I just saw the video of Bush and Blair...what an uncultured maroon!

[Atman]

Jesus! I thought these people were supposed to be New England blue-bloods. This moran, Dimson W, is shown jabbering with blair while stuffing his mouth full of food, chawing and gnashing with his mouth open, then turning to Tony with a mouth full of slobbery food to utter his foul-smouth screed. What a douchebag. I know they taught manners in school back in his day. That must have been one of the many years he skipped.

[wordpix2]

1. manners were taught but * was too drunk & drugged to learn the lessons

[Philosoraptor]

2. I was aghast, revolted to nausea.

An unbelievable display of American crudeness times 10

[Bluzmann57]

3. Coming from a blue collar family

My mom always tried to instill at least some semblance of manners in us. Never ever talk with your mouth full, try not to curse (I admit to failure on this one), don't fart at the table, and so on. And as stated, we were just another blue collar family whose dad worked at a factory and certainly heard his share of cursing, and bad manners. I don't think bush can use an excuse like that, since he's trying to destroy us working class folks. All this being said, bush's bad table manners and use of a curse word aren't the worst traits he has.

[napi21]

What curse word did our idiot leader use this time?

I have CNN on in the background, but all I heard was the host saying something about a four letter word. I didn't see the video nor did I hear what the word was.

[jean]

8. As Stephanie Miller says, he used the s-bomb.

[Lisa]

20. especially if you are representing people as part of your job ...

My family's working-class too. They weren't prissy by any means, but mom always drummed into us that if you are at a meeting or event, you should make an effort to be polite and dignified, since poor manners and careless talk will reflect badly on your family/organization/country.

As you point out -- Bush has many worse traits -- but like this incident shows, they seem to stem from an underlying arrogance and thoughtlessness which overflows into other aspects of his life.

[w8liftinglady]

21. Me,too-my kids laughed out loud when they saw him...

"He eats like a redneck,mom"

[liberalitch]

4. he's a philestine.....

[Swamp Rat]

5. The most visibly disgusting thing done by a president I have ever seen

:puke:

I guess money doesn't buy class or manners. :eyes:

[liberalitch]

9. Certainly beats LBJ pickin' the dog up by its ears!

[Democrats_win]

6. Sounds like something Gov. George W. bush would say at the county fair.

[tsuki]

7. He may have had table manners at one time, but the mental

deterioration that I have seen over the past 6 years could account for the piggishness.

I watched "Why We Fight" last night, and saw how he once spoke. And I still wonder why Nancy Reagan was visiting Pickels while George was off riding.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

10. Cnn has it on their web site.

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/

It is 1:31 seconds long.

[tsuki]

19. Thank you, but I'll pass. I have this uncontrollable urge to pinch

his pointy head when I see him. I only watch him if it is sprung on me by surprise. That may be why I see his deterioration more than my friends do.

[liberalmuse]

11. LOL, you guys crack me up...

You're so good at describing Bush's disgusting table manners that I actually want to puke right now. It can't be that bad...can it? If so, all Bush voters should be forced to watch what you describe over and over again.

[Atman]

13. Worse than I expected...but now you're probably expecting too much.

I hadn't heard a single word about table manners, just the news quotes. So I literally had no expectation. So don't expect to see him actually spitting saliva-coated bread crumbs on Poodle Boy, but it really is damned close to that!

[wicket]

12. I also can't stand his utter lack of respect for heads of states

Referring to Prime Minister Blair as "Yo Blair" or when he calls President Putin "Vladimir", Sec. of State is just "Condi", etc., etc. He likes everything to be a frat atmosphere.

[Lisa]

22. and talking about ordering the UN Secretary General ("Kofi") around ...

Yes, "frat" atmosphere sums it up nicely.

[Nomad559]

14. Direct link to video

http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com.edgestreams.net/cnn/world/2006/07/17/sot.bush.expletive.affl.ws.wmv

:)

[Virginia Dare]

15. Sickening and outrageous....

Blair is practically down on his knees begging him to do something and help the world put a halt to the carnage and madness, and Bush sits there like a fool buttering his rolls and stuffing his mouth. He doesn't have a clue.

Well, I guess he finally one-upped the old man, it was much more embarrassing than Poppy vomiting all over the Japanese Prime Minister's shoes.

[rustydog]

16. I wish the networks would cover up Bush's

gastly flatulance problem... Oh wait, that was his voice?
Never mind.

[rjhill2]

17. Wow

I'm not a Blair fan anymore, but even he has a better grip on reality than Bush at the moment. Just this section of video shows how Bush is anything but a leader.
First are the disgusting table manners, which quite frankly, sets a really bad example for us college students seeking careers in international relations. I certainly did not have the privileged upbringing Bush enjoyed, but my mother still made it clear to me that I was not to eat before everyone else was seated and ready, I was not to talk with food in my mouth, and I had EVER cussed at the dinner table, I would have been slapped upside my head. Most American children are taught manners, therefore Bush's behavior is a grave misrepresentation of American decorum.
Then there was Blair, who seemed to get at least 33% of his brain back, urging Bush to try to establish some kind of consensus towards peace. Bush was bullshitting, offering half-hearted solutions in order to avoid any effective decisions. Maybe we'll send Condi to urge peace. Tell Kofi Annan to tell Syria to do something. Ceasefire is simply not an option. This is Bush once again, looking everywhere and at everyone else to do HIS work for him; looking up, down, right, and left for any kind of politically convenient solution instead of looking forward and seeing the right decision to ensure peace.
But why should we be surprised? "Peace" is just not in W's vocabulary. Apparently, neither is "manners".

[newyawker99]

18. Hi rjhill2!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Justice Is Comin]

23. We need to have signs made

Yo Bush

Resign ASAP !!!