George Bush was photographed writing a note during today’s gathering at the UN of the 150 world leaders.
Maybe he was advising a fellow world leader that he finally intends to sign up to the Kyoto Treaty? No.
Maybe he was indicating to Vladimir Putin his support of the reform proposals to make the UN more inclusive of smaller countries? Guess again…
No, George W Bush – president of the United States of America, and arguably the most powerful man in the world – was busy jotting out a shot note to Condoleezza Rice that said:
“I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible?”
Yes, Dubbya was asking Condi for a toilet break!
And I’m sure there’s also much to be read into the fact that his preferred writing instrument was a crude pencil rather than something “more grown up” like a fine Montblanc fountain pen.
In some respects, I’m not surprised he needed to go pee. After all, he has been taking the piss for the last 5 years.
But it just goes to prove what tell everyone with a mental age of a 4 year old: you need to go toilet before long car journeys, bedtimes and UN council meetings.
You can’t make this shit up…
[BBC News]
[…] President Bush writes a note to Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting. […]
Ben:
What a stupid posting you have made. It’s quite clear (at least it is to someone as intelligent as I am) that Bush is NOT asking for permission to have a toilet break but rather is asking about the protocol for arranging for a comfort break.
Only a moron could think this topic woth publishing and only a BBC moron would take the mickey out of the US President in this way, ie by lying about the note.
Are you for real?
And you also probably wonder were conservatives get the idea that the Institutionally Leftist BBC is giant employment scheme for a bunch of infantile leftoids.
Isn’t time you got back to potty training?
Gordon: Well, with my own two eyes it seems clear it says “bathroom break”…
Jack: Actually my polictical stance is pretty centre.
I think people should realise this is a humorous post, and I’d have written the above regardless of whether it was Blair, Bush, Howard, Chirac, or anyone else.
I’d also like to remind everone here that the views stated anywhere on this site are mine and not those of my employer. Finally, I am not involved in writing news for the BBC nor am I employed in a journalistic capacity.
You say
“Yes, Dubbya was asking Condi for a toilet break!”
I am saying that Bush is not asking for Condi’s permission to use the toilet but rather he is asking her how a toilet break can be arranged, ie what is the protocol.
This is obvious but you are distorting the note for a cheap “laugh”. You are a bit like Dan Rather leaping to conclusions because what he seemed to see fitted in with his preconceptions.
Finally, a small nugget of data for all you Bush haters. Recent research into US Forces testing data shows that Bush has a high IQ – and it’s higher than Kerry’s.
That’s not how I read it, and there in perhaps explains why we disagree + why you are making a big deal out of this.
Perhps we should just agree to disagree over this? It really isn’t worth the big deal you are making it out to be.
Ben says:
“It really isn’t worth the big deal you are making it out to be. ”
So why post it in the first place!
I just wanted to give a smug git a bit of a kicking, metaphorically.
Um, you “conveniently” decided to attribute my comment to the wrong aspect of this ridiculous tirade.
To be absolutely explicitly clear for you… Whether you think I’m taking the Mickey out of Bush (or not) and whether you think I’m a leftie/rightie/wrongie… it really isn’t worth making such a big deal out of it in the way you are.
My original post was a bit of satire, and really not worth getting worked up about in the way that you are… don’t you have anything better to do with your time than to troll blogs?
And anyway, it’s my site and I can post what I want! If you’re so pissed, why don’t you go and setup your own blog and write about what you want on there??? Jesus!
Enough of this – thread closed! Again, it’s my site — if you don’t like it, don’t read it! I never asked you to consume my bandwidth!
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