Pics of Bush from AFA graduation

[spinning27]

Are you kidding me?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/29/bush-gives-air-force-grad_n_104109.html

 

[Beaker]

Good lord.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Leader of the Free World!

Got a problem with that?

 

[KYSportsWriter]

BFD.

 

[Angola!]

Yeah, he looks like a dumbass, but at the same time it's kind of cool to see him joking around with the grads.

Well, maybe not. He is the leader of the free world after all.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Yeah, he looks like a dumbass, but at the same time it's kind of cool to see him joking around with the grads.

Well, maybe not. He is the leader of the free world after all.

Yeah, you think?

Not bustin' you, but the point's there, to be made.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

 

[HejiraHenry]

He can't win, so why bother trying?

If I were him, I would be so far past the "**** it" stage at this point.

 

[spinning27]

It's good to know things are all fun and games in the military once again. I'm sure the troops -- the ones who are really fighting, I mean, not the desk-jockeys and fly boys who graduate from AFA -- appreciate it.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

The next guy's going to look like Bill Parcells following Ray Handley, when you consider to what degree the bar's been lowered, re: public persona.

Go ahead, ignore it. Laugh at it. The rest of the world isn't.

 

[black dude with pompano]

By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News

When the moment finally came to meet the most powerful man in the United States, Theodore Shiveley had just two words for him: "Chest bump."

As the Richardson 22-year-old's class of Air Force Academy graduates streamed across a stage, many asked President Bush to do something unusual for them.

Some stashed pens in their socks so he could sign their hats. One even called his parents and asked the president to say hello on a cellphone.

Lt. Shiveley opened his arms and got the president to engage in a hearty chest bump with him.

"Hey, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance," said the newly minted second lieutenant, who graduated from Plano East High School. "It was there during the ceremony when we saw other people doing stuff, and I thought, 'Well, let's one-up everybody.' "

As the president and the new graduate saluted each other a few feet apart, "I just hit my chest and said, 'Chest bump,' " Lt. Shiveley said. "And I gave him a little body language so he knew what I was about to do, so I didn't knock the president on his rear."

Lt. Shiveley admitted he had some reservations about smacking into the commander-in-chief.

"I didn't want to get shot by the Secret Service for jumping the president," he said.

"And then I thought, 'Ah, what the hell.' "

http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou080529_ac_chestbump.3e1b051e.html

 

[Mystery_Meat]

The next guy's going to look like Bill Parcells following Ray Handley, when you consider to what degree the bar's been lowered, re: public persona.

Go ahead, ignore it. Laugh at it. The rest of the world isn't.

Didn't seem to be an issue with Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall or talking about his drawers on MTV.

 

[jgmacg]

The next guy's going to look like Bill Parcells following Ray Handley, when you consider to what degree the bar's been lowered, re: public persona.

Go ahead, ignore it. Laugh at it. The rest of the world isn't.

Didn't seem to be an issue with Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall or talking about his drawers on MTV.

Yes, they all do silly stuff when they're campaigning. You sort of hope they tighten up once they get the job, however.

 

[alleyallen]

BFD.

I'm with you. Big deal. He's showing a little life. I swear, some of you really are living up to the snarky portrayal the conservatives have of you.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

The next guy's going to look like Bill Parcells following Ray Handley, when you consider to what degree the bar's been lowered, re: public persona.

Go ahead, ignore it. Laugh at it. The rest of the world isn't.

Didn't seem to be an issue with Clinton playing sax on Arsenio Hall or talking about his drawers on MTV.

Yes, they all do silly stuff when they're campaigning. You sort of hope they tighten up once they get the job, however.

Why would the requirement for acting presidential be lower for someone running for that office? And Clinton and Reagan did corny things while in office too (not H.W. Bush, but he was kind of a tight ass anyway)

 

[Double Down]

I've said this before, and this only confirms it: I think Bush would be a lot of fun to have as an uncle. Or a father-in-law. I do, in general, think he's a decent guy.

But President of the United States? Oye.

 

[Beaker]

BFD.

I'm with you. Big deal. He's showing a little life. I swear, some of you really are living up to the snarky portrayal the conservatives have of you.

It's not really a big deal, but at this point, it seems sort of emblematic of his presidency. Be a cowboy and don't worry about the consequences.

 

[EmbassyRow]

Didn't think I would be here, but yeah. Count me among the BFD folks.

 

[JayFarrar]

I wonder if the president told the Air Force guy, "this is what it feels like when you take a bullet in the chest next year in Iraq" then gave him a hearty chest bump.