The eyes of a madman

[seafan]

The eyes of a madman

By DOUG THOMPSON
December 5, 2007

Hunters know all too well the look that spilled out of our television sets like political diarrhea Tuesday: The look of a cornered animal, the most dangerous time to face a desperate predator.
You saw it in the eyes of George W. Bush, America's too-often discredited President, caught in yet another lie.
Faced with a damning National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that destroyed his outlandish claims of a threat of World War III from Iran, Bush did what he always does - dug in and faced down his pursuers with bluster, anger and defiance.

But I watched his eyes as they darted back and forth during his press conference at the White House. As a hunter, I've seen that look before - at the moment I've faced a hunted animal and must make the decision to kill or be killed.
The George W. Bush that faced reporters and the television cameras Tuesday was a cornered, dangerous predator, determined to fight back until the bitter end even as time, and escape routes, run out.

Time may be running out for Bush's Presidency but America's most discredited and distrusted leader still has more than a year left in office and that is too much time given his long, sordid record of high crimes against the Constitution, the American people, and the world. ..... Bush is, I believe, a war criminal, a leader who invaded a nation that posed no immediate threat to the United States and lied to Congress, the American people and the world community to justify his illegal and immoral actions.

War criminals are, first and foremost, mass murderers and Bush's reprehensible actions have resulted in the deaths of not only close to 3,900 American men and women in uniform but also in thousands upon thousands of Iraqi and Afghan civilians.
His actions have killed more Americans than Osama bin Laden, damaged our relations with allies and destroyed our credibility at home and abroad.
He wants, more than anything, to invade Iran before his term is up. Even now, with his ludicrous claims of a nuclear threat from that nation destroyed by his own intelligence community, he sticks to his saber-rattling rhetoric.

Watch replays of his press conference from Tuesday.

Watch his face, his actions and his body language.

Most of all look at his eyes.

They are the eyes of a cornered dangerous animal.

They are the eyes of a madman.

If we, The People of the United States, do not remove this pathologically insane man and his vice president from power immediately, our country will suffer incalculable damage over the next 12 months.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Maybe...

[Union Thug]

3. Is that Ted Bundy?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. You asked for it:

[Union Thug]

6. Scary, isn't it? Yikes!

[Mnemosyne]

10. Maybe Bundy was

*'s cover. Lucas was, imo.

Eerie resemblance.

[tjwash]

11. GW has killed more people than Bundy could have ever dreamed

[tom_paine]

46. No doubt. Considering the Iraq Invasion never had to be.

Innocent Iraquis killed directly by US forces, whatever percentage of the 1.2 million or so, minus those Saddam would have had murdered, and whatever number that would have been it would have been WAAAAAAAYYYYY lower than 1.2 million, equals number of deaths Bushie shas on his bloody hands.

Some might say that ALL 1.2 million Iraqi dead should lie at Bushler's fet, and they may be right, too.

Now, these aren't Pol Pot numbers yet, 1.2 million dead, but Bushler and his Family aren't done by a long sight yet.

And Ted Bundy is indeed a petty and insignifcant minor-leaguer compared to the murders on Bushler's hands.

[Catherine Vincent]

37. What an uncanny resemblance!

[BrklynLiberal]

39. If not for a small, weird twist of fate I believe prez shit-for-brains would have ended up with the

same fate as Bundy.

[earth mom]

45. Wow-Twin Sociopaths!

And check out their eyes!

:yoiks:

[Rex]

4. Looks like Kard is saying, 'they did it.'

And George is thinking, oh shit!

[DemGa]

8. Yep, there's Bush hearing about the second plane...nt

[Mnemosyne]

12. After watching the first one hit on the teevee. Didn't he know

there were going to be more than one plane or did they keep him as uninformed as possible due to fear of a public drunken mumble fest?

I've caught him in the truth so many times!

[DemGa]

15. Apparently the most sophisticated rolling communications on Earth,

the president's motorcade, just had absolutely no idea what was going on.

[Mnemosyne]

22. Amazing bull, isn't it?

We know dipshit never has a clue what's going on, that's why I was stunned after he bragged about seeing "one bad pilot" hit the first tower on a television at the school.

And he repeated it more than once. I truly believe he spoke the truth then, astonishingly.

[Arugula Latte]

27. "Whoa. They tole' me sumthin' wuz gunna happin', but Dick really outdone hisself now!" nt

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. k&r

[Lint Head]

7. It is obvious that this man is a sociopath.

Glibness and Superficial Charm

Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.

Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."

Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.

Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.
http://www.hss.caltech.edu/~mcafee/Bin/sb.html :dem:

[Prophet 451]

19. All true, but...

I don't think he's a sociopath. I suspect the grandiosity and lack of remorse are class-based rather than in-born.

[shanti]

35. nah, it's inborn

look at his parents...the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree.

[tavalon]

34. I've called him the silverspoon sociopath for many years

[BrklynLiberal]

42. Excellent description

[Swamp Rat]

9. Don't look into his eyes

[Mnemosyne]

13. Swampy,

:rofl:

I hear ya"!

[Swamp Rat]

14. OMG! .... I said DON'T LOOK!!!!

... too late! :cry:



:D

[Mnemosyne]

23. My eyes! My eyes! Those eyes! Those eyes!

Now I'll never get to sleep tonight! :evilgrin:

:hi:

[MrMickeysMom]

16. You mean behind those, "dead eyes"? That's what they look like to me...

[bobthedrummer]

17. "Dangers of a Cornered George Bush" by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

and Dr. Justin Frank (from Consortium News 7-27-2007)
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/072707a.html

[bonito]

18. Only applicable if he was in charge

Don't kid yourself, he's not.

[Prophet 451]

20. He's not insane

Firstly, everything is working exactly as he intended.
Secondly, he is but the smiling frontman for the true evil (Cheney).

[seafan]

21. This is by far the most disturbing picture of his thought processes I've ever seen.

The ruthless, unmitigated rage, the black and hollow, soulless eyes and carnivorous inner demons.


He must be removed from power now, along with Cheney. America as we know it will not likely survive another 12 months of this.

[Sequoia]

40. He must be possed by a demon. Seriously.

[BrklynLiberal]

41. Here is another that shows his true soul...or lack thereof

[katandmoon]

24. Since when does the chimperor have ANYTHING in common with

A cornered animal with a hunter's gun pointed at him? The animal wasn't doing anything wrong. It was simply going about its business in its own ever-encroached-upon environment when some macho-ass hunter invades its space and tries to kill it. It is an innocent victim but of course it has a self-preservation instinct. I mean, what does the hunter think the animal is going to do, fall to the ground, lie on its back, bare its chest and say SHOOT ME?

Bush is not an animal whose environment has been invaded by humans. It's entirely the other way around. He's the invader. Just because he has darting eyes when cornered doesn't make him the equivalent of a wild animal. That's an insult to all animals and way too flattering to the murderous hunter.

[PinkyisBlue]

25. Your ideas reflect my own.

Most hunters aren't in a situation where they're pointing a gun at an animal and it's a "kill or be killed" situation. If the animal had a choice, it would most likely choose to scram and be left alone. Most hunters are in more danger from liver failure due to alcohol intoxication than from being injured or attacked by the innocent animal they're hunting. The one with the gun has the distinct advantage, and the one without the gun doesn't have the option of not participating in this "sport".

Bush is definitely the one with the gun, though maybe his weapon isn't completely loaded.

[Arugula Latte]

28. katandmoon -- I agree completely.

That was my first thought, too. :wtf: Animals aren't crazy-ass psychopaths like Bush; they are just creatures going about the business of trying to survive, until some yahoo with a shotgun comes to maim or murder them.

Belated welcome to DU, BTW! :hi:

[Carolina]

33. Totally agree

[Stephanie]

26. No shit >>>

[HCE SuiGeneris]

29. der chimperor

[ConsAreLiars]

30. Apart from the "kill or be killed" insanity ...

"As a hunter, I've seen that look before - at the moment I've faced a hunted animal and must make the decision to kill or be killed."

Yeah, that deer or bear or squirrel or elephant or hippo, whatever he goes out and kills, is doing that. What a delusional ass.

But still, the rest is a good read.

[ret5hd]

32. You've obviously never watched Monty Python:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

31. Thompson's hyperbole rings true, this pic says it all for me.

MKJ

[coco77]

36. Why did it take all of these years to discover this...

[seafan]

38. Doug Thompson, the author, has been on a tear about it for years. From 2005:

This piece was aimed at right wingers who flooded him over the years with verbal attacks for *denigrating* their golden boy idol.

This could just as easily be written for many in Congress right now.
(caution: language)



Bush is Not an American

By DOUG THOMPSON
July 26, 2005

.....

This is no longer an issue of differing political opinions or philosophies. This is war, a fight for survival of a once-great nation called America and war calls for street rules.

In other words: No rules.

Bush, in my opinion, is criminally insane, a pill-popping dry drunk whose erratic behavior and reckless actions threaten world peace and the future of this nation far more than any Islam-spouting religious fanatic. He is an enemy of the state, a mood-swinging despot who threatens the very freedoms that form the foundation for this country. He has created a police state where basic American freedoms have vanished under an politically-exaggerated threat to national scrutiny, milked the human tragedy of 9/11 for his personal agenda and ripped the Constitution to shreds through the USA Patriot Act, a rights-robbing piece of legislation put together by his former attorney general, the bible-thumping John Ashcroft, an inept former Senator who couldn’t even win an election against a dead man.

George W. Bush is also not an American. He and his daddy sold their souls and their loyalty long ago to Saudi oil interests, particularly the bin Laden family (yes, the same bin Ladens whose relative masterminded the 9/11 attacks). The bin Ladens, laundering money through Dubya’s old Texas Air Guard buddy James Bath (the North American representative for the bin Laden family bank), bailed out Bush on his failed business adventures and then bankrolled his first run for Texas governor.

According to Craig Unger, author of House of Bush, House of Saud, the Bush family has, over the years, received some $480 million from the Saudi business interests, including the bin Laden family. Bush is a politician and politicians are, by rote, for sale to the highest bidder so you tell us: Has anyone outbid the Saudis and the bin Ladens for Bush’s loyalty?
Having a President on the payroll of the family of the man who killed 3,000 plus Americans on September 11, 2001, raises a very real concern that Bush’s illegal and immoral actions are a lot more than just politics as usual. It may explain the decision to all-but-abandon the search for bin Laden in Afghanistan and move American military resources to the ill-conceived invasion of Iraq. It took less than a year to capture Saddam Hussein yet bin Laden is still at large nearly four years after the September 11 attacks.

All this suggests to me that the President of the United States owes a lot more to his Saudi money boys than he does to the country he has sworn to serve. It tells me the President of the United States is a traitor.
Traitors should not be President. They should be arrested, tried and, upon conviction, punished for their crimes against their country.
And, as far as I’m concerned, anyone who continues to support this traitor to America is equally guilty of treason.

Don’t like those characterizations? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn if it pisses you off because I do give a damn about my country. It's just too fucking bad that you don't.

We here at DU have known. And it has been a painful and morbid journey into the abyss. We have yet to hit bottom.

[redqueen]

43. Johnathan Turley says that House Dems have PROMISED not to hold impeachment hearings.

Dunno why he'd lie... and the evidence - including the way they've handled the public's call for impeachment - seems to support the claim.

*sigh*

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. The eyes give a glimpse into one's soul and the psycho, obviously, has no soul.

You can see that just by looking at him. A cornered dangerous animal is a good description. We are entering a dangerous period with these thugs. They know their lies are catching up to them and they will do something to stop it.:scared:

[cosmicdot]

47. he darts his eyes

i.e., announcing an appointment ... casing the news conference room for reaction, I suppose

[bedazzled]

48. i love that top picture - when he kicked christie todd whitman to the curb...

after she bankrupted NJ like a good little thug and carried the bushies'
water after 9/11 she thought she was "destined for greatness." currently
residing in the where are they now file. you can bet bush enjoyed destroying
her "career" too. one of the few things he's done i've approved of.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

49. Ah Hah!

The ONE thing I can thank him for. The RW Darwinism, by ridding itself of the ethically challenged in exchage for the ethically LACKING at least allowed for the removal of the e.c. group, from Katherine Harris to Michael Brown, thrown under the metaphorical bus and rightfully so.

The e.l. group is smaller but much more toxic.

MKJ

[bedazzled]

50. even the ultimate evil can have a good consequence occasionally

it's true that the weaker organisms have been destroyed,
but unfortunately, the resistant organisms have become
so much stronger! they are in the process of killing
their host organism like the ignorant single-celled
beings they are...

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

51. Wow, you went all

molecular on me!

:toast: MKJ

[whistle]

52. What about Dick Cheney's body language and eyes, there I see

...pure criminal evil which is also madness, but in a very deliberate form

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i-mksZODSs