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Bush's warm welcome; How would you react?
Topic Started: Feb 2 2007, 06:50 AM (391 Views)
piercehawkeye45
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16908975/site/...week/?nav=slate

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Jan. 31, 2007 - On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria, Ill. It’s a scene that has been played out many times before by this White House and others: a president mingling among regular Americans, who, no matter what they might think of his policies, are usually humbled and shocked to see the leader of the free world standing 10 feet in front of them.

But on Tuesday, the surprise was on Bush. In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception. No one rushed to shake his hand. There were no audible gasps or yelps of excitement that usually accompany visits like this. Last summer, a woman nearly fainted when Bush made an unscheduled visit for some donut holes at the legendary Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant in Chicago. In Peoria this week, many patrons found their pancakes more interesting. Except for the click of news cameras and the clang of a dish from the kitchen, the quiet was deafening.

“Sorry to interrupt you,” Bush said to a group of women, who were sitting in a booth with their young kids. “How’s the service?” As Bush signed a few autographs and shook hands, a man sitting at the counter lit a cigarette and asked for more coffee. Another woman, eyeing Bush and his entourage, sighed heavily and went back to her paper. She was reading the obituaries. “Sorry to interrupt your breakfast,” a White House aide told her. “No problem,” she huffed, in a not-so-friendly way. “Life goes on, I guess.”

It’s hard to predict if Tuesday is a preview of what is to come for Bush in his final two years in office. While the calendar shows that he still has more than 700 days at the White House, Bush is struggling for relevancy in the same way many other second-term presidents have. But Bush’s burden seems much harder than other presidents in recent memory. He is weighed down by an increasingly unpopular war, and his efforts to stay atop the news cycle have been overshadowed by the battle over who will replace him in 2009. While the 24-hour cable-news networks used to carry most of Bush’s speeches live, that’s no longer the norm. On Wednesday, Bush went to Wall Street to deliver remarks on the economy. CNN and MSNBC carried portions of the speech live, but Fox News Channel, a network that has been viewed as sympathetic to this White House, did not, opting instead to air reports on immigration and the 2008 presidential race. At least Bush got a raucous reception from traders (typically a GOP-friendly crowd) when he paid a surprise visit to the New York Stock Exchange trading floor.



I find this very funny and I have a question for my fellow Exit Mundians, how would you react if you saw Bush standing ten feet in front of you, and be honost.

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I would lift my eye brow, then walk past him, if he said anything to me i would ask him why he was there. Most likely i would run away because i would not want to get attacked my the mob, us Canadians don't have a good record of playing nice with Mr. Bush
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I'd just 'meh' at him, if he tried to initiate conversation I'd probably ask him how he ever managed to get into power in the first place, then I'd go on to use his secrets to put a Tickle-me-Elmo as Prime Minister of Australia and the UK.
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Depends on the context. If he had come to talk to me as a part of his "mix with the people" PR then I would be polite and respectful, but inform him that I was disappointed with his abandonment of Regan small government conservatism, among other things.
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I would give him a sharpie and ask him to sign my ass. Seriously, I would just treat him like a typical stranger on the street. There wouldn't be any gasping or running up to shake his hand. I look at it this way, he hasn't did anything for America since he got into office, so why should he expect anything from me.
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I would at least flip him the bird.

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I'd smile and shake his hand. No point getting tuned up by the Secret Service over him. Really think he's worth it?
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Ignore him and play jokes at his expense with my company.
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I'd shake his hand. I don't agree with everything he stands for, but at least give him some respect. He's still a human being for all we know.
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Get on my knees and beg him to change course in Iraq. Partition or help from Iran and Syria is needed.
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Ignore him. If he says hi to me I'll say hi back, if he ask me a question I'll answer. I won't get mad at him though. After all, if I wanted to stop stupid wars I'de need to talk to the guy that runs the country, not the president.
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piercehawkeye45
Feb 1 2007, 10:50 PM
how would you react if you saw Bush standing ten feet in front of you, and be honost.

two words:
tea bag
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two words:
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The most unique remark so far, haha.

I'd go with a firm handshake (to show him I mean business), coupled with solid eye contact. That should throw him off.
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Take a photo with him. Would be nice for kicks and laughs later with friends, job and family, and ask him why he bothered to come to Turley clandestinely, as there are always "White Turks" to greet him with red carpets and ass-kisses...

And whisper to him if the corporations are fed enough as the Iraqi war and his obvious goals threaten the world. I really expect a first hand answer to this.
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