From Mediaite: Former President’s George W. Bush and Bill Clinton made their first joint visit to Haiti this week, touring and helping out in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital city devastated by the January earthquake.
It’s an admirable visit, but something else happened while down in Haiti – it appears Bush wiped his hand on Clinton’s shirt. Let’s go to the videotape!
Oh boy! I watched this video like four times and my reaction is still the same, this looks bad but is kind of funny too. I see three ways to interpret it.
Interpretation 1: A white conservative president wipes his hand after shaking a few black hands, 95% of liberals are going say it’s proof that Bush is a racist.
Interpretation 2: Bush really did get something on his hand after a handshake and slyly wiped his hand on his predecessor’s shirt. It is rascally behavior but looks kind of petty too. Note: I remember reading somewhere that Dubya might have germaphobia. If true, it would explain why Bush did not wipe his hands on his own clothes.
Interpretation 3: We are all reading too much into the video. Maybe Bush just lazily patted to Clinton’s shoulder.
What do you get from the video?
Via: Memeorandum
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2 comments:
The way he turns and moves, it seems that only those who like conspiracies or unhinged conservative behavior will read more into a gesture that looks like, "Hey, when you're done, over here."
I got interpretation #3. It was an innocent gesture. But I'd bet a nickel most of the liberal blogs are going to tout interpretation #1.
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