* grabs Chinese President Hu Jintao by his suit jacket - pics

[Kadie]

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) reaches out and pulls Chinese President Hu Jintao back by his suit jacket as the President of China prepared to walk down the wrong set of steps to leave the stage during the during official South Lawn Arrival Ceremonies at the White House in Washington, April 20, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

[rockymountaindem]

1. Well, Bush is in charge of everything

and, like a Tsar, has the right to treat everyone around him like little kids.

[Tesha]

63. Good thing there are no Capitol Cops around; they might have to...

Good thing there are no Kapitol Kops around; they might have
to arrest Bush for assault!

Tesha

[adigal]

171. Good point - and then Hannity and Limbaugh

would be yelling to "arrest that person!"

[Dulcinea]

78. He is such a rube.

As my mother used to say, money can't buy class.

How embarrassing.

[AnneD]

85. or smarts

apparently. The Chinese Prez does not look happy!

[pinniped]

101. Just for that he is going to double the shipments to WallyWorld.

.

[katty]

116. he surely is!! gawd golly have you no manners at all, W??!!

[aquart]

166. NOT a rube. A produce of our most prestigious private schools.

His grandfather was a senator. His father was head of the CIA, Vice President, and President.

If he were raised in the hills by illiterate first cousins who kept him locked in the barn, I could understand this, but he was ALWAYS in contact with knowledge, power, and the protocols of power.

[Mel]

170. all the more reason for him to know better

What *Bush did reflects poorly on his Quaker Oats Man Mother. In the South which Bill Clinton is a product of Mothers of character and grace raise their children better! hummph!

[aquart]

173. Exactly.

[bumblebee1]

108. We all know what happened to the last Tsar, don't we?

n/t

[babsbunny]

111. Don't Forget............

He's The Decider!

[Zech Marquis]

131. that's our Decider in action

God I miss having Clinton in officer, those were the good old days of the old republic, sigh...

[Art_from_Ark]

162. You should have seen bu$h when Koizumi was at the "wrong" podium

at Koizumi's own residence in Tokyo back in February 2002. Looked like the freakin' Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-come

[Fenris]

2. The expression on the Chinese President's face is priceless.

It just screams "I could destroy you."

[XemaSab]

21. He looks nonplussed to me.... like he can't BELIEVE W's being SO TACKY

[saigon68]

22. He's saying WTF are you doing Chimp Boy

[Nostradammit]

70. or "Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"

[Nickster]

194. Thanks, I almost choked on my ice cream because of that one. LoL. n/t

[katty]

118. This Photo IS the money shot!! Euros will love this one

[A HERETIC I AM]

155. Here's a caption for those pics....

"Careful Tex, this suit cost more than your education"

[amitten]

3. Wow, those are some bad-looking pictures. Bush just lost

himself a little more respect around the world...

[EOTE]

193. I didn't think he had any left to lose...

:shrug:

[lectrobyte]

4. Uh oh. Hope that doesn't piss him off to dump some of our debt...

[Greeby]

5. Thats no way to treat our new overlord

:eyes:

[Missy M]

6. President Hu Jintao does not look very happy about it....

what difference would it make if he went down that set of stairs. It is hard to believe that Bush is such a doofus!!!
He needs some lessons in protocol.

[Sequoia]

52. Whoa boy, you don't do that to Chinese leaders.

That could be a "losing face" issue which is a very big deal in China. Too bad Hu couldn't trip the monkey. But that would be seen as a "terrorist" act knowing the stupid thugs in the WH these days.

[katty]

120. bush msg to the world: Hu is myboy!! Wrongo!! other way around

[Supersedeas]

136. looks like President Hu Jintao is very close to applying a wrist twist

takedown -- applied as a instinctive reaction, of course.

Po' Presnit, can't find the door and doesn't understand Chinese culture either.

[IChing]

7. What a diplomat and statesman !!!!!!!

[patcox2]

46. Thats it, he's getting revenge for the trick door in China

Oh he is a silly man.

[IChing]

50. See, He didn't know where to go and didn't want to make the same

diplomatic mistake on which steps he should go down or door to exit according to his handlers

He did a knee-jerk reaction in his typical frat-boy behavior.
I don't think it was to get back at the Chinese just his typical psychopathic upbringing.

[ContraBass Black]

8. And of course, it gets nailed by multiple photographers.

:evilgrin:

[Chimichurri]

9. Chimp's petulance knows no bounds.

What a buffoon.

[tocqueville]

10. this man is a disgrace

imagine how irritated Hu must have felt.

[Marnieworld]

17. You can see the irritation

Because Hu was dignified he handled it but can you imagine doing that to another leader? So disrespectful. Bush disrespects everything. He holds nothing sacred.

[YDogg]

11. everybody was kung-fu fighting!

[Skip Intro]

12. classy as always,..

:sarcasm:

[Marnieworld]

13. He never ceases to humilate us

How embarassing. Perhaps he could have just called his name? What a moran! :shrug:

[wtbymark]

14. I wonder how the Chinese will take that

isn't it discourteous to touch or direct in that fashion? That's why it's their custom to not shake hands. Look at Hu's face, i bet he's thinking "WinTheF do you think you're doing?"

[northernsoul]

26. Chinese Culture Experts, please weigh in!

From what precious little I know about Chinese culture and etiquette, I have to speculate that this was incredibly insulting. I know that I would consider it rude, and I'm a pretty informal guy.

[IChing]

61. IChing says it is rude...LOL

Confucius says:

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

"He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed."

Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)

[Kailassa]

175. Confucius also says: "All your quote are belong to us." n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

91. it's probably disrespectful in every culture.

imagine if the role was reversed.

[jwirr]

164. First poppy pukes on the Chinese leaders and now *ss

treats them in a less then flattering manner. At least one country understands that this crime family is a bunch of idiots.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

190. I think he did that in Japan -nt

[psychopomp]

179. It is a very, very bad breach of manner

It is impolite to grasp someone this way but this is nothing compared to the indignity of touching a person of authority in such a manner.

[Ms. Clio]

56. Look at the faces in the third photo of the OP

The Chinese in the crowd look shocked and upset.

[kurth]

64. Actually, that was very rude and not statesmanlike in ANY culture

[northernsoul]

104. true, but an Australian might be less offended than a Chinese person

I hope that's not stereotyping on my part, but it's just my guess as to how different cultures deal with physical space and formal manners.

[A HERETIC I AM]

157. Speaking of Australia, a few years back the Queen visited there....

and the Australian PM placed his hand at the small of her back as he was showing her something or introducing her to someone. A modest gesture that we in this country wouldnt think of to harshly at all. The British press however had a field day with that one.

HANDS OFF HER! were indicative of the headlines. They saw it as VERY rude.

[Tinksrival]

134. "I do what I want.....hehheh......I'm the decider....hehhehheh."

[lumberjack_jeff]

15. How to win friends and influence people

At least he didn't grab him by the ear.

Personally, I wouldn't do that to someone who can, with a phone call, marshal an army of 280 million.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. Good Lord

What (another) embarrassing gaff by the pResident. :cry:

[maxsolomon]

18. i'm the decider & we're a-goin this a way, pardner!

man, hu looks f'ing pissed.

can we just move the capitol of the US to Seattle? we know how to stroke Chinese leaders here.

[opihimoimoi]

19. Diplomacy 101.03 Never embarrass your STATE Guests

[Tesha]

65. Bush was busy flying for the TANG the day of that lesson.

Well, unless he wasn't.

Tesha

[opihimoimoi]

174. Mannerisms of a Barfly...the gross ones,,,,the slobbering ones...

The Arrogant ones.....etc

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Ego trippin' Pinhead.

:silly:

[habitual]

23. This is the action of a child

who is too afraid to actually say something for some reason. Did bush forget his name? Did bush forget how to pronounce his name? Was bush unclear on how to address Hu? A simple verbal communication could have sorted this without bush acting like the 'one in charge'

[FlaGranny]

34. Hell, a real president

would have followed him down the wrong steps and no one would have ever known anyone made a mistake. Stupid, fake president!!!

[habitual]

51. true enough

and i can say that grabbing the man was prolly one of the worse scenarios that exist. Let me think of a few worse ones....

He could have shouted 'Hey, it's these stairs idiot!'

he could have stood there and shook his head as if Hu were dumb.

he could have raised his hands and looked to the sky as if asking of god 'why do i have to deal with this dumb man'

sorry bout that, but grabbing him is i guess a little better than these... course all the above scenarios are aplicable to * himself (i am remembering his wrong door incident. - maybe he secretly was wishing that someone would have grabbed him before he made a fool of himself in that situation.)

Or i just thought that maybe that is how he is used to being handled by ROVE. hahahaha

[Lisa]

106. I bet Bush does have to be pushed in the right direction himself

It probably never occurred to him that it looks bad on film. However, even if he did mean well (though somehow I doubt President Hu is so dimwitted as to walk into a wall, or the White House fountain) -- there must have been more graceful ways to handle it.

I like FlaGranny's solution -- even if Bush did end up following him the wrong way, putting oneself in the same situation as one's guests is a pleasant gesture, and looks better than a public correction. (One of my European neighbours, when having us over for tea, would always "let" the teapot dribble if she noticed her guests having trouble pouring ... so people wouldn't feel awkward.)

[Sequoia]

60. Good point.

But let's remember chimp is the decider and he decides which stairs to use.

[laruemtt]

69. clinton would never have been so

stupid as to pull this. of course, clinton from his humble material beginnings had more class in his little fingernail than all the silverspoon * family put together.

[jwirr]

168. Exactly,

[Daphne08]

182. I can't imagine why he wouldn't have done that. It's a matter of

common courtesy.

One simply does not allow a guest to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.

[lpbk2713]

24. "C'mere boy."

I'm convinced there has never been any more of an embarrassing ignoramus to somehow achieve a high governmental position, anytime, anywhere.


Numbnuts Shit-for-Brains no-talent doofus.

[partylessinOhio]

25. I would expect such behavior from a person who occupied a barstool -

A very good rule when acting as a selected president would be to never lay your hand on another person.

This looks very tacky and remember the whole world is watching the fool.

Where is Barbara Bush and why isn't she giving her little boy some pointers on how to act?

[BrklynLiberal]

32. You are assuming Babs is more refined.

[partylessinOhio]

58. Sorry, my mistake.

I forgot he didn't have normal parents.

[notadmblnd]

27. he's the decider

and by damn he'll decide which steps the chinese President will exit from. it's a dman dirty job and hard hard work, but someones got to do it.

[Jacobin]

28. Good thing he's not bald

He'd be patting him on the head.

What a forking idiot.

[Inland]

37. A pat and a funny nickname, like "pooty poot" got. nt

[kurth]

29. Priceless pics! What a no-class idiot.

[pepperbear]

30. man, hu so has the "OH NO HE DI'NT" look on his face n/t

[Inland]

31. At least he didn't grab by collar, or ear. nt

[insane_cratic_gal]

33. Maybe he didn't want this to happen?

[Southsideirish]

45. Great collection of our pResident at his best but you forgot my favorite -

The one of him picking his nose at the baseball game.
Sorry, no link but I tried to get it from Google Images and it came back with an "error" in it when I tried to print it.

[elehhhhna]

35. Hu's that CHinese guy you're grabbin' (Hu dat? Hu dat?)

Stupider than all your gabbin' (Hu dat? Hu dat?)

Put your hands on this World Leader
Sorta like with Bandar's peter...

[kiki]

93. "You and Hu's army?"

"Hu's the president of China."

"Whaddya askin' me for?"

"No no, Hu's the president."

"I dunno, who's the president?"

"That's what I just said!"

etc etc

[BrklynLiberal]

36. What an ignorant twit occupies the White House!!!

I am so embarrassed.
As a couple of posters have already said, it is just a miracle that Dimson didn't grab Hu by the ear.

[johnnie]

38. Well, that's what he does...

..when he doesn't have a bald head to rub on.

[leftchick]

39. Hu has a genius IQ

and a photographic memory. I can only imagine his pain having to be in the compuny of this moron.

[SupplyConcerns]

126. I'm willing to believe that, but where did you get the info?

I'd imagine that rising to the top in Chinese politics is a tad more difficult than being born into the Bush dynasty. Do you guys know how hard it is to even get into Bejing University?

[leftchick]

128. on C-Span yesterday morning

they read a brief Bio of him. He comes from a very poor background and it is quite amazing how he has risen to power. He is an Engineer and also has several other degrees but I can not recall what else they were. I obviously do not have a photographic memory. :)

[SupplyConcerns]

189. To rise to power in such a bureacracy really takes some cunning

While to be a charismatic, groundbreaking figure like a Chairman Mao, for example, takes more of other qualities than sheer brilliance.

[madokie]

40. Not much point in having a meeting now is there.

my fucking hick dumbass knows better than that.
Hey chinaman have I got a deal for you

[jimshoes]

41. Dear rest of the world,

Sorry our pResident is such an asshole. We really didn't elect him.

[formercia]

42. Good move George

make him lose face.

[peekaloo]

43. Jebus, can't he pronounce the guy's name to get his attention.

instead of resorting to a kindergartner's behavior at recess?

[Botany]

44. He has no self controll

"I am a decider and I have decided to yank somebody by his clothes."

[tandot]

47. This man is an absolute embarrassment. Worst President Ever.

Bush is uncouth and ignorant

[Aviation Pro]

48. I can just imagine the private conversation these two are having:

ASSHOLE: So you're one of these egg-head engineer types. What type of choo-choo train do you drive?

HU: Actually, Mr. President, I'm a hydraulic engineer and helped develop several of Sinohydro's procedures to bring electricity to our rural lands.

ASSHOLE: Well, HUge, you would've had a lot more laughs driving the choo-choo (laughs).

HU: (Stares with barely restrained contempt at the obvious incarnation of a chimp into human form).

ASSHOLE: I'm just busting your balls, Huge.

HU: (In perfect Mandarin to one of his aides) Call in our debt and take me from the presence of this small dog.

[soup]

54. nicely done! thank you. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

62. Hu Jintao is an engineer? I didn't know that.

And the article is too painfully embarassing for me to click on it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

117. !

:spray: I can just imagine how small Asshole must feel in the shadow of real World Leaders. Probably why he acts the way he does around them. :evilgrin:

[myrna minx]

49. Holy buckets.

Can Bu$h go one day, ONE DAY without humiliating us?!?

[LibertyLover]

53. All of China is watching to see how America treats its leader -

whether as an equal or otherwise. How the heck do we explain that in grabbing President Hu like this Bush is indeed treating the Chinese president just like he would treat any other world leader - disrespectfully. The Chinese that I work with and know are reserved in terms of physical touch with people they do not know or work with. Although it is changing, in China you tend not to shake hands in a business situation. You and they offer business cards to each other, with a small bow. And you are supposed to accept their card with both hands. One hand is considered rude. This is how a Chinese (or any other nationality you care to name) grandmother would correct her grandchild. As someone up the list said, if Bush had a clue or cared about diplomacy, heck, let's just say good manners, he would have followed Hu down the wrong steps and then they could have both walked to the other side of the podium. Oy - 3 more years of this.

[patdem]

55. "Hey, China boy...get over here" That is what my husband said bush*

might as well have said when he saw this picture. As much as my husband hates bush* he was AMAZED that bush* would do something that ignorant and disrespectful to the president of China!

[Dr Fate]

66. He would have said "China Man"- "boy" is now considered disrespectful.

n/t

[Cyrano]

57. Hu probably thought Junior was going to barf on him the way Poppy

did on one of his predecessors when he visited China.

[Dulcinea]

83. Actually, that was Japan.

But I'm sure Boy George can't tell the difference. Alla them yella peepul look the same to him.

[Cyrano]

100. You're right, Dulcinea. How embarrassing. I must have some Bush family

blood. "All them yella peepul look the same."

Thanks for the correction. To repent, I'll be spending a week on a sushi diet.

[Oversea Visitor]

59. Ouch

Right infront of all the diplomats in the world.
I friggin cant believe this. :crazy:

[Lars39]

67. I am having to pick my jaw back up!

good gawd! I've seen him acting crass in so many pics, but this one is the worst I've ever seen.
Unbelievable. :(

[skip fox]

68. Come on over to this thread and help us CAPTION this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=976767&mesg_id=976767

[Sugar Smack]

71. WHOA. I'm sitting here stunned. Just when you thought it couldn't

get any more embarrassing.:wow:

[Deb]

76. Same here-

Wasn't bush taught ANY manners?:blush:

[dave29]

72. "Get back up here, Bitch"

my caption

[lutefisk]

73. He is way too physical with people

The photos of Bush holding women by the back of the head, pulling them toward him so he can kiss them, the lengthy, tight hugging of people in photo ops, the overall sense of physical ownership he displays so often- are all very disturbing.

[Dora]

79. He has no recognition of personal boundaries.

Something tell me he has no respect for boundaries because somebody had no respect for his.

This incident reminds me of the time he appeared on Letterman and cleaned his glasses on a producer's skirt (on camera).

[lpbk2713]

81. I saw that as it happened.

Dave couldn't believe anyone in that position could be so ignorant.

[flyarm]

98. i saw it too ..and immediately thought..what an ignoramous! how

inappropriate...i was humiliated by that stupid fucker!

wonder what the secret service would do if any other world leader <did that> to monkey face???????

what a fucking moron!

fly

[schmuls]

80. Yeah, like the way he was hugging and squeezing those two

young women at that phony Katrina photo-op. He makes me sick.

[paparush]

74. Uh - George, be nice to that guy..he fucking OWNS our country...

[etherealtruth]

75. Not a day goes by w/out that jack-ass embarrassing our country

I can't even laugh. He is a crude, rude moron ... which is not even remotely amusing to me.

[foreverdem]

82. I think it's impossible

Everytime he makes a public spectacle of himself, I think that he cannot possiby be more of an embarrassment as he was on that day, and then he proves me wrong the next time.

What an ignorant ass!

[gordianot]

86. You are right this is not funny, hugely embarrassing.

I feel pure disgust.

[NNN0LHI]

77. Can't the USA afford ushers? n/t

[Rocknrule]

84. He thinks he's the king of the world

[WhiteTara]

87. go ahead monkey boy, p*ss off China's president

here is an indepth article about the tensions between the U.S. and China

Containing China
Despite Bush's preoccupation with Iraq and Iran, the administration is more concerned with keeping China from becoming an economic and military superpower.


snip to latter part of the article...

According to the Pentagon, the task of countering future Chinese military capabilities largely entails the development, and then procurement, of major weapons systems that would ensure U.S. success in any full-scale military confrontation. "The United States will develop capabilities that would present any adversary with complex and multidimensional challenges and complicate its offensive planning efforts," the QDR explains. These include the steady enhancement of such "enduring U.S. advantages" as "long-range strike, stealth, operational maneuver and sustainment of air, sea, and ground forces at strategic distances, air dominance, and undersea warfare."

Preparing for war with China, in other words, is to be the future cash cow for the giant U.S. weapons-making corporations in the military-industrial complex. It will, for instance, be the primary justification for the acquisition of costly new weapons systems such as the F-22A Raptor air-superiority fighter, the multi-service Joint Strike Fighter, the DDX destroyer, the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, and a new, intercontinental penetrating bomber -- weapons that would just have utility in an all-out encounter with another great-power adversary of a sort that only China might someday become.

In addition to these weapons programs, the QDR also calls for a stiffening of present U.S. combat forces in Asia and the Pacific, with a particular emphasis on the Navy (the arm of the military least utilized in the ongoing occupation of and war in Iraq). "The fleet will have greater presence in the Pacific Ocean," the document notes. To achieve this, "The Navy plans to adjust its force posture and basing to provide at least six operationally available and sustainable carriers and 60 percent of its submarines in the Pacific to support engagement, presence and deterrence."
http://www.alternet.org/story/35186/

[schmuls]

88. This squatter and imposter has no class at all!

[EC]

89. Isn't it an insult to the Chinese to be publicly

embarrassed by another? I think they would take this as insulting...

[northernsoul]

105. it's insulting to anyone, but this might be extra-offensive to Chinese

My (stereotyped) understanding of Chinese culture is that they place a premium on avoiding "loss of face."

[ComerPerro]

90. Corrected by a man who tried to open a prop door...

[spuddonna]

92. He's such an idiot...

"Is that a poly-cotton blend?" WTF is he grabbing him for???!!!

Even my kids knew at age 4 USE YOUR WORDS!!! W, USE YOUR WORDS!!!

[zbdent]

94. "Oh, wait . . . it's the Arabs I have to kiss on the mouth . . .

never mind . . ."

[rumpel]

95. Culturally, extremely inappropriate. If he had at least just tried to

tap him or scoop up his arms...

funny how your body actions unconsciously reveal your true feelings

[wicket]

96. He's such a freakin' moron!

But we knew that already.

:grr:

[flyarm]

97. * says...get back here..i want to rub your head!!

damn you are not bald!!!

fly

[Renew Deal]

99. Ewww, that's embarrassing.

Not good.

[jeffrey_X]

102. He was going to call him by name, but then forgot what his name was...

nm

[patdem]

139. Yeah, like "'hey you' u..hey hey u..oh wait..hu...get over here"

[Peter Frank]

103. There are no words to describe how offensive this man is... n/t

[Renew Deal]

109. And even when you think you've seen the worst

You haven't,

[All50inBlue]

107. well...

don't know no eticut.

[Renew Deal]

110. Welcome to DU!!!

:hi: :bounce: :hi:

[All50inBlue]

112. thx!

fun place

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

113. OMG! I don't frigging believe this! And this is the "leader" of our

country?

He was obviously, despite his "blue blood", brought up in a barn.

[WinkyDink]

114. Bush is lucky he didn't get a big back-hand. RUDE OAF!!!!!!!

[dysfunctional press]

115. Hu's just lucky that bush didn't have glasses to clean...

what a fucking embarrassment...china's probably going to dump a bunch of dollars over this one...i hope.

[spanone]

119. Wonder when was the last time someone grabbed him?

think about it, I'm sure none of his subordinates would dare. He's glaring at Bush* like 'get your fucking hands off me'.

He such an idiot.

[Hubert Flottz]

121. "Hey Ho, I'm gonna' kick a mud hole in your ass and nuke it dry...

if you don't cut me in 60/40, on everything you got cookin' in Iran!"

[malaise]

122. The look on Hu's face

is priceless. WTF???

[progressivebydesign]

123. Classic Bush! Look at the faces of the onlookers!!!

They look stunned! Was Pres. Hu about step off into an abyss? Or could Bush have been more diplomatic and let the guy go down the wrong stairs? I mean.. if he was trying to keep him from falling off the stage, which he apparently wasn't, it would have been heroic.. but that just looked SO RUDE! Since we have an idiot in the White House nothing surprises me anymore.

[rmgustaf]

124. O RLY???

Sorry, too much FARK lately...

[FlaGranny]

130. Did Bush grab his sleeve two different times?

Those two photos look like they were taken in different locations, but maybe it's just the camera angle.

[ContraBass Black]

135. No. Different camera elevation.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

156. I was thinking the same thing

nice!

[IChing]

125. PICTURES OF RICE AND RUMSFELD'S REACTION.....no shit sherlock.

I don't know if it's true or not
but they were taken within the same time of the event.

[lpbk2713]

129. Scotty sez --- "Damn, I'm glad I'm outta here."

Let someone else take the heat for this asshole for three more years.

[IChing]

140. Yea, Scotty doesn't look very happy in this photo

Seems to have something else on his mind......

[0007]

127. I watched as this was happening and couldn't figure out

what was going on.

[KansDem]

132. "Hey, dude, you wanna piece of me? YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME?!!"

"HEY!...I'M TALKIN' TO YOU!!!"

[Arugula Latte]

133. What. The. Fuck.

:wtf:

This is our freakin' PRESIDENT? :wow:

[Fleshdancer]

137. We're lucky President Hu Jintao isn't bald

I can't really say I'm shocked by this at this point but damn! Come on man. Stop grabbing at people.

[kittenpants]

178. lmoa

He would have gotten the patented Bush Noogie.

[B Calm]

184. Hell ya, he'd be rubbing his head for sure!

[Blue Diadem]

138. Will someone please teach that idiot how to behave

I'd love to know what's going through President Hu Jintao's mind. I can only imagine..

[dchill]

141. I think he has just killed us all.

Check out the look on Hu's face. In all 3 shots. Sooner or later we will all pay for W's transgressions.

[C_U_L8R]

142. I don't speak Cantonese

but that sure does look like
“let go of my friggin’ jacket monkey boy”

[Notoverit]

143. Remember the one pushing Clinton to get first in the door?

[Chulanowa]

144. Looks like the doorman's horking up a big loogie...

And aiming for Mr. Danger's right ear.

[blue cat]

177. Too funny n/t

[Karenina]

185. No, dear...

This is NOT funny. NOT.AT.ALL.

[Marr]

Every week, it's a new national embarrassment. I'm so sick of it.

[cassiepriam]

145. Good thing * wasn't in China when he did this, the Red Guard

would have hauled him away.

[cassiepriam]

146. Why did Bush do this, what is the alleged reason for manhandling

the Chinese President?

[NNN0LHI]

149. Hu was trying to leave before the big gala was over with n/t

[cassiepriam]

183. I'd leave early too.... nt

[Media_Lies_Daily]

147. "Hey, chink! Did you ask my pernission to leave?"

[eppur_se_muova]

148. OMG ... If that jacket had torn ... we'd all be learning Mandarin. nt

[NewJeffCT]

150. I will check with my wife on this (she is from mainland China)

See how big of an insult this is...

[marions ghost]

161. from what I know about China

I'm pretty sure this would be seen as rude in a public setting. I think you'd let Hu fall on his face before you'd grab his suit jacket. But like you say in China there are a lot of shades of gray in insults. Let us know if it's one of those unforgiveable ones.

[WillyT]

151. Um... What's The Protocol For The Chinese Secret Service In This Case ???

I mean... think what might have happened if it were the otherway around. And\Or happened in Beijing instead of D.C. ???

:shrug::wtf::shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

152. OMG

But maybe he just wanted to "feel the material". Nah, * never watched Seinfeld.

I'm sure if HU could have gotten right back on the plane at SeaTac after seeing Gates, he would have.

[BreweryYardRat]

153. Crap. That's bad for international relations.

Should we get a letterwriting campaign going to the Chinese government?

"Dear China,

We'd like to sincerely apologize for that drooling monkey we have as our President and his tacky behavior towards President Jintao.

Please don't go to war."

[LuckyLib]

154. Georgie violates every cultural moray of every single event he

attends. Remember his body language during Coretta Scott King's funeral? Slouched, bored, slumped in his chair, chatting with Laura. Jeez, get some manners and some class! It's bad enough we are subjected to his mangling the English language and watching his brain synapses work overtime to fire together, but he can't seem to "get" the decorum of the office.

[Pachamama]

163. Bush is a violation of every cultural more there is!

:puke:

[Fridays Child]

158. Even Nixon knew that he had to drink from the fingerbowl...

...in order to not embarrass a head of state.

[FredScuttle]

159. "Hey Charlie Chan! Not so fast! I got a good one fer ya!"

"Listen to this...'I Chinese, I play joke...'"



I imagine next Lord Bunnypants will be asking him what's really in MSG

[steve2470]

160. Good. If the Chinese don't get us back for this, this might help

seal the little piece of feces doom.

[Janice325]

165. Has anyone thought of calling or emailing the Whitehouse to complain?

Or Keith on Countdown? Or anyone in the mainstream media?
Did this happen before or after Scottie's resignation?
Can someone start a new website "China,we're really sorry for his incredibly rude manners, but we didn't vote for him, and many of us over here are really fearful for our lives even before his total lack of decorum with you. Please don't hate us." (normally, I don't write such run on sentences).
Jeez, what a total clueless,fucking moran.
k&r

[lonestarnot]

167. OMG Hu puppy.

[NewJeffCT]

169. Does Pres. Hu have one of those cutesy nicknames, too?

Like "Hu-ee" or maybe "Hu Fu"

[cliss]

172. Don't worry - Mr. Hu Jintao

has already made some plans.....when he gets back home to China....

it seems there's a little problem with our credit....

[opihimoimoi]

176. Bush is a PETER of the HIGHEST LEVEL...WAY WAY OVER HIS HEAD

[AspenRose]

180. I am so embarrassed.

Words fail me.

[Auntie Bush]

181. Hu looks kind of shocked and anoyed. Bush* is such a jerk/ass

[dusty64]

186. Not a word

of it in my local rag this morning, as if it never happened.

[holboz]

187. That's how Cheney and KKKarl get * from place to place...

It is proven that children learn from example.

Horrifying. My Brother in law is visiting us from England and he was mortified when he saw it too. "He has no sense of diplomacy or respect does he? What bloody wanker!" was his comment.

[npincus]

188. disrespectful sh*thead

[Javaman]

191. way to piss off the new sleeping giant, jackass*. nt

[4_TN_TITANS]

192. Unbelievable....

Considering the Chinese don't even like to shake hands, isn't intrusions into personal space like that considered colossally rude?

I wonder what kind of response those pics are getting from the Chinese mainland...

[Mr_Spock]

195. I love President Jackass

Don't you? :rofl: