it?