Photos of Bush money scandal in church

[Lefty48197]

Have you seen this video yet? It appears there was a bit of a scandal when the Bush family went to church with the Cheney's yesterday. Here's a link to a video of the whole incident: (you'll have to put up with an internet commercial)

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4117225/detail.html

You see, there is a tradition in this country. At church, they pass a collection plate, and parishoners put money into the plate. People that go to church regularly know that. Those that go infrequently, often get caught "empty handed" when the moment of truth arrives. Such was the case when W attended church services yesterday:

The day at church began well enough, with the President enjoying a good chuckle with friends



Quickly, things went downhill as "the guy with the shiny bowl" came into eyesight. W, being no dummy, realized what the shiny bowl was for. A feeling of panic set in. This photo looks an awful lot like the scene from Fahrenheit 911 when W first learns of the al Qaeda attack.



Realizing that a situation was at hand, W's handlers quickly snapped into action. Team member Cheney instantly produced a dollar bill, and stealthily slipped it to Pickles, the First Accomplice.



Notice how Pickles deftly grabs the bill and passes it on, seemingly unobserved.



Look closely at Pickles ladies & gentlemen. Note that Pickles is looking AWAY from the action with that, "I'm not interested at all" look on her face. You poker players will know that her look means, "I'm loaded, and I've GOT THE NUTS".



As W takes the buck from the first accomplice, she flashes him that "We've just gotten away with another one" smile.

W, still being no dummy, realized that they may be on film, so he jocularly handed the buck back to Cheney, while Pickles took her cue and laughed her best Stepford-laugh. "Hey! I have nothing to hide", the President seemed to say as he handed the dollar back to Cheney.



"I don't need your charity. My dad's here for that", declared the President as his daddy handed him a dollar. Note again that Pickles realized the dollar bill was about to hover noticeably in the air, so she actually reached for it first, in an attempt to hide it. Watch the video again, and follow her every move. She is NOT an honest person, and this video proves it.



Cheney then took the collection plate from Pickles, slipped in his own buck, handed the bowl to Pickles Cheney, and both had a good laugh.






You can almost read the Cheney's minds in the last photos.

"What a cruel joke we're playing on the American people", Mary seems to be saying. "Big time", says Dick.

[Deja Q]

1. Did God tell * not to bring his wallet?

:shrug:

[Fovea]

7. Yeah, that's Jeebus's servant and

General of God's little Army, alright.

Have I mentioned tonight how much I hate these ass**les?

[rainbow4321]

25. He doesn't need a wallet .... he just uses OURS n/t

[Tigress DEM]

36. ROFL n/t

[JohnOneillsMemory]

58. This is now called 'Tsunami? So sue me'-charity...just for PR.

[catzies]

2. It's obviously lost on them that that's what Queen Elizabeth does too

Her Majesty carries a purse, but no money, right?

So it's confirmed: the Bushes are our inbred, white trash American Windsors. Oh goody.

[smurfygirl]

3. I like how Laura goes straight back to reading like

nothing just happened. Bush has once again shown he is a freeloader.

[lonestarnot]

4. How embarrassing... and they think it's funny... perfection in the capture

of a priceless moment! Applause!

[Wilms]

5. CBS News had it, too.

I understand him not carrying a wallet but wouldn't he know to have some cash that day. A donation check made out just like other Christian's. Doesn't he have minders to deal with that (and open zippers)?

No, the nervous little * was giggling about it.

Thanks for the photos. They don't show the half of it.

He even makes my mother sick. :puke:

[rodeodance]

61. I saw on the tube also (some cable station)--poppy getting jr out of

another jam

[Goldeneye]

6. Someone should post the third from the bottom one

over in freeperland. They'd love it.

[Radio_Lady]

8. Didn't Jesus drive the money lenders from the temple?

I hope He gets rid of these dolts while He's at it...

[Lefty48197]

54. Jesus kicked a little ass on the money changers

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000315.htm

The money changers profited greatly from the exchange rates that they charged worshipers for shekels to pay the priests, and then from the priests to convert it back into Roman money - they were "cashing in" from both ends. They also profited exorbitantly from loans that they made - with interest rates up to 300 per cent. While there is nothing wrong with capitalism, or providing a useful and convenient banking service, these particular "bankers" were greedy profiteers who cared nothing about using God's Temple, and His worshipers, as a means to get rich.

It was the sight of this Temple "market" that triggered the only recorded incident in the human lifetime of Jesus Christ in which He reacted in a violent manner toward anyone -

"And they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the Temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the Temple, and He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons; and He would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple. And He taught, and said to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers." (Mark 11:15-17 RSV)

[Generic Other]

9. Moneylenders in the temple? Holy Christ

Drive them out!!

[MADem]

10. I take an entirely different view of this

You know how the weecowboy admin puts out this spin about how the White House is a tightly knit, super-efficient machine? Everyone has their job, they do it well, in lockstep, every t crossed, every I dotted???

Well, someone FUCKED UP. BIG TIME. When boyking got the brief sheet of the day's events, there should have been a note next to this event which specified type of dress, time of departure, ENVELOPE IN THE POCKET....and so on. This is BASIC, ELEMENTARY, BEGINNER protocol procedure. SOMEONE FUCKED UP. Either the note never appeared on the brief, or the guy who dresses the idiot didn't read the brief sheet, or the guy with the box full of petty cash wasn't on his game, and didn't hand over the envelope to the guy who dresses bozo, and he didn't push the issue. Pathetic.

And if they can fuck up on something as small as this, they can fuck up big things, too...like, say, wars in the middle east.

I do agree that anyone who goes to a church service where they will be televised, who doesn't bring a few bucks to toss in the basket, is a fucking ninny. But someone fell down on the job. And it wasn't a "rocket science" type decision. I'm sure the plate-passing was part of the brief. These events are always scripted to the max.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[susu369]

28. Totally agree - if they would read HISTORY

they would have remembered that Nixon also forgot to bring his tithes once and Billy Graham slipped him a ten dollar bill.

Such inappropriate and flippant attitudes - gr-r-r-r-r

[TankLV]

41. He has NO CLUE what goes on in a "church service" because it is alien to

him.

HE'S NOT A REGULAR CHURCH GOER!

HE'S ONLY A "PHOTO-OP" CHURCH GOER!

He doesn't know what to expect because he never goes.

This is obvious to everyone who isn't a repuke whore.

[blondeatlast]

44. My thoughts exactly. The hypocrisy is dumbfounding. nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

42. Especially since W supposedly is a church going man

He shouldn't even have to be reminded.

[LiberalFighter]

49. Why would anyone need a brief about church when they ran on it?

[MADem]

52. Well, hell, we knew that was a lie

...he was just too glib, and too stupid. And he said his mentor on the Born Again trail was Billy Graham (and we've heard HIS ever-so HATEFUL TAPES in the Oval Office with Dick Nixon--hardly a true Christian, that man!).

My point is that if Protocol in the White House is running on shaky rails, it is an indicator that the rest of the weecowboy machine may be in need of a major wrench bending or full overhaul. It may be the first small proof that they are every bit as incompetent as we know them to be.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. What a cheap fucker.

All that money over the years that was handed to his family, he doesn't have the decency to bring SOMETHING for contribution?

[bobweaver]

12. Doesn't this incident pretty much symbolize and sum up his entire career?

[Bozvotros]

51. You absolutely have that right.

First it is clear that the Chimp, as has been true his whole life, has nothing of value to offer. His stupidity makes it necessary for people to cover for him and here they all are together. Mummy Dearest, Poppy, Unca Dick and Aunt Lynn. This time its his old Uncle Dick who spies the danger to his dimwitted charge and attempts to cover for him. But Dick is getting older and clumsier and he gets seen trying to make a cheap fix. For a moment they are all seen as the grifters and con-men they really are. They have nothing to give. This phony piousness is like the phony war on terror. It is just a cover for what they are really up to and they can't even be bothered to make it look real.

And the cheapness rankles. You telling me Unca Dickie didn't have more than a buck in his wallet? Of course he did. Just like we could have outfitted our troops with enough armor and spent what was needed to do it right. Just as he has in real life, the Dauphin and his handlers almost can't be bothered to try and fake a little humility or sincerity. It's a big joke, like his riffs about looking for WMD under his lectern. Bush hands the buck back to Laura and is going to try and gut it out.

But he can't even be trusted to handle a decision this small. And then we see who is really behind and in charge of Junior. Daddy sees it all and knows his retarded progeny is incapable of getting through a church service without looking like a blundering boob. So when his father passes him the buck, Bush has to take it. He can't refuse Daddy, especially when he knows Mommy is looking on. Mommy might take a strap to him later. The adults around him clearly treat him like a child and he responds by acting like a naughty ten year old as he snatches the bill and flings it like a hot turd into the basket. He can't even do that with dignity. Even his daughters seem embarassed by this blundering charade.

[justiceischeap]

13. Is Cheney wearing a Barbara Bush wig?

[Lefty48197]

14. Looks like Ben Franklin on a really windy day

Sorry Ben. I didn't really mean it.

[Acryliccalico]

19. I just LOVE this one

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

34. No, but it does look like he's grabbing some change...

[Vektor]

15. Why is Laura called "pickles"?

I have heard this before, but admittedly don't know....
:shrug:

[Acryliccalico]

23. She was wearing a 1950's ugly green suit in

a picture posted here the day before yesterday. Really green and really un-flattering.:+ My teenagers would call it "fugly".

[Vektor]

26. Ahh...Thanks!

OK - I didn't know where the nickname came from. I thought maybe it was one of those unflattering, degrading nicknames that Bush gives to everyone.

[barackmyworld]

29. there is something else

b/c that nickname is older than the green suit

[robbedvoter]

31. It IS a degrading W nickname - a WH clerk called her that on the phone

after hearing W referring to her as that - it was in the nicknames stories from 2001.

[quaoar]

16. Bush probably isn't even a member of that church

The only people who put a dollar bill into the collection plate are children and visitors. Members will write a check so it will be credited to their pledge and so they wil have a record of it for taxes. And a lot of people just mail in contributions periodically and never bother with the plate.

[robbedvoter]

32. or any other for that matter - see # 30

[TahitiNut]

17. Even as an occasional church-goer, I take an ENVELOPE with ...

... my tithe inside. It's beyond appalling that these over-indulged, over-privileged hypocrites behave like drunken fratboys.

[CTLawGuy]

18. what a doofus

I saw that on CBS news.

[Lefty48197]

20. Here's the response they'll come up with:

Jr. knew all along that his daddy was going to bring "that special" $20 bill that was once owned by Prescott Bush, for Jr. to give away on this special occasion. The only reason Jr. gave Cheney back his bill, was because it wasn't the "special" $20 bill.
As for that "Laura's smuggling a buck" crap: Lefty's nuts. Don't listen to a word he says.

[LiberalFighter]

50. Only $20??? If he truly believes in tithing then it would be $769

[Tinoire]

21. LMAO!

I'm surprised he didn't scribble an IOU. That was hilarious!

[flordehinojos]

22. POPPY TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIKE ALWAYS!

[Acryliccalico]

24. My understanding is

that if you really believe, you would never, never, forget your offerings. Supposed to be 1/10 of your earnings for that week. YEAAAAAA! RIGHT!!! How much do you think that would be? :wtf: How does he get away with using religion???

[wicket]

27. kick

:kick:

[robbedvoter]

30. What was W doing in a church anyway? he stays away

http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?pt=vKO1twmWG2Uvnyi2qoWQfW%3D%3D
What most--including many of the president's fiercest supporters--don't know, however, is that Bush doesn't go to church. Sure, when he weekends at Camp David, Bush spends Sunday morning with the compound's chaplain. And, every so often, he drops in on the little Episcopal church across Lafayette Park from the White House. But the president who has staked much of his domestic agenda on the argument that religious communities hold the key to solving social problems doesn't belong to a congregation. 

[RevCheesehead]

33. A buck?

Yup, that's about what I'd expect.

Thank you for supporting the "faith-based initiatives," asshole. :mad:

[LizW]

35. A dollar bill

It's like leaving a penny tip.

If they didn't put anything into the plate, one might assume they are writing a check later or something. But no, a dollar. Prominently waved around for the cameras while everyone grins like fools.

Oh, well, I guess we're lucky the Cheneys and the Bushes didn't empty the plate into their pockets like they have the U. S. Treasury.

[Pithy Cherub]

37. 'w' is only allowed folding money

for which he can actually recognize the president... :crazy:

[Endangered Specie]

38. Look on the bright side... at least they didn't TAKE money from it.

[susu369]

39. Grown-ups are in charge!

NOT

[lawladyprof]

40. As a feminist (and I know this sounds petty) I didn't like seeing

the "ladies" not put something in the plate. I know, I know "HE gives for the family," but isn't that just the issue. HE, as head of the family, handles the money, gives the donation, instead of both adults making a contribution. SHE is passive, an onlooker, a bystander. I know it's petty (small and symbolic), but I think it is one of myriad of ways that patriarchy is slipping (has slipped? did it ever leave?) back into style. Apologies to those who think this is petty. Flame away.

[blondeatlast]

43. What regular church-goer would not know enough to have an offering???

For pity's sake.

Oh, it's Commander Bunnypants. Never mind.

Either he isn't the Christian he thinks he is, or he's stupid.

Wait--he's BOTH.

[tibbiit]

45. That is one great Bushtoon you put together Lefty

Thank you for bringing those pictures to the table. A person couldnt have made that up!
tib

[allalone]

46. A buck???

all that for one dollar? You can tell from the look on his face that he does not know what the collection plate is for.

[robbedvoter]

47. How many points of light in one buck?

[many a good man]

48. Stealing from the collection plate

They got boys in the back room raking in 50% of the take.

[two gun sid]

53. Yes, he was stealing

and giving Poppy his cut. Those pictures have been reversed chronologically just like the Zapruder film. Christ, those people are disgusting.

[usregimechange]

55. That, is NOT Christian! I hope he burns in hell! nt

[TrustingDog]

56. just one lousy dollar?

[Carolab]

57. One BUCK?

One MEASLY buck?

[opihimoimoi]

59. Embarrassing to the BONE... El CheapO....

[Stockholm]

60. LOL They pulled a switch on the collection plate!

Maybe they even made some money out of it. Are you sure it is the same bill...