Comments on: All in the Bush family http://dannynovo.com/2005/12/03/all-in-the-family/ is opinionated Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:39:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: map http://dannynovo.com/2005/12/03/all-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-731 map Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:52:20 +0000 http://dannynovo.com/wordpress/?p=181#comment-731 Have you seen <a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushvideos/v/bushflipbird.htm" rel="nofollow">that little video capture</a> of W flipping off the camera while being prepped for a TV appearance? The comment you cite is bad enough, but the president giving the bird like that, even though he's not on air, is really shameful (for him) and disheartening (for us). Do I think W never flips the bird or says "shit" or makes fart jokes when he's hanging out at the ranch? Do I think every president we've ever had hasn't engaged in some form of base behavior at one time or another -- inside or outside of office? No. But, sheesh, have the class (or at least sense) to keep it behind closed doors. It may also be worth noting that crude behavior from elected officials isn't unique to the U.S. I'm thinking of France and Italy off the top of my head. Have you seen that little video capture of W flipping off the camera while being prepped for a TV appearance? The comment you cite is bad enough, but the president giving the bird like that, even though he’s not on air, is really shameful (for him) and disheartening (for us).

Do I think W never flips the bird or says “shit” or makes fart jokes when he’s hanging out at the ranch? Do I think every president we’ve ever had hasn’t engaged in some form of base behavior at one time or another — inside or outside of office? No. But, sheesh, have the class (or at least sense) to keep it behind closed doors.

It may also be worth noting that crude behavior from elected officials isn’t unique to the U.S. I’m thinking of France and Italy off the top of my head.

]]>