Bush gets … behind the Olympic effort
posted at 12:30 pm on August 9, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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President Bush gives a big, hearty thumbs-up to America’s Olympic efforts in Beijing. And I can’t imagine any red-blooded American man criticizing him for it. Consider this a patriotic palate-cleanser for a Saturday:
How would you caption this photo? Keep it clean, please …
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Actually Ed Bush spent a lot of time with a lot of different athletes
William Amos on August 9, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I’m not even going to try. :)
Bob's Kid on August 9, 2008 at 12:33 PM
“A classy man bringing honor and dignity to the office of the President of the United States.”
Dave Rywall on August 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Yesss! Oh yesss! Yes! yes!
whitetop on August 9, 2008 at 12:37 PM
It’s good to be the King.
Patrick S on August 9, 2008 at 12:37 PM
It looks like he made a W on her back. But with what?
lorien1973 on August 9, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Yes, Dave, unlike that lecher Komrade Klinton, President Bush is a class act.
Zorro on August 9, 2008 at 12:40 PM
caption:
“And then Edwards gave the baby the brush off…like this”
Bfunky292 on August 9, 2008 at 12:40 PM
This has to be a joke. Looks like a look alike. Right?
Ordinary1 on August 9, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Apparently that lady had too much cabbage and Bush noticed it. “Phew, girl!”
ThePrez on August 9, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I stand corrected
Ordinary1 on August 9, 2008 at 12:42 PM
America’s best days are behind us.
JammieWearingFool on August 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Caption: typical President Bush.
Spirit of 1776 on August 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM
This is dangerously close to Clinton territory.
RobCon on August 9, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Errr…never mind.
flipflop on August 9, 2008 at 12:44 PM
He..He..glad ta see you’re wearin’ those Nikes. Proud to be an American, great American company. Yes sir. He..He..Bet ole Bowerman didn’t see this comin”
eaglesdontflock on August 9, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Now that’s a photo op!
If I don’t post again, it just means my hot Kentucky gf killed me.
aikidoka on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Send this to V the K. The captions will never end.
john1schn on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Oh my, the temptation…
JammieWearingFool on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
The President May Be Sleeping on the Couch After This
Ordinary1 on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Three Bushes
marklmail on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Go on, slap it, you know you want to.
Kini on August 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
clean ones;
.
Bush “No really , I’m ready…..got my speedo on underneath.”
.
“W” – “Let me just remove that sand there.”
…she says;
“He really is a red blooded Texan”
.
“Walsh, wait your turn, the PRESIDENT is wiping the sand off of MY back.”
shooter on August 9, 2008 at 12:46 PM
You want me to put it where???
JSobon on August 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM
“Come on now, you two need to get closer to booty dance correctly”
aikidoka on August 9, 2008 at 12:49 PM
“President Bush gives Misty May his Presidential Spank of Approval”
SoulGlo on August 9, 2008 at 12:50 PM
President Bush, proving that Rush Limbaugh is correct about the women’s movement.
aikidoka on August 9, 2008 at 12:50 PM
“You really CAN fart the National Anthem! That’s awesome!!!”
Pcoop on August 9, 2008 at 12:51 PM
“If I did this to John Edwards, he’d be all over me…”
catmman on August 9, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Is there a religion of peace volleyball team? I mean really?
Kini on August 9, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Okay, he’s my interpetation of what Barack Obama will do to this country”
Pcoop on August 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM
keep it clean??
exactly how does one do that in this case?
Viper1 on August 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Horsey, horsey!
mesablue on August 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Nice to see Bush can still have fun. Of course I think the AP photographers could have made him look much cooler if they wanted to…but why would they want to do that?
jimmy the notable on August 9, 2008 at 12:55 PM
“I learned about this in college it’s really awesome! You might want to stand back a little there sweetie. Now, does someobody have a cigarette lighter?”
Pcoop on August 9, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Man, how tall is that girl in white? Bush is 6 ft.
Caption? Go USA!
Terrye on August 9, 2008 at 12:56 PM
I wonder when Frank Caliendo is going to do a skit that looks like this.
aikidoka on August 9, 2008 at 12:56 PM
George Bush and Arlen Specter.
Would’ve made a helluva bumper sticker. Bush and Specter.
Not sure why that old joke came to mind.
Yeah, who am I kiddin? I know why I remember it.
SteveMG on August 9, 2008 at 12:57 PM
“So…this is your ready position…for beach volleying ball?”
aikidoka on August 9, 2008 at 12:58 PM
“Oh…I’d just love playing leap frog with you both. Can I go first”.
Over
1GooDDaDDy on August 9, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Woopie Goldberg is jealous
Kini on August 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Yep. He declined the butt slap. The man has some self-control.
mikeyboss on August 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Actually there are a lot of awkward photos over Yahoo! News.
Actually I’m kind of annoyed. It seems like they purposely take the worst pictures of Bush and then send them through the wires with absolutely no context.
terryannonline on August 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Got Bush
Kini on August 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM
President Bush’s approval rating just jumped to 95%………
Seven Percent Solution on August 9, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Beat me to it, Spirit.
mikeyboss on August 9, 2008 at 1:02 PM
President Bush is in the picture? I hadn’t noticed.
SouthernRoots on August 9, 2008 at 1:03 PM
“Hold still while I spank it a couple ah times”.
RMR on August 9, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Too bad Condi Rice wasn’t there so he could slap his mistress on the ass too.
Laura dump him and come to me baby ;)
staedtler on August 9, 2008 at 1:04 PM
“Watch it you California commie or I’ll invade you just like I invaded Iraq.”
snaggletoothie on August 9, 2008 at 1:04 PM
“Mr. President…I seem to have a little sand on me. Could you brush it off pleeeaassee”.
1GooDDaDDy on August 9, 2008 at 1:06 PM
“You wanna dance to the Thong Song? Wait, what is a thong?”
upinak on August 9, 2008 at 1:08 PM
The guy has class, doesn’t deserve to be misrepresented. That’s all I’m saying.
Spirit of 1776 on August 9, 2008 at 1:09 PM
You girls win, now, or we’ll spank you good next time.
Jaibones on August 9, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Here’s a good one from there that probably nobody will ever see:
click
jimmy the notable on August 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Dave,
we go back and forth pretty well here, but you do yourself a disservice (yeah) by suggesting that Bush is other than a class act. I suggest that even the liberals with functioning brains disagree with you.
Jaibones on August 9, 2008 at 1:12 PM
She had to ask him twice to give her a slap on the lower back — something popular in the sport.
amerpundit on August 9, 2008 at 1:12 PM
terry is right, Yahoo! News has a lot of other awkward photos… the ones of him playing volleyball are actually pretty funny, and if not for the ones of Dubya and the ladies, I’m sure the left would have fun making him look dumb with them.
Now, I’m a little confused about what Bush was really doing in that photo. I found the image with this caption:
Clarification? What did the caption previously say? And if it’s just a pat on the back, why is Misty May-Treanor “backin’ that ass up”? I’m not in any way applying that anything more was going on, it’s just that she’s in an awkward position for a playful pat on the back.
And now, here he puts the drunk moves on the other chick (right Kos Kids?):
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080809/481/70d9ee0e92414d5e84395435adeba9d1/
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080809/ids_photos_sp/r4219285764.jpg/
RightWinged on August 9, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Bush has a good sense of humor. He would probably laugh if he saw this picture. I am sure Laura would as well.
upinak on August 9, 2008 at 1:14 PM
“President Bush standing in as a judge in the prestigeous tramp stamp competition”.
thekingtut on August 9, 2008 at 1:15 PM
And he only flicked the small of her back…
That’s restraint.
loganthompson on August 9, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Try to keep up.
loganthompson on August 9, 2008 at 1:16 PM
You people need to lighten up. No need to get your indignant pants all knotted up.
Dave Rywall on August 9, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Meh. I wouldn’t expect anything but a classless comment from DRywall.
jimmy the notable on August 9, 2008 at 1:18 PM
If that was former President Clinton, Misty would be pregnant.
AntonDomi on August 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
There, fixed it for ya.
silenced majority on August 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
This picture ought to cause some seizures among our Islamic pals.
thekingtut on August 9, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Can’t help hearing Butters singing “What, What in the Butt”.
silenced majority on August 9, 2008 at 1:22 PM
You put your right thumb in, you take your right thumb out, you put your right thumb in, and you shake it all about.
misterpeasea on August 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Hail to the King baby
brak on August 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM
President Bush, entering the John Edwards actalike contest, mixes his candidates when he bellows “Si se puede!”
thirtypundit on August 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM
I was thinking of Newt’s oil slogan…
Rich on August 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM
OK, how many of the hetero males here would pass up a taste of 6′3″, firm as an unripe melon, she-stud athlete butt.
C’mon. Lie to me.
melkor on August 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM
ronsfi on August 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Can’t touch this…
Christine on August 9, 2008 at 1:32 PM
This picture ought to cause some seizures among our Leftard pals.
Had to fix that ;)
William Teach on August 9, 2008 at 1:33 PM
“So, what kind of tramp stamp is that supposed to be?”
William Teach on August 9, 2008 at 1:35 PM
What a guy.
dalec on August 9, 2008 at 1:37 PM
I’m sure gonna miss this guy. Imagine what he could have done without George Soros.
eaglesdontflock on August 9, 2008 at 1:38 PM
The fact that I can’t think of a clean caption beyond some sort of approval for training techniques speaks volumes, for myself I guess.
Blacksoda on August 9, 2008 at 1:38 PM
it’s not a thumbs up… his hand looks like it’s in back hand position, or as if he’s brushing sand of the lady… but all I can say is Bush…
Kaptain Amerika on August 9, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Any ONE photograph you can explain away. But after seeing this collection of photos, I don’t think any wife is going to let her husband back in the house again.
I’m sure Bush met with as many male atheletes as female, but that’s not going to matter.
logis on August 9, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Before I read the comments, I actually thought she’d asked him to autograph her back.
Connie on August 9, 2008 at 1:44 PM
“Hey, where’d my quarter go?”
ej_pez on August 9, 2008 at 1:44 PM
“So Wedding Crashers was right – it is like a target!”
rockbend on August 9, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Hardly noticed the “shrub” amongst the trees!
J_Gocht on August 9, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Reporters “Mr. President, what do you think of the decathlon?”
W “I prefer regular coffee”.
Entelechy on August 9, 2008 at 1:49 PM
“Good Natured U.S. Pres. Gently Encourages Olympic Athlete to Get Some Dignity”
RushBaby on August 9, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Judging by how HOT that 10 foot tall American athlete in white looks, I’d say Mr President is showing a heck of a lot of “Federal Reserve” all in all.
saus on August 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM
“I hope Laura doesn’t find out!”
AbaddonsReign on August 9, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Man that chick in the white bikini has some legs.
TheSitRep on August 9, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Lawl! Best one yet.
loganthompson on August 9, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Bush thinking… dam, now I know how Edwards got in trouble…
Romeo13 on August 9, 2008 at 2:04 PM
President Bush approves with his classic “thumbs up” signal as U.S. Olympic sand volley ballers show off their inspirational NObama and Maverick tattoos.
T J Green on August 9, 2008 at 2:05 PM
U.S Grade A. The President approves.
Lunkinator on August 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Does that make everybody else unAmerican blue-blooded men?
PresidenToor on August 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM
No straight man in this world doesn’t love womens volleyball.
And its not their fault.
Probably the first time for millions to be envious of George Bush.
Speakup on August 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM
I don’t think that’s a thumbs up. His hand is open. I think he’s either using hand motions trying to understand the volleyball lessons he’s being given. Or he is brushing sand off the back of the almost naked lady in front of him.
“I think your pants are coming down. Let me get that for you.”
NotCoach on August 9, 2008 at 2:11 PM
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