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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHaving 5 beers unexpectedly dumped down your back not as bad as being touched by George W. Bush
From "Morning Joe" this morning. They showed the "Bush rubs Merkel's shoulders" clip and keenly observed how she seemed much more annoyed by the soothing touch of The Decider than by 5 unexpected cold ones down her back.
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Having 5 beers unexpectedly dumped down your back not as bad as being touched by George W. Bush (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Feb 2012
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Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)1. Education of a moron? Don't touch other people!
Political correctness? You decide.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Having a known war criminal come up and grab you from behind is worth more than a cringe.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)3. I know which I would prefer
Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)4. Only One Possible Explaination for This
Bush was drunk.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)7. The dead look in Bush's eyes supports that explanation
For some reason, there wasn't a great deal of to-do about this in real time from the somnambulent bulldogs of our Fourth Estate. Perhaps Herman Cain could favor us with an explanation, now that he's conferred upon himself the role of media critic?
Uncle Joe
(58,583 posts)5. Merkel knew that Bush's touch was a sexual power play
not mention the fact that he had cooties.
Thanks for the thread, Amerigo Vespucci.
Iggo
(47,603 posts)6. But it's > Tim Tebow
muriel_volestrangler
(101,421 posts)8. Video of the beer, for those who haven't seen it
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/angela-merkel-beer-shower_n_1305053.html
She doesn't flinch much, it's true.
She doesn't flinch much, it's true.