German Chancellor Recoils from Bush's Touch
 

http://sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/07...ush_merkel.jpg

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...07/19/BUSH.TMP

Whoa :eek:

what was he doing? rubbing her shoulders?

I found this funny:

OMG! :eek: Is he HIGH?!?!

:lol: That's one theory.

I love the crackpot from Fox trying to act like it's no big deal and that women are at fault for acting all offended after they didn't when Clinton harrassed Paula Jones. :eek: How their mind makes up and then equates such things I'll never guess. :shrug:

You know how we Germans can get about cleanliness. Who in their right mind would want George Bush's hands on their body? Ptooie!

Well I was thinking about the stereotype that Germans are a bit uptight. Not a good idea to grope them then, eh? :lol:

Well I'm not German, but I hate people laying their damn hands on me uninvited. As for coming up behind me and placing ones hands on my shoulders like that, I'd have to have words, President or no President :shrug:

Why do it anyway, what possible reason can you have?

It's something you only do with someone you are really close with. Otherwise it is so wrong. Especially in a business environment or with heads of state! Good lord. He probably thinks it's charming.

Put that in the huge box marked "Unacceptable concepts that Bush believes are just dandy" - no wait, there's no room in that box :)

I suppose anything else but a softly whispered "no" as a reply wouldn't help, right? ;)

"You can touch me, but not the car!!" ;)

I've actually seen lots of men do that (businessmen, etc.) It's just like a greeting. Like "hey, howya doin?'" (pat pat). To other men and women. :shrug:
It doesn't look like he's even friendly aquaintences with that lady, though. Which is when I usually see it. So...

BoingBoing offered this comparison:

http://i.document.m05.de/wp-content/...erve_pinch.jpg

Why would he do that? Was it just a nervous tic? Sometimes--for example, under stress--one reaches for people more vigorously than one intends.

Our presidents were almost always crooks, but they used to have a certain amount of what used to be called breeding. The current pud has absolutely none.

here it is on youtube...




:distress:

I found this utterly hillarious - she got quite the fright :laugh: