Bush was apparently snubbed at the G20 summit. Or was he?
Nobody shook his hand.
BUT, he already greeted them personally at the White House. He made such a big show of it that it unsurprisingly became fodder to Jon Stewart and his brilliant comical wrath. Technically, nobody needed to shake Bush’s hand again.
BUT, is it not proper etiquette to acknowledge someone when they enter the room? This can be done with eye contact, a quick nod and a smile. Technically, Bush snubbed everyone except Gordon Brown, and everyone except Brown snubbed Bush.
BUT, everyone had their spot for the photo shoot marked on the floor. We all know that Bush is not the brightest of the bunch. How could we all have expected him to make eye contact with the other world leaders and look for his mark AT THE SAME TIME? Bush is not smart enough to realise that he was snubbing almost everyone. Technically, he was just avoiding bumping into the man in front of him.
BUT, he is known to procrastinate. Taking an extra second to acknowledge the other world leaders would not have killed anyone. It is highly unlikely that all the other leaders are equally as inconsiderate/dimwitted as Bush. Eventually, someone would have noticed that Bush was silently greeting them. Technically, Bush snubbed almost everyone.
So was there snubbery or not? If so, was it mutual? You be the judge:
Friday, November 21, 2008
Flip-flopping on Bush
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Is CNN serious? Wasn't there any real news that day or are they going the Fox News route these days?
ReplyDeleteHmmm he does look like he is concentrating very hard on fiding his mark. Like you said if they were snubbing him he was also snubbing them since noone seemed to attempt to shake his hand or make eye contact and likewise.
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