Why doesn't Bush look happy?

[Der Blaue Engel]

Isn't this his big day? Isn't this the culmination of his overwhelming "win," the celebration of his "mandate"?

I have the t.v. on CSPAN with the sound down so that I can catch it on tape if something unexpected happens. Every once in a while I glance up and see Chimpy standing there in his bullet-proof box looking kinda tight-lipped and worried with a fake half-smile glued on his stupid mug.

Whatcha worried about Chimpy?

[benburch]

1. He isn't happy because now he has nobody else to blame.

And he just figured that out.

[WI_DEM]

2. Like Nixon in '73

He knows his days are numbered, so he can't enjoy it.

[electropop]

3. You would know why he's unhappy if you turned on the sound.

The boos were nearly blowing out C-SPan's microphones. I heard almost no cheering, just lots and lots of antiwar chants and boos.

[helderheid]

6. is it still going on????

I would love to hear that!!!

[electropop]

8. They'll replay at 8pm EST

Watch, LISTEN, and smile. :-)

[helderheid]

11. thank you!!

[Der Blaue Engel]

15. Oh, I heard that all right!

I had the sound on during the procession. It was the parade after that I turned the sound off for. No need to listen to that nonsense. :puke:

[electropop]

20. What, and miss the important words

about the Confederate Cupcake Ladies? ;)

[Der Blaue Engel]

31. God, were they scary or what??

I'm just assuming that was the pastel-colored antebellum-style dresses. Or was it the creepy red-white-and-blue spangled things?

God, they all scared me.

:scared:

[Carolab]

57. Oh, man that was priceless.

So utterly deep south. Still fighting the Confederate War, doncha know?

[RaulVB]

4. He knows he DOESN'T BELONG THERE (n/t)

[zann725]

56. "Illegitimate," actually.

And you know what people are called who are "illegitimate?" It's NOT pretty. Certainly not worth $250,000/plate.

[LizW]

5. It's the horses!

Karl told him he had to have many, many horses to show he's not afraid of them, and he's stressed out. :evilgrin:

[Der Blaue Engel]

9. Lol, I did see him get a funny look on his face when the horses trotted by

eom

[bunny planet]

49. but I thought he was a big tough cowboy!!!

Be afraid Bushbaby, be very afraid.

[demodonkey]

52. The Big Texass Cowboy ** is afraid of horses...

Only has John Deere Gators on his ranch because those wheels are more "user-friendly" than horses.

(** Quoted in the American Quarter Horse Association Magazine, "America's Horse")


HA HA

[Greybnk48]

7. The motorcade was brutal

self-deception is not going to cut it today--the disdain was in his face.

[electropop]

12. more like running the gauntlet than a parade n/t

[tex-wyo-dem]

10. Because he's been living in his quarantined bubble...

where all he hears is good news.

Then he gets out into the real world and the reality of how much he's hated slaps him right in the face.

[helderheid]

17. I'm shocked they weren't forced to sign a loyalty oath!

[meganmonkey]

28. Yup - he doesn't like bad news

and he just got smacked upside the head with a whole lot of it today. If he weren't so evil I would almost feel sorry for him, it's gotta suck to see so many people jeering at you and disliking you so much. But he deserves it - and I hope on some level his heart aches from it. If he has a heart.
So sad, Bush**, ya big chump.

[housewolf]

13. He doesn't like the breaks in the parade...

When the entertainment stops, he has to work hard to keep reality from creeping in.

[hippiechick]

14. He's standing in a bullet proof box.

2/3 of the world hates his guts.
He can't even find a friendly audience with the Secret Service screening people for him.
That should pretty much explain it for ya.

Can you imagine how it would feel to wake up every day knowing that many people would rather piss on you as look at you ? Knowing that you have violated so many laws, codes of conduct, and had so many shady deals, that at some point there's going to be no place left to hide from them ?

I wouldn't want to wake up to all of that insecurity and fear every day, thanks ... I'd rather be a plain ole' honest clear-conscienced peon.



:hippie:

[glitch]

24. You and me both hippiechick. Not for all the money in the world would I

choose to be any of those people.

[GreenArrow]

16. cause it's time for his nap

.

[Miami Liberal]

18. 'Cause he'd rather be at the ranch

doing more important things like chewin' tabaccy and riding his horsey.

[ginnyinWI]

19. he's scared

bullet proof box, bullet proof vest, a gazillion troops guarding everything, searches for everyone, body scans----and he's still scared he's going to get shot or something.

[Yellow Horse]

21. Definitely the horses, they're coming to get him... or the DONKEYS

:kick:

[Der Blaue Engel]

22. They're showing the 1949 Truman inauguration on CSPAN2

(Not sure why; missed that part watching Chimpy make faces.)

The huge crowds and cheering are quite striking in contrast to today.

[ottozen]

23. Perhaps its because

He has nothing to fear but himself.

[Last Lemming]

25. That's how you look

when you need a stiff drink

[merh]

26. They won't let him drink, they can't afford to have him stumble

during the "walk" and he has so many balls to dance at! (How dry I am!)
hickup!

:evilgrin:

[katinmn]

27. Condi didn't get confirmed on schedule.

[EndElectoral]

29. How can you be happy when you know you probably didn't really win?

[bush_is_wacko]

34. probably didn't win. He damn well knows he didn't win.

And he's scared the big bad meanies are gonna take away his crown! It looks like he wants Mommy to take away the bad pictures again, but she is helpless to do so and he knows it! Cheney and B*** look very worried!

[bliss_eternal]

30. I can't express how much I've enjoyed reading this thread!

I'm turning now to see and hear the boo's for myself. This does my heart good--I'm so pleased I may go to Disneyland! (Well not today, but soon)

Yippeeeee! :)

[Der Blaue Engel]

32. I thought it would be nice to bash our REAL enemy for a change

:D

[Number_6]

33. Don't even ask

He probably knows something like the US dollar about to be overtaken by the Argentine peso tomorrow.

[dogindia]

35. many in stands during swearing in looked very bad.

I made a number of threads about it during the early afternoon. They just simply all had horrible expressions on their faces. I was shocked. Like maybe they know what a sham this is? Don't think it was just the weather. I was so surprised because most are repubs.

[Quakerfriend]

36. I heard that a protester was able to get a few heckles in

during his speech! Could this be true??

One of the A.N.S.W.E.R. folks said this over the mike today.

[Der Blaue Engel]

38. I noticed that too

Can you imagine what WE would have looked like had we gotten our day like we should have? There would have been no stony, resigned looks or halfhearted cocktail-glove clapping. It would have been an actual PAR-TAY! People would have been crying in the streets for joy.

It seems their "victory" seems rather hollow to them.

[dogindia]

44. true and utter party. Capital P.

[borg5575]

37. He's happy alright

No, he's happy. It's just that he always has that chimp like grin, but why wouldn't he be happy? He gets to play president for another four years all the while the country get screwed.

[newyawker99]

61. Hi borg5575!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[fooj]

39. Because it's hard. It's hard work...

You know- his job is HAARRRD! Ugh!

[Kansas Wyatt]

40. He cannot blame anyone else anymore,

And all of his first term failures are now coming due, so he has to clean up his own mess. He knows half the country knows that he is full of it, and he is worried that the other half will find out when all his failures come due. Then the mindless morons will stop protecting him, unless we have another 'nobody could imagine' terrorist attack.

[loritooker]

41. I was in awe of what I saw on cspan today.

Did anyone see B*sh, Cheney and the wives reviewing the troops on the steps of the capitol? Awkward, uncomfortable, bleak, all alone on the cold expanse, as the soldiers passed. All saluting, but some pointedly , it seemed, NOT turning their faces in his direction as they marched by. Cheney's shoulders hunched, B*sh's suit ill-fitting. Lumpy, tiny little figurines... Did you hear the angry anguished wailing of the crowd as the motorcade battallions made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue? The reverberation must have been deafening. No wonder he looked unhappy. He actually looked very scared to me before the parade. Lethargic, subdued, almost --not there---! The rest of the time he had on that pissy face, like during the first debate.

[Der Blaue Engel]

45. I noticed the ill-fitting suit

Which was odd, because it was a really nice suit (that's the ONLY thing he has going for him, some really good, expensive tailors). I think this lends credence to the rumor going around that he has some kind of heart monitoring device that hangs over his shoulder.

I think he's unwell. Dare I say I actually had a brief moment of pity for him? VERY brief, mind you.

[loritooker]

60. Yes. And did you see the way he was walking in the overhead shot?

I swear he was dragging his right leg, gallumphing (sp?) along. His feet shot out awkwardly, and he propelled himself forward with some difficulty. I agree, I think the man's not well.

[dogindia]

46. think you should start a thread with this text

[understandinglife]

42. Because he knows WE ARE GOING TO OUST HIM ... and....

....no one will ever pardon him for his crimes.........



BE THE BUSH OPPOSITION; 24/7

[loritooker]

43. Yes. After what I saw today, I believe it even more.

[Number_6]

47. Subliminal military thoughts

Because he's worried that Barbara's and Jenna's school friends (and
their grandparents) may be drafted soon.

[Triana]

48. mandate?

http://www.mandate.com <<---- I gotcha mandate right here, george....

[JoMama49]

50. Can you imagine the "demons" he must be carrying around --

would you look happy if you were responsible for the deaths of so many?

[KatieB]

51. Funny to read all this because the weather was actually nice in D.C.

Ít's likely because there is not anything for him to really celebrate. He's standing on a time bomb. I havew a friend in a world renowned bank who says money is starting to pour out of the u.s. to foreign banks because all predictions are that U.S. economy is going to seriously tank during the next 2-3 years.

[ottozen]

58. Perhaps,

It's because those darn Iraqi insurgents are preventing him from killing more, in more places, you know, globally.

Bush likes killing, it feeds his self-esteem. After all, its one thing that he appears to be fairly good at.

We can't judge Bush's expressions by our standards. I liken him to Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange, when he fantasizes that he is the Roman Soldier.

[L. Coyote]

53. Someone finally told him, because of Iraq, Osama has permission to nuke...

him. Funny how you need the Lord no matter which side of a war you are on!

[Dancing_Dave]

54. He expects to be assasinated at any time...

He purged the CIA, which can't be making his life insurance agent happy!

Even if he does have the tightest security bubble of any President in history, he has simply made far to many enemies.

[zann725]

55. He can run, but can't hide...and knows it.

Only a matter of time 'til one of his humongous lies/crimes catches up to him (and friends).

[imaginary girl]

59. Seems like he wants to get the public stuff over and head to the parties.