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Comment on Global Snub by Jim

Jim — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:15 +0000

See the thing is, not only did he not make an effort to shake hands, THE OTHER PEOPLE made no effort to shake Bush’s hand. If W. shook everybody’s hand in the morning then everybody else presumably did the same. So why would everybody else go through the formality of shaking again? Body language speaks volumes, even at world leader level.

Comment on Fargo Revisited by Joe

Joe — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:12:43 +0000

Meat truck!

Comment on Global Snub by Dave

Dave — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:55:19 +0000

I’m sure that it doesn’t have anything to do with this:

The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”

He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.

Mr Bush, whose second and final term as President ends at the end of the year, then left the meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Hokkaido where the leaders of the world’s richest nations had been discussing new targets to cut carbon emissions.

One official who witnessed the extraordinary scene said afterwards: “Everyone was very surprised that he was making a joke about America’s record on pollution.”

That’s not the kind of thing a jerk would do, is it?

Comment on Global Snub by Larry

Larry — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:42:29 +0000

Maybe he had a cold and forgot his Purell? He once offered some to Barack when he came to the Whitehouse as a freshman senator. Or, maybe, just maybe, those foreign leaders simply do think he’s a jerk.

Comment on Global Snub by Dave

Dave — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:37:31 +0000

I’ll leave the anti-CNN ranting aside.

Seriously. Did you watch the same clip? Did you notice that he was barely acknowledged as he made his way to his seat, while the rest of the crowd was greeting one another? Explain that for me. Was he just tired, or uninterested in being diplomatic with other world leaders? Or is it really that Bush couldn’t figure out how to shake hands and find his mark at the same time? Because that’s what you’re implying.

Comment on Car Talk by Larry

Larry — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:36:56 +0000

Believe me, Dave. I want the domestic auto industry to succeed. But, I’ve been in and around GM as a news guy and some time supplier of corporate films, along with staging NASCAR special events, and their management has had me baffled for decades. I’ve known individual GMers that greatly impressed me while at the same time knowing others who literally threw their industry under a bus. It’s likely they’ll get a bail out, but maybe Congress is right to demand that they give us a plan for success. When Lee Iaccoca came to Capitol Hill seeking help for Chrysler, he laid it all out down to specific cars that Chrysler would produce. The Detroit 3 can do the same. I still have no use for Bob Nardelli. I think he’s one of America’s worst managers for running Home Depot into the ground.

Comment on Global Snub by Other Jim

Other Jim — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:31:49 +0000

Oh, come on……so CNN finds a way to blur the line of what’s news yet again, and take something completely out of context, yet still trying to beat the dead horse of Bush Is Not Well Liked By Many. So he meets with these exact people all freakin’ day, shakes hands probably oh, say, when he got there in the morning, then goes looking for his mark on where to stand for the big group photo, and suddenly he’s the “unpopular kid” with “cooties”?? Seriously, do these people call themselves journalists? If Bush actually had his hand out and no one shook it, hey , show us that.
So “bully” is used to describe Bush, because Sanchez Googled it and got 2.5 million hits? Nice bias deniability. I Googled “President Bush is a Hero” and got 2.4 million hits. So clearly Bush is a hero. The journalism schools must be so proud.

Comment on Tilt-shift Goodness by Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:45:40 +0000

Nice photo, Joe.

Comment on Global Snub by Jim

Jim — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:11:23 +0000

Pretty glaring, isn’t it?

Comment on Car Talk by Joe

Joe — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:03:22 +0000

Too painful is an understatement. How about economic apocalypse. I don’t think there is any climate where this can be allowed to happen. I’m sure you’ve heard the stats. 1 in 10 jobs in the US depend on the auto industry. No question there needs to be a plan in place though. You can’t just throw money at a sinking ship.