Comments on: Confusing your heart with your dick

Confusing your heart with your dick

tapeguy — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:58:25 -0800

When you hold a moment of silence for 9/11, it's good to stand with your hand on your heart. But if you're the President, you reach for your crotch.

By: tapeguy

tapeguy — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:59:57 -0800

Oh yeah, link via Jason Kottke. Also note Solicitor General Ted Olson, second left, who's trying to find his wallet. Laura Bush gets top marks, though.

By: milovoo

milovoo — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:02:04 -0800

"ugh, maybe I shouldn't have had that freedomburrito."

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:05:00 -0800

The way to a man's heart? (through his stomach, of course)

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:09:03 -0800

Funny that he's holding his hand only a few inches above where the little girl to his right is holding it. Little Girl: 1, the President of the Country: 0.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:40:37 -0800

OMG. I'm about to go WhingeFilter on this. I think I might have to start a MeFi movement: Members for a Bush-Free MetaFilter Environment. MBFMFE. First order of business: to get a better name. Second order of business: to demand that the BushFiltering stop. I suggest a simple IP Ban on anyone who uses the word "Bush" in a FPP.

By: afx114

afx114 — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:41:11 -0800

Maybe he was just flattening out his suit. I find myself doing that often when I wear uncomfortable suits. Maybe the shot just caught him mid-pat.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:46:31 -0800

afx114, that's pathetic, trying to come up with excuses for Bush's disrespect, especially when the just-released unretouched version of the photo proves it's actually much worse than we thought! Oh yeah, and terrible, terrible FPP. But not so terrible as to keep me from posting on it.

By: shagoth

shagoth — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:50:29 -0800

More a news of the bizarre filter. Does it judge them man? Probably not, but a strange photo to be sure.

By: TBoneMcCool

TBoneMcCool — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:52:21 -0800

Also note Solicitor General Ted Olson, second left, who's trying to find his wallet. You know, Olson's wife was on one of the hijacked planes, so regardless of politics, you might want to cut him a little slack.

By: eatitlive

eatitlive — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:53:55 -0800

Holy shit -- and I think his tie is a little crooked too!

By: barrista

barrista — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:03:39 -0800

i suggest a simple ip ban anyone who uses the word bush in a fpp --- How about "shrub?" :)

By: armoured-ant

armoured-ant — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:27:53 -0800

For fuck's sake. He's not trying to grope himself. He's just hungry. Duh.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:29:28 -0800

Geez. If this is the level of criticism of President Bush, then I can comfortably look forward to his inauguration in January.

By: dhoyt

dhoyt — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:37:04 -0800

By: raysmj

raysmj — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:38:12 -0800

Oh, no such "criticism" of any other president has ever occured. Oh my. Plenty of posts here go out of bounds, into the real of obsessiveness/hatred. This one is more or less traditional as regards the way Americans treat their presidents.

By: y6y6y6

y6y6y6 — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:40:50 -0800

As someone who thinks Bush is a vile person, and a bad president, I have to say this post sinks Bush-bashing to an all time low. [this sucks]

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:47:15 -0800

I suggest a simple IP Ban on anyone who uses the word "Bush" in a FPP. Note of course that the word "Bush" didn't appear in the FPP.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:00:49 -0800

What is the official societal protocol here ? I'm no Bush fan, but really now - I never learned the proper "hand over heart" gesture either. Funny, that. GW and I share a school ! That must be it. And, I guess the gesture must be intended to convey "sincerity". I can find infinite fault with GW Bush, but on this point I'd guess that he and I are equally culpable.

By: tapeguy

tapeguy — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:05:28 -0800

Geez. If this is the level of criticism of President Bush, then I can comfortably look forward to his inauguration in January. Well, I thought it was funnier than the fact that none of the 22 terrorists he named in October 2001 as "among the most dangerous: the leaders and key supporters, the planners and strategists" have been captured. I tried to make the front page post as slight as possible - didn't even mention Bush by name, as clevershark pointed out above. That said, it is a pretty 'slight' link, it's just a simple photo by itself. If I had made it into a bit more of a bash against him, I knew it'd be a lame FPP (obviously, FPP that needs an explanation like this must automatically be lame) and prime candidate for deletion. Anyway, I posted it here because I thought - in the context of all those other stories, like choking on the pretzel, dropping his dog - it was funny, because I thought other people might also find it funny or odd and might not have already seen it (it's only since seeing it at Kottke.org and after posting it here that I realised that bloggers like Atrios made a fuss over it before I did). What I can't believe no one else has brought up: if they had a photo of Bush with his hand in the right place, why wasn't that used? Oh yeah, liberal media. Maybe he did actually stand there the whole time with his hand in the wrong place. Would it surprise you? Probably not. Would it change who you're planning to vote for? Of course not, but I knew that when I posted the original link. When people can no longer make front page posts taking the mick out of the President, the terrorists win. Still, I guess we can comfortably look forward to his inauguration in January. Whether the camera caught the President moving his hand about or not, he was still flip-flopping on the issue of where he thinks his heart is. Sorry.

By: cell divide

cell divide — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:12:11 -0800

i accept your apology.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:12:52 -0800

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:19:57 -0800

heh. I want to see if he can rub his tummy and pat his head at the same time. This is clearly a man who inhabits the "My Pet Goat" zone.

By: jasonbondshow

jasonbondshow — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:22:48 -0800

Eh, it could have been worse. They could have caught him making an "adjustment" like big league baseball players sometimes do.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:45:25 -0800

In all fairness.

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:52:27 -0800

This picture changes everything, I'm voting for Nader!

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:53:16 -0800

Note of course that the word "Bush" didn't appear in the FPP. You're right. The word "Bush" should be banned entirely from MeFi. dhartung: photoshopped! you can see his ligature is post-modern!

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:10:10 -0800

You're right. The word "Bush" should be banned entirely from MeFi. Mefi, the internet, Washington DC... whatever :-)

By: namespan

namespan — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:03:08 -0800

If this is the level of criticism of President Bush, then I can comfortably look forward to his inauguration in January. This is not my beautiful car. This is not by beautiful wife. This is not the best of the web. And you may say "My God, what have I done" when Bush is elected. But I'll be letting the treads go by...

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:40:40 -0800

quonsar's version made me laugh, so it wasn't a complete waste of time!

By: taz

taz — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:10:45 -0800

it's times like thse when i really wish I could post as "log-in".

By: password

password — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:04:35 -0800

Well, if you don't have a heart, where are you supposed to put your hand?

By: nofundy

nofundy — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:13:02 -0800

what password said.

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:59:15 -0800

Also note Solicitor General Ted Olson, second left, who's trying to find his wallet. Or, maybe -- just maybe -- he was trying to get his hand as close as possible to his heart while remembering his murdered wife. Prick.

By: afx114

afx114 — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:26:17 -0800

oh, and what's with the dude behind him staring at bush' ass?

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:33:38 -0800

What I can't believe no one else has brought up: if they had a photo of Bush with his hand in the right place, why wasn't that used? Oh yeah, liberal media. Maybe he did actually stand there the whole time with his hand in the wrong place. Would it surprise you? Probably not. Would it change who you're planning to vote for? Of course not, but I knew that when I posted the original link. How about this?

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:01:16 -0800

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:59:16 -0800

How about this? Hello? Anyone? tapeguy? Bueller? Bueller? Maybe you're right, though. At least one camera shutter did catch him with is hand in the vicinity of his crotch (assuming his crotch is located at his belly button). But there's no denying this was a big "fuck you" to the victims of 9/11.

By: lathrop

lathrop — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:55:32 -0800

oh, and what's with the dude behind him staring at bush' ass? He was wondering when a new Iraq policy would pop out. -sorry-

By: terrapin

terrapin — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:56:27 -0800

I think he is giving the steal sign to Cheney. I'm sure the veep was way ahead of him though.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:04:14 -0800

I think this thread makes the President look like a human being, and most of the posters here look like assholes.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:45:00 -0800

Wow. That really hurts, coming from you, Paris.