You must see Bush with his ear of corn ( caption at will! )

[jean]

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) holds an ear of raw sweet corn that he ate on a visit to the Bettendorf farmers' market during a campaign stop in Iowa, August 4, 2004. Bush is on a three-day campaign swing through middle America in the hotly contested states of Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Michigan. REUTERS/Jason Reed US ELECTION

[WMliberal]

1. my wife uses something like this

but this thang don't make no buzzin noise

[lunarboy13]

39. Good One!

I was thinking along the same lines...

[Gman]

2. sorry, this one defies words

that head hung forward, the wrinkled brow, they all scream that he's just fuckin' stupid.

[gauguin57]

3. Laura! They put fertilizer in my Viagra perscription!

Alternate: "I'm a WAR PRESIDENT!"

[frylock]

4. this is corn..

my people call it maize.

[TheDonkey]

5. "b.. ba... banana??"

[tridim]

6. Did y'all spit on this?

or

Excuse me mr. farmer.. I like mah corn fermented.

[lapfog_1]

7. "Did Cheney just come back from the outhouse?"

[OneBlueSky]

8. "we ran out of tp on the campaign bus, so . . ." n/t

.

[quaoar]

9. What's that?

You want me to shove this where?

[Paragon]

10. "This ear of corn was working for al Qaeda."

I bit him to death. I saved you, 'merica.

[Journeyman]

11. I gotta ask: Is sweet corn normally eaten RAW?. . .

I've had it steamed, boiled, broiled and barbequed, but I've never eaten it raw off the cob. Is that normal, or is this bazoon stupider than any of us imagined?

[Frodo]

23. Yes

Well, not "normally", but if it's REALLY fresh (you buy it at a roadside stand next to the field or pick it right off the stalk), the only reason to steam it is to warm it up and/or melt butter.

There aren't many places around here where you can get it fresh enough to do that, but it IS the way the farmers often eat it - and that's what campaigning in those states is all about... he's trying to say "I'm one of you".

As if corn consumption technique is something people will fall for?

[JaneQPublic]

25. I lived in Corn Country the first 30 years of my life...

...downstate Illinois, to be exact, where corn grows in all directions, as far as the eyes can see. But I NEVER heard of corn being eaten raw by anyone... except cows.

[Frodo]

27. Then you missed out.

:-)

When I can get it, I just dunk it in the boiling water long enough for it to be able to melt butter. Nothing better.

[skygazer]

35. Grew up in Vermont

I've eaten raw corn plenty of times. You don't want to eat a lot of it that way but that's how you can tell if it's good corn. Just like green beans or peas or carrots - you can eat them all raw.

[NEDem]

45. I live in Nebraska

All we have are cows and corn. I've NEVER met anyone who eats corn raw. Peas, green beans and carrots are great raw, but corn?

[gauguin57]

12. My name is George W. Bush,

and I approved this a-maize-ingly stupid campaign advertisement.

[gauguin57]

13. Ah em thuh Schtatchoo of Lib-uhr-tee.

They hate ush fer ar freeeeedum.

[LibDemAlways]

14. Eatin raw corn proves

I'm no girlie man.

[ronabop]

15. Bend over...

and get four more years of the same treatment.

[lunarboy13]

42. OMG

Four more years of being corn-holed by W....Crap....

[gauguin57]

16. My name is George W. Bush, and when I'm not eating

tasty Iowa corn, like this, I like to dress up in a Tigger costume and go out and entertain the kiddies. The costume is so niiiice, and cuuuudly, I think I'll wear it all through my second term!

[jean]

17. my name is George W Bush and I approve this ad. Let the evil-doers

know - - - that I will win the war on terra - uh - with just this ear of corn - - - and the blessing of the higher father - uh - who I talk to on a regular ba-sis.

:silly:

[Princess Turandot]

18. This picture could replace that of the Statue of Liberty!..

Shining Beacon, shining nibblets, what's the difference. The color is right . All he needs is a crown, perhaps made of a twisted stalk of brussel sprouts.

[jean]

19. hahahaha! Welcome to DU!

[Princess Turandot]

22. Thanks for the welcome..

You know, it might be appropriate to compare the pose to the Statue, since while she is a powerful symbol of America, she physically speaking is mostly hollow!

[JSJ]

20. "i got the corn, if you got the hole, america"

[Arcturus]

21. "Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?" *tap tap* n/t

n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Bush put a long thick thing in his mouth, raw ... n/t

[Pabst Blue Democrat]

26. George Bush wows the crowd.......

....with his presentation entitled: "Things That Would Make A Better President Than Me."

[JETS]

28. Fellow Muricans, once again we found the

weapons of mass destruction!

[LTR]

29. I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO!!!

[whistle]

30. I keep a couple of dozen of these in my outhouse down on....

...the Crawford Ranch.:hurts:

[lunarboy13]

31. Bushisms (you have to read it in your best Will Ferral voice)

"Corn....can be a complex issue. It can be white. It can be yellow. And those Native Americans, why, they paint them all kinds of colors. Corn can be sweet and it can be sour. I understand these complexities as they relate to corn. So you see, the farmers here love me. I know that they fear stem cell research the same way I do. See, stem cell research would lead to corn that would not look or taste good. And how can they farm that? So the farmers here, the little people, are really my base. We don't misunderestimate each other.

"And we share the same values, too. We have strong faith that when corn is heated, God gives us popcorn. When I see popped popcorn, I think, 'How can other people not have strong faith?' I mean, how do you explain popcorn? It looks like a small corn kernel one minute, then 'BOOM': popcorn. God makes popcorn.

"So you see, Kerry is wrong when he says I don't understand complex issues. I do. Corn can be a very complex issue. So vote for me, corn farmers, because Kerry will make sure your sons marry other sons, and how can you farm after that? He also probably believes that popcorn comes from some chemical reaction inside a corn kernel or some crazy thing like that. He just doesn't share your values."



Bill O'Reilly: "Oh that was great! What a poignant speech by the President, tackling the complex -- COMPLEX -- issue of corn and combining it with gay marriage, stem cell research, and then finishing with an attack on Kerry for a lack of values. I tell you, America, how can you not vote for our beloved leader. Back in a minute, remember this is the no spin zone!"

[demwing]

36. that was brilliant!

seriously.

Thank you :)

[lunarboy13]

38. Thanks!

I just had this Will Ferrel voice in my head this morning...

[Mz Pip]

32. You asked for it

You got it.
Bend over.

MzPip
:dem:

[skygazer]

33. "We've found the weapons of mass destruction

And we're going to take out the state of Iowa."

[tomfodw]

34. This here is...

...Saddam Hussein's own ear o' corn, which I personally seized from his office and which proves that I am the meanest baddest sumbitch on the planet. Al Qaeda's got sheaves o' wheat - I say BRING 'EM ON!

[Rob H.]

37. Now, look here...

"Ya mean Ah'm s'posta been eatin' this here part of the corn? I thought them green leafy things on the outside--y'know, the "cornhulks"--was the fer eatin' part. Dang."

[mountebank]

40. "My cat's breath smells like catfood!" n/t

[Tweed]

41. "What the fuck? I thought this was a banana!"

[many a good man]

43. Bush* Challenges Kerry to Debate "Texas Style"

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) holds an ear of raw sweet corn that he plans to use as a prop to demonstrate his campaign's strategy against Kerry. Bush is on a three-day campaign swing through middle America in the hotly contested states of Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Michigan.

[GreenInNC]

44. Upon meeting

Monica Lewinsky, W says: "Bill just used a cigar, look what I have".

[PassingFair]

46. That's right, amigos...

we made darn sure these here thingies are illegal in Texas!

[Dr Fate]

47. Dont they have toliet paper in Crawford?

n/t

[Sparkly]

48. "Mrs. Kerry said WHAT?!"