Mark Morford on Bush's incident with German Chancellor Merkel

[Human Torch]

Gee whiz, Bush thinks he's That Guy

Mark Morford

Wednesday, July 19, 2006



http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/19/DDGJ1K0RN91.DTL

So, now we know. I mean, we sort of thought we knew, before, what kind of guy George W. Bush was, essentially our very own beloved, inept, inarticulate ex-alcoholic ex-frat-guy failed-businessman pseudo-leader who famously appeals to the most God-fearin' and least educated and least attuned among us because he is, well, exactly that.

We thought we had him pegged: Just a casual and aw-shucks sort of walkin', talkin', war-happy embarrassment to the country who was nevertheless rumored to be a genuinely nice guy in person but who, when he traveled abroad, nevertheless caused the entire nation to pre-emptively cringe in preparation for all sorts of imminent humiliations and painful moments and lots of hilarious-yet-excruciating new material for the Collected Bushisms.

But every so often, we get a glimpse of just a little more. Or rather, less. Of what lies just beneath that carefully manicured chosen-one sheen. We get a hint of just what fuels that clueless amble, that graceless and dorky approach to everything from ordering a Coke to comprehending Middle East chaos. Witness, won't you, the latest in a huge pile of embarrassing Bush-on-tape moments. (Warning: not for the faint of intellect.)

Here he is, the leader of the free world, fresh off being caught on a live microphone at a Group of Eight meeting muttering to his favorite poodle Tony Blair, using his bestest Texas-boy shtick, that if them gul-dang Syrians would just call Hezbollah and tell 'em to knock it off, everything would be dandy.

[MountainLaurel]

1. OT but thanks for reminding me

I need to switch my Morford subscription over to my new email address.

[Dinger]

2. Why Are We Hearing NOTHING Of This In The "MSM"? . . . And . . .

I LOVE your Walk The Line pic!!! Can I borrow it?

[Cha]

6. I was just checking out

that sig pic..like, who's that? And then it hit me with a smile:)

[Human Torch]

8. When I saw the movie for the first time...

...I thought that was one of the greatest scenes I'd ever seen. I still do, but nothing matches watching that movie and seeing it for the first time.

:toast:

[Human Torch]

7. Yes, you can borrow it, but...

...please download it (don't link directly to my Photobucket account).

:toast:

[babylonsister]

3. He is that guy; a total embarrassment. nt

[xchrom]

4. yup -- he is That Guy.

[Tesla]

5. "He does not, of course, realize that no one else is laughing. "

No we aren't!!!