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BEIJING (Reuters) - Irked by a reporter who told him he seemed to be "off his game" at a Beijing public appearance, President George W. Bush sought to make a hasty exit from a news conference but was thwarted by locked doors.

At the end of a day of meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese officials, Bush held a session with a small group of U.S. reporters and spoke at length about issues like religious freedom, Iraq and the Chinese currency.

The final reporter he called on critiqued Bush's performance earlier in the day when he stood next to Hu in the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square to deliver a statement.

"Respectfully, sir -- you know we're always respectful -- in your statement this morning with President Hu, you seemed a little off your game, you seemed to hurry through your statement. There was a lack of enthusiasm. Was something bothering you?" he asked.

"Have you ever heard of jet lag?" Bush responded. "Well, good. That answers your question."

The president then recited a list of things of that he viewed as positive developments from his Beijing meetings, including co-operation on North Korean nuclear disarmament and the ability to have "frank discussions" with his Chinese counterpart.

When the reporter asked for "a very quick follow-up", Bush cut him off by thanking the press corps and telling the reporter "No you may not," as he strode towards a set of double doors leading out of the room.

The only problem was that they were locked.

"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work," Bush quipped, facing reporters again until an aide rescued him by pointing to him towards the correct door.

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/reuters_ids/20051120/i/913716968.jpg

Linky~ (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20112005/80/locked-doors-thwart-bush-s-bid-duck-question.html)

No wonder everyone thinks Americans are stupid. I have news for you, only slightly less than half of us are!

That picture is funny. It has that classic "oh noes" expression on it. Hmm, an idea springs to mind. Why not ask for captions on it? The only requirement is that it has to be funny.

This calls for a caption. I'll go first:

Bush is seen here trying to cut and run...

caption #2

Mongolian beef seems to disagree with the President.

No wonder everyone thinks Americans are stupid. I have news for you, only slightly less than half of us are!

Who isn't? The ~50% who are anti-bush?

Minuta']Who isn't? The ~50% who are anti-bush?

That's my assertion, yes. One would note that there was very little support for Kerry other than those who would take someone, anyone, instead of Bush. However, this is a thread for Bush bashing, really.

i hate stupid reporters

Is there a point to this thread besides giving Liberals something to laugh about besides their own dismal failure?

Is there a point to this thread besides giving Liberals something to laugh about besides their own dismal failure?

Not really. I just like laughing at our most famous moron.

I love hasty generalizations:
"rawr everybody who agrees with bush is STUPID rawr"
...Just as much as I love Bush's hasty exit. ;)
I'll admit, that is pretty funny.

"STUPID MONGORIANS TRY TO BREAK DOWN SCHITY WARR!"

Oh man, that picture is priceless!

Like a deer caught in headlights. :p

Not really. I just like laughing at our most famous moron.
i think that paris hiltion takes the take for being the most famous moron

i think that paris hiltion takes the take for being the most famous moron

Of course, one must decide who is the more famous, George W. Bush or Paris Hilton? I would say G.W. is more famous, due to the fact that he is known internationally. Of course, I am uncertain as to Paris Hilton's fame worldwide. Anyone from another country want to contribute?

Not really. I just like laughing at our most famous moron.
Do you realize that ALL of you Liberals got your asses handed to you in the election by someone whom you claim is a moron?

What does that say about all of you guys? In case, you can't figure it out, being beat by someone ussually means they are better at whatever was being fought for.

i think that paris hiltion takes the take for being the most famous moron
Seconded.

Do you realize that ALL of you Liberals got your asses handed to you in the election by someone whom you claim is a moron?

What does that say about all of you guys? In case, you can't figure it out, being beat by someone ussually means they are better at whatever was being fought for.

A) Not a true liberal.
B) Not a Bush lover.
C) Why can't you just let me mock a moron and have my fun?
D) I bet you're surprised that there's a third category besides hardcore Liberal and hardcore Conservative.

That is grrrreat!!! What an embarassing photo!

A) Not a true liberal.
B) Not a Bush lover.
C) Why can't you just let me mock a moron and have my fun?
D) I bet you're surprised that there's a third category besides hardcore Liberal and hardcore Conservative.
Let me amend my statement. All you "Anit-Bushites" got your asses handed to you.

And BTW, you have your fun making fun of Dubya, I have my fun making fun of people who wish they had political power in ANY of the branches of government.

Let me amend my statement. All you "Anit-Bushites" got your asses handed to you.

And BTW, you have your fun making fun of Dubya, I have my fun making fun of people who wish they had political power in ANY of the branches of government.

Zing.

That was so mean, it made me cry.

Do you realize that ALL of you Liberals got your asses handed to you in the election by someone whom you claim is a moron?

What does that say about all of you guys? In case, you can't figure it out, being beat by someone ussually means they are better at whatever was being fought for.

It just says that someone (and his staff) is better at manipulating public opinion than actually doing his job. Besides, have you seen Bush's approval rating lately?

Do you realize that ALL of you Liberals got your asses handed to you in the election by someone whom you claim is a moron?

What does that say about all of you guys? In case, you can't figure it out, being beat by someone ussually means they are better at whatever was being fought for.
OORAH!



Perhaps if he was as stupid as everybody thinks he is and as hated as Liberals claim, we wouldn't have elected him for a second term, and he wouldn't have beaten the Democratic party TWICE in the race for President. Just a thought. :)
Goodnight, all.

It just says that someone (and his staff) is better at manipulating public opinion than actually doing his job. Besides, have you seen Bush's approval rating lately?
It's always something about the approval ratings. They're just like the election polls. They don't mean jack-squat. Would you mind showing us those approval ratings? I'd really like to see them. :) (I'm serious. I really want to see them.)

Have you seen the video of it? It's hilarious! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4454738.stm) It even has that idiotic hissing "laughter" he does. :D

Gimme a sec on the approval ratings. BTW, I'm not saying they're the be-all, end-all of the story, they just give a rough idea of what people think.

Here: http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

A) Not a true liberal.
B) Not a Bush lover.
C) Why can't you just let me mock a moron and have my fun?
D) I bet you're surprised that there's a third category besides hardcore Liberal and hardcore Conservative.

I believe Bush's support among independents (whoever they are,) is in the low 20s.

Have you seen the video of it? It's hilarious! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4454738.stm) It even has that idiotic hissing "laughter" he does. :D
I'll be the first to admit it, I laughed my ass off. But I think he handled himself great, and it kinda reminds me of when he was somewhere, and his Secret Service agent got cut off in security, and he reached through, and pulled him though.

He's a typical American. He doesn't take any shit, but he is man enough to laugh at himself when it's called for, unlike some stuffy politicians I know.

No, Bush is not a moron, he is very good at what he does, which, in my opinion, is manipulation and evil.

A theory I heard the other day is that the dems intentionally put up a crap candidate so they wouldn't have to deal with all the political scandles and crisis that exist right now.

Here: http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
OH NO!!! They're rising! Sound the Liberal slander alarms. Man the blogs, start the baseless attacks!

I'll be the first to admit it, I laughed my ass off. But I think he handled himself great, and it kinda reminds me of when he was somewhere, and his Secret Service agent got cut off in security, and he reached through, and pulled him though.

He's a typical American. He doesn't take any shit, but he is man enough to laugh at himself when it's called for, unlike some stuffy politicians I know.

True. As a Bush-disliker, I'd have to say that he pulled himself off pretty well for what happened.

No, Bush is not a moron, he is very good at what he does, which, in my opinion, is manipulation and evil.

A theory I heard the other day is that the dems intentionally put up a crap candidate so they wouldn't have to deal with all the political scandles and crisis that exist right now.
I've heard that from a thousand poor losers in my lifetime. "I let him win, honest" :rolleyes:

I'll be the first to admit it, I laughed my ass off. But I think he handled himself great, and it kinda reminds me of when he was somewhere, and his Secret Service agent got cut off in security, and he reached through, and pulled him though.

He's a typical American. He doesn't take any shit, but he is man enough to laugh at himself when it's called for, unlike some stuffy politicians I know.

You should watch more parliamentary interpellations from Europe, most suitably for you the British parliament. You'll see what "laugh at oneself" and "not stuffy" truly means. Perhaps you'll even understand why seeing the brilliant speaker Tony Blair next to someone like Bush is so metaphorically painful.

Uh-oh. This thread is going in the direction of countless pointless threads...

Here: http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
Mkay, thanks. Yeah, that does give a rough idea, very rough, but compare those to past presidents in times of war.

There's a little saying I have framed and mounted above my desk at work:
"Ideas are like cars - Everybody thinks theirs is the best."

And here's a nice Richard Jeni quote:
After 9-11, I said "That's it! I'm becoming a hard-core, hard-ass, right wing Republican f*cker!" So I run over to the far right, and there they are....your far-right wing crew. A bunch of money-grubbing, greenhouse-gassing, seal-clubbing, bible-thumping, missile-firing, right-to-lifing, lethal-injecting hypocrites! A bunch of people whose idea of a good time is strapping a dead panda to the front of a Lincoln Navigator.....and running over everyone in the gay parade!

So I decided I'm going to move over to the far left, and be with all the looney, lefty, liberal people. And there they are...... A bunch of bong-smoking, America-bashing, flag-burning, yoga-posing, incense-burning, dolphin-saving, salmon-eating hypocrites! A bunch of people who are always screaming about their freedom of speech and expression.......unless you happen to say something that PISSES THEM OFF! Then they can't wait to strap your ass to the rear bumper of a Toyota Hybrid and drag you all the way to the Berkely campus! Then drop your carcass off in front of the Fidel Castro Building for the continuing study on Why America Sucks!

Bipartisan, equal-opportunity-insulter genius. :D

Uh-oh. This thread is going in the direction of countless pointless threads...

It must be so awful for you to have that man pointing that gun at your head, forcing you to read this thread, then.

He would have never won in the first place if it weren't for the electoral college... My individual vote counts for nothing

Good photo, great expression on his face.

I've heard that from a thousand poor losers in my lifetime. "I let him win, honest" :rolleyes:

I'm not saying I believe it. And as a note, the guy who though of it voted for Bush, so it's not sore loser-ism on the side of the Kerry supporters.

Anyway the point of my post was the first part.

It must be so awful for you to have that man pointing that gun at your head, forcing you to read this thread, then.
But Fass, doesn't that statement go against your "The forum should be nice and fluffy, and thats why I report everything to moderation" mantra? Nice hypocritical statement. :rolleyes:

But Fass, doesn't that statement go against your "The forum should be nice and fluffy, and thats why I report everything to moderation" mantra? Nice hypocritical statement. :rolleyes:
Fass is keeping is nice a fluffy by telling someone they don't have to argue if they don't want to..

Fass is doing them a favor

It must be so awful for you to have that man pointing that gun at your head, forcing you to read this thread, then.

Just making an observation. It was doomed to this direction from the start. BTW, my roommate probably will kill me if I don't go to bed soon. He's got to get up in less than 3 hours.

But Fass, doesn't that statement go against your "The forum should be nice and fluffy, and thats why I report everything to moderation" mantra? Nice hypocritical statement. :rolleyes:

Well, I don't think I've ever reported anyone for flaming, flamebaiting, flameturbating or spamming, and I think Bush is a douche. Do I win a cookie?

Well, I don't think I've ever reported anyone for flaming, flamebaiting, flameturbating or spamming, and I think Bush is a douche. Do I win a cookie?
Yes. Yes you do... Here you are.

Just making an observation. It was doomed to this direction from the start. BTW, my roommate probably will kill me if I don't go to bed soon. He's got to get up in less than 3 hours.
Smack him in the face, and inform him that the importance of NS General trumps his right to sleep.

But Fass, doesn't that statement go against your "The forum should be nice and fluffy, and thats why I report everything to moderation" mantra? Nice hypocritical statement. :rolleyes:

This is a case of a newbie bitching in a thread that has not deteriorated about its subject matter, that happens to be OK by the rules. There is nothing mod actionable in this thread so far, IMHNMO, hence why your mention of Moderation is irrelevant, and my statement isn't hypocritical in the least, as it has nothing to do with reporting things in Moderation and/or rule-breaking.

Smack him in the face, and inform him that the importance of NS General trumps his right to sleep.

I'll be sure to tell him. In the morning.

Well, I don't think I've ever reported anyone for flaming, flamebaiting, flameturbating or spamming, and I think Bush is a douche. Do I win a cookie?
Thats just because the people you argue with aren't whiny little bitches who need to go cry to the mods when you flame. Oh, here's your cookie. I dropped it on the floor though. ;)

He would have never won in the first place if it weren't for the electoral college... My individual vote counts for nothing
If you'd take the time to learn about the Electoral College, you'd understand that it protects states rights. Your state gets a certain amount of electorates. You vote to designate who those electorates vote for in the election. Your vote only counts in your state. But it DOES count.

I voted for Bush in PA, and PA didn't vote for Bush, but my vote counted. It's right there in the numbers. Just because you lose, doesn't mean the system is broken. It just means Kerry was a bad candidate. And his wife was a dumb bitch.

Thats just because the people you argue with aren't whiny little bitches who need to go cry to the mods when you flame. Oh, here's your cookie. I dropped it on the floor though. ;)

Did it break the 5 second rule?

Oh, and I've been accused of flaming (etc.,) but every time but once, it was overturned.

If the fingers are webbed together, and you're in New Jersey, it's a Jackson White!

Is there a point to this thread besides giving Liberals something to laugh about besides their own dismal failure?

Oh get off it ... that picture would have been funny no matter who had that expression on their face. If anything, I think the picture gives Bush a bit more of a human side.

That's giving a lot, considering I'm one of those liberals you are ranting about. ;)