needs caption PHOTO: bush* always spreads his legs during meetings....

[diamond14]

it's a VERY undignified mannerism to sit splayed like that....

seems that no one ever taught the chimp how to properly SIT in a chair,

OR....

bush* has some kind of irritating 'crotch rot'....



U.S. President George W. Bush (R) is greeted by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at NATO in Brussels, February 21, 2005. Bush, in a speech today, will appeal to Europeans to replace disagreements over Iraq with what he called a new era of trans-Atlantic unity with a goal of spreading democracy across the Middle East. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[heidiho]

1. He ALWAYS does this and it makes me crazy

Who wants to look at this nuts' nuts anyway?

He sickens me - no manners or couth whatsoever. I hope people in Europe don't think we are all like this ignorant cowboy-wannabe.

[Skittles]

5. thank you for calling him a wannabe

he is as phony a cowboy as he is a "president"

[phusion]

2. That's how cowboys sit, librul!

Get it right, boy!

That's so them spurs wont dig into yer legs!!

[diamond14]

7. only a PRETEND cowboy would sit like that...born/bred in Connecticut

educated at the elite Phillips Academy on the East Coast...and Yale University....that's not even CLOSE to being a cowboy....PLUS, bush* is AFRAID of horses.....


IMO, there's something wrong with his upbringing, OR he's got some kind of crotch irritations...

[ClintonTyree]

8. That's right, pardner............

when you've been out riding the range all day looking for dogies.......oh, that's right, bush is scared of horses. There's not a horse on his pig farm, is there? :scared: A big tough cowboy like bush, scared of horses. Go figure. What could the reason be then?

Maybe Jeff was a little rough when he went riding the 'range' the other day? :shrug: Remember, Jeff's always the 'rider', not the 'ridee'. ;)

[booksenkatz]

3. I think 95% of Texas men sit that way

At least from what I saw growing up. I always found it a rather disturbing sort of display. Ick!

[louis-t]

4. Nawwww, he's just

airing out his brain.

[SoCalDem]

6. He's just "presenting" his manly credentials

:(

[NV Whino]

9. Comes from sittin' on a hos' all day.

That's just how cowboys sit.

[whistle]

10. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer comments....

..."Mr. President, I can see that your tailor designed your trousers like a cheap hotel.....no ball room!"

[diamond14]

13. ROTFL........whew......

:nuke:

[Auntie Bush]

15. Why? He doesn't need any ballroom!

[kskiska]

11. Absolutely vulgar.

It shows his lack of breeding.

[Sugarbleus]

35. My new term exactly: "George the Vulgar"

Jebus, at least some men have the couth to hold their hands over their parts when they sit like that.

But whatever...

[Snotcicles]

12. Maybe his barries are a little chafed from all that bike riding.

Could be famunda buildup.

[CityZen-X]

14. The Bu$h*t Virility!

His symbolism that he is fuc*ing over 250-million Americans a day!

[spanone]

16. He's a macho, macho man.........

[Bethany Rockafella]

17. He's giving a signal to all the freep women out there....

"This bone's for you!"

[mcg]

22. maybe to this babe ...

although she'd probably consider him too devolved.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

18. he should learn how tie his tie, too

neckties should be above the belt, not covering one's zipper.

[diamond14]

21. the chimp EMBARRASSES America totally...without knowing how to tie his TIE

big defense war-profiteers propel this idiot up to the pResidency, where he displays a TOTAL lack of manners, diplomacy, or even the ability to tie his TIE for PHOTO-OPS.....amazing, isn't it?

[Rob H.]

19. Wireless receiver on his back, wireless microphone in his crotch

"Lean in a mite closer. Mah handlers--Ah mean, Ah cain't hear what yer sayin'."

I like how there's a sign behind him that says "Brussels, Belgium" in case he forgets where he is.

[Ian David]

20. Business School 101: The Executive Pose

Strike a pose
Body language is the national language of TV. Impressions of people are actually formed within the first minute they're on camera - it's in that minute that your CEO can win or lose an audience. To win, your CEO should practice the "executive pose", which radiates the confidence needed to sell a message. The pose includes legs crossed at the knee, hands folded when not being used to gesture, and elbows rested on chair arms (if any). Your CEO should lean forward slightly, communicating interest and enthusiasm, and smile appropriately.
More:
http://www.alphaplatform.com/razak_thought1.htm



Body language is a big communicator, particularly on TV. Impressions of people form within the first minute they're on camera - it's in that minute that interviewees can win or lose an audience. To win they should practice the "executive pose," which radiates the confidence needed to sell a message. The pose includes legs crossed at the knee, hands folded when not being used to gesture, and elbows rested on chair arms (if any). Interviewees should lean forward slightly, communicating interest and enthusiasm, and smile in appropriate places.
More:
http://customers.mediamap.com/articles_1q.asp?pID=epr

[diamond14]

25. here's Jacque Chirac in the 'Executive Pose'...with the chimp in the

"three-year-old in a high chair ANTICIPATION waiting-for-food" pose....it's SOOOOoooooo embarrassing....every other executive knows how to SIT properly, except the chimp....

[seabeyond]

23. they do it to take up space, ownership, power

it is one of the most obvious, easy body language.

and so what...................it is itsy weeney

[Sugarbleus]

36. lol...wonder if he could spread 'em even further apart, like say

over the arms of the chair???? Ewwww, at least he's wearing LONG PANTS.

Gak :puke:

[mcg]

24. It's his natural stance.

I see a trend here..





This is good evidence of devolution.

[Snotcicles]

26. Burrrrrrrrap

n/t

[underseasurveyor]

27. That's natural posture

for beslubbering slobs

Learned it from his mama

The slovenly can't help it.

[demgrrrll]

28. He's going Commando!!!! Atta boy Bushie. Is he one uncouth mofo

or what?

[Swamp Rat]

29. Here you go:

[underseasurveyor]

30. Pick a finger any finger

and pull it

Better hope they're Dependz with oder-eaters inserts.
EEEEEE

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Hi to temperancedissent!

I love your message, AND your beautiful, galloping horse!

[underseasurveyor]

34. Greetings Peggy

Thank you:hi: and to DU.
I'm just a fool for those cutesy smilies and emoticons and love using them, like that's not obvious. heh

IMHO, there's nothing quite like watching beautiful horses run. And since I don't have any of my own at the moment, the little loping red horse on the screen will have to suffice for a while.

California ay:-) I'm a native of So Cal myself but now we live amongst the corn in Iowa. Normally this time of year I'm wishing to be back home for a family visit and to escape the wintry cold here for the warmer drier weather there. Not this year though. This winter has been relatively mild and dry for us and geeeez, California keeps getting slammed with storm after storm after storm

I hope where ever it is you're living you're not getting flooded out or having to worry about sliding down the side of a hill. *gulp* or having to worry about a hill sliding down on you x(

Again Welcome to DU :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. You are so nice!

Yes, we've had waaaay too much rain! I'm starting to plan my forays into the marketplace based on how the sky looks at any given moment. But we are OK: our house is on a hill, but it's a little one and the house is extremely well anchored; no danger of slipping anywhere. And all the pumps in the yard are new and are busy doing their thing, keeping the water going into the street. Thank you for asking! I LOVE being here at DU!

[diamond14]

31. thanks Swamp Rat.....LOL.....

:nuke:

[grasswire]

33. Laura stands like a cow, too

No one ever taught her how to stand properly, with one foot slightly behind the other and to an angle. She just plants her feet like Bossie the Cow. Moo!

And, while we're at manners, Condi Rice sits in the most improper and insulting way. She hooks one foreleg over the other knee in the manner of a longshoreman. (No insult intended, longshoremen.) Her skirts are always very short, so about twelve inches of leg is inappropriately showing for a woman in her professional position.

[gandalf]

41. Condi is still searching for a husband...

50 yrs old and spends the weekend with the Bushes. Really sad.

[bklyncowgirl]

37. "I'm looking for a good cowboy" nt

[DemonFighterLives]

38. It is part of his tough guy image

He exudes toughness with his peacock chest and manly leg spread. I'm sure it has more to do with his ill fitting codpiece that he needs because everyone wants to kick him in the nuts.
That's the warrior pose, you know War pResident.

[baldguy]

39. Bush is an actor playing a role.

He knows how to sit properly in a chair. But he wants everyone to believe he's an unsophisticated cowboy boob.

But look at his history: his family has been at the center of power in this country for 70 years, he went to the finest universities, he's headed multi-million dollar corporations - in short, he represents the elite.

But he acts like the unsophisticated boob for the explicit purpose of bonding with the unsophisticated boobs who support him.

It's a common tactic of totalitarian dictators. Worked for Hitler.

[gandalf]

40. That seems plausible

As everything is scripted with Bush, his habitus will be scripted too.

[Stephanie]

42. This is my major complaint about NY men on the subway -

IMO, they are attempting to convince you that what's between their legs is so HUGE that they are simply unable to put their legs together. They are so manly that pregnant women and little old ladies are forced to stand on the train because these men require three seats apiece in order to sit comfortably. It's infuriating. And you know, if they really had it, they wouldn't need to make the big show about it. Am I right?

[Libby2]

43. Maybe that's where he

is wearing the wire these days.

[Malva Zebrina]

44. It is a display of dominance

look--Bush has his back planted firmly against the chair, and the other guy, Scheffer, is forced to lean out of his chair toward Bush in order to shake the hand of the criminal warmongerer. No way Bush can lean toward Scheffer with his legs spread apart that way and back planted well into the chair. Interesting that his tie points toward that with which is chooses to display or suggest--

My husband saw Laura Bush wearing her pink horror on tee vee and he now calls her the "pink seal"--her grotesque method of clapping, arms spread way out, flying back in, culminatuing in a sort of a waving flip at the end indeed does look the flapping of seal flippers in some circus.