NOW I Remember Why We Don’t Invite Him Places
Since he left the White House, George Bush is pretty much invisible. And, apparently, that’s a good thing.
Honey, when you get the Michelle side-eye, you need to quit whatever the hell it is you’re doing.
General rule of thumb: If Dick Clark hasn’t played it, don’t dance to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rfYWVO5OU
It’s the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Dear Lord above, it’s the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It’s not a happy tune.
His head is empty
1Oh. My. God.
What kind of cheese do you spread on that kind of Cracker?
2I did a two-step, quick-step and a bossanova
3A little victor sylvester and a rudely karl rova
You should have seen me moving
Right across the floor
Hand me down my tuxedo
Next week I’m coming back for more
Music by DJ Rove.
4Hey, this is not that bad. Yes, as I watched it live, I thought, oh dear, he can’t keep still, Poor Michelle. She is one classy lady for just going with that flow.
Note I also am someone who often moves to music and not always when it is appropriate.
In reality, I more suspect that he may have a cognitive dementia type situation going on. That is the vibe I got off of it. So I choose to feel compassion. I also choose to keep the perspective that swaying to music while standing is just not that big a deal…saying damn fool things on broadcast is so much more an issue.
5Oh, cut George a break. Maybe he was swaying because he had to pee.
6Funny as in odd… but to you defenders of George… ever see him “dance” to the National Anthem? And I sincerely doubt there is much that is cognitive with that man.
George is an ass. Admit it. Face the reality and move on. There are better things and people to defend than him.
Sorry, but I’m getting sick of this tripe.
7And the little Point-at-Someone-in-the-Crowd thang. It’s a common ploy during campaign stops. It implies that you have a friend in the crowd.
Hello, Dubbya? You’re speaking at a memorial service, you’re not running for office. Do try to keep these things straight, k?
8Dubya, ever the cracker, thought he had to boogie like he was in Sister Act. Not a real shocker that he didn’t appreciate the difference between a Sunday celebration in a Southern Baptist church and a memorial service. He was never particularly cognizant of being in the Oval Office either. As with Neutron, their inner “good ol’ boy” comes out when they’re around POC. They cannot help themselves. Because they cannot relate at any natural level, they ‘act.’
9My thought was…drunk?
10I think the most amazing part is…
POTUS (Obama) kind of moved around to make things a little less awkward. I think that FLOTUS gets the “Aww, he doesn’t mean no harm” award for the day.
We *really* put up with this clown for 8 whole years???! Heckuva job Brownie!
11Sometimes, there are no words.
12My thought on this is this: He was pretend marching to the Battle Hymn of the Republic! Marching into battle at a memorial service. Yes, Georgie … we know, we try to understand … SMH
13He’s always been an embarrassment and he will continue to be an embarrassment to the country and to Laura and the girls!! They definitely need to keep him at the ranch … painting!!
I remember George W. doing a cool little dance as President visiting Africa. Perhaps not as inappropriate as jiggling to the Battle Hymn, but questionably presidential.
He must have been a hoot as a frat boy back in the day at Yale, when someone cranked up the stereo at a toga party. Of course in that situation the only ones who had to watch were half way through a kegger. A more appreciative audience.
14I’ve always believed that George has the mentality of a lifelong frat boy. And as someone else pointed out on another site “Dubya has never had any personal filters, or any self-awareness, and so he has no respect for the personal feelings or boundaries of others”.
15I have an overly religious FB friend who said he is so full of the love of Jesus, look how it moves him….
16Laura just pretended not to know him. Hurray for Michelle. And dementia, well, I hope I don’t got it but I esp. hope I don’t get videotaped dancing at a funeral.
17I have long had the impression Dubya had cognitive disabilities. There, I said it! And I’m downright glad!
18Sweet Baby Jesus, I think everyone on the stage was staring W daggers – even Laura!
19Woke up to find an email from friend overseas. The email included the their country’s front page news with the video. My buddy titled it: Howdy Doody Does Dallas. Sigh. The article also noted that in the somber crowd all wearing black, there is our giddy gadfly George…in a royal blue suit.
20I’m with Rhea — if it had been me I’d have been crossing my legs and tying my shoes. Except that I remember the 3rd rule from when the kids were little, “Pee before you get in the car.” (No one remembers the first 2 rules.) And not just before you get in the car but before going anywhere like to a longish boring meeting, or taking the dog for a walk.
21Oh, George, stop it. You’re embarressing everyone who sees you.
22Well, at least he didn’t raise his knees and stomp like a little boy “marching.” Kind of like we did as kids in grade school on rain days, when we couldn’t use the play ground. The teacher played classical music records, and we’d march between the desks, lifting our little knees and stomping on the wood floors. My early exposure to the triumphal march from “Aida”, and “Toreador” from Carmen, which I came to recognize years later as an appreciator of opera. So at least he didn’t do that, though perhaps it’s because the music ran out.
23An yeah, I’m with AKLynne, my first thought was that he looked and acted like a goofy drunk.
24That’s Gee Duh-bya. Ever the crass and tacky frat boy. One would never know he comes from New England money.
25I was telling my family about this as I was reading, because they wanted to know why I said, “Oh my gawd.”
My son Mike solemnly observed, “Most Presidents don’t do that.”
26A textbook example of senility, showing a complete unawareness of the circumstances of the moment. Strangely, he still seems more aware than Trump.
Anyone notice Joe Biden on the end of the row, bowing his head to keep from laughing, in the style of Carol Burnett when they went off the rails during taping?
27Are we sure he isn’t just choking on a pretzel?
28Well, at least he didn’t stuff the log lighter down his pants like his successor Rick Perry did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsHCgCfLe_I
29Laura looked like she wanted to kill him. POTUS and FLOTUS were good sports to “humor him”.
Note VP Biden on the other side of Laura, head bowed. Such a contrast.
30Marcia in CO says:
“… They definitely need to keep him at the ranch … painting!!”
Marcia, There never was a Bush ranch, W is afraid of horses (snork).
31Besides, it was a former pig farm that he spent a very large amount of vacation time at, sawin’ wood ‘n stuff. They sold the Crawford place within months of exiting the WH anyway, it was just another phony R prop/illusion.
And Dumbya handling a chainsaw at any time was pushing the (pretzel) limit too, he’s older now, and his G Ford-like physical co-ordination is clearly too hazardous now.
He swayed and marched like he was at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Piggly Wiggly. That version of Battle Hymn Of The Republic was absolutely beautiful…It brought me to tears, but “Stoopid” danced. Once a jerk, always a jerk.
32I couldn’t believe what I was seeing as I watched it live. I was embarrassed for him, for Laura…kinda like gawking at a car wreck. Maybe he was simply displaying his religious fervor and happy that those 5 guys were all in heaven. Reminded me of when my brother-in-law, a couple of hours after their 2 daughters joint funeral after a tragic car wreck gave me that happy face and said, “Be happy, Our girls are in heaven with Jesus!”
Pour me a double.
33I think he was just showing that some white guys do have rhythm – as long as you keep it in 4/4 meter. And no syncopation.
34I agree with a couple of the other commenters here, I think he was drunk. On another site they have studied the video several times and feel sure he is.
35Ok, i know its easy to pile on GWB, the hard place is figuring where to start. But i must defend him. When i watched the service again last night I noticed he began moving when in the section where the Sopranos take the melody and really begin belting it out. If you’ve ever sung this with a choir you know the Basses and Baritones begin singing “Truth is Marching” in a very accented manner, giving the feeling of the choir actually marching. I will tell you our choir director has to remind the men NOT to march and move. Its almost hypnotizing and last night I found myself joyfully marching around my living room Singing Truth is Marching over and over again. Now in my defense I was not on television in front of millions of people, but he was taken by the music. That’s not a crime. GWB has plenty to criticize but this is harmless, and his speech was really good for GWB. So lighten up. There are legitimate things to be offended by but this isn’t one of them.
36I can’t begin to imagine the backlash if President Obama had done something like that.
On second thought, yes I can:
“Oooh, he’s a secret Muslim for sure! Look how he desecrated the song by wiggling around! And that suit! No respect for the police! Real Amuricans wear black, not blue! I bet it was made in Kenya!”
37Yeah, this is not even close to the level of lying about wmd and getting thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed. In this situation Dubya just looks ridiculous in this scene of mourning.
Good god, I do not miss him and I am still thrilled that he is gone. Thrilled.
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