Bush puts his foot in it - on mic

[cass]

He's right. If Hezbollah would stop their ****, this would be over and done with.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Sorry, I did that wrong.

"The irony is, what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this *****, and it's over," Bush replied without specifying who "they" are.

I think we all know who "THEY" are.

 

[cass]

Yeah. Iran.

 

[Ronny Shade]

This makes me like George Bush so much more

 

[Prognosticator]

I think we all know who "THEY" are.

The Spirit Squad!

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Whoa, Bush used the word irony in regular, unscripted conversation. Creepy.

You'd almost think he's, uh... faking his idiocy and he's actually some sort of EVIL GENIUS

*gasp* Like Jessica Simpson?

 

[JLBats]

Sorry, I did that wrong.




I think we all know who "THEY" are.

"...this pressure on Syria is brought to you by the good people at Bohemian Grove. Bohemian Grove. Now with twelve percent more baby raping and crippling paranoia"?

 

[Superman79]

This makes me like George Bush so much more

You know, I'm beginning to think he's smarter than we give him credit for...

 

[Superman79]

Whoa, Bush used the word irony in regular, unscripted conversation. Creepy.

You'd almost think he's, uh... faking his idiocy and he's actually some sort of EVIL GENIUS

Isn't that the jist of an old cartoon in Maxim...Bush is a really smart guy, but Cheney keeps drugging him to keep him acting half ******ed or something???

 

[jaguarr]

The more disturbing part of what was captured was when he said: "I'm not going to talk very long. Some of these guys talk too much." or something to that effect in reference to the other G8 members. Way to win friends and influence people, George. Also, his bickering with Putin is ridiculous. Grow the f**k up. You're supposed to be a world leader.

jag

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I like in the video when Blair realizes the mic's on and his eyes bug out like a Tex Avery cartoon and he zips over to turn it off.

It must be so taxing, having to clean up after George all of the time.

 

[jaguarr]

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/18/bush.tape.reaction/

Bush, Blair laugh off mike mishap

(CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and British PM Tony Blair have laughed off the moment when their unguarded comments were broadcast to the world on a live microphone at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg.

Asked about the microphone mishap during his final briefing of the summit, Blair quipped that it was "all about transparent government" -- smiling and tapping the microphone in front of him.

Bush "sort of rolled his eyes and laughed" when told the comments had been audible and a copy had been made, said Press Secretary Tony Snow, according to The Associated Press.

"Actually his reaction first was, 'What did it say?' So we showed him the transcript, then he rolled his eyes and laughed."

The open microphone caught Bush unaware in an unguarded moment Monday as the escalating crisis in the Middle East prompted him to use an expletive in a conversation with Blair.

Bush and Blair were aware that an event at the Group of Eight summit was a photo opportunity, with media representatives present. Blair later turned off the microphone.

The president was expressing frustration at the United Nations' stance on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon. (Watch Bush use the 's' word during a chat with Blair -- 1:31)

Apparently not expecting an open mic to pick up his remarks, Bush told Blair: "See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this **** and it's over."

Earlier Monday, Blair and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for the deployment of an international force in southern Lebanon to help end the spiraling conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Islamic militant group that holds seats in the Lebanese government. (Full story)

British newspapers too showed mostly amusement Tuesday at the unscripted comments -- particularly the U.S. president's greeting: "Yo, Blair!"

Bush had sounded "more like a rapper than a statesman" said Britain's most popular tabloid, The Sun.

Most UK papers agreed that Blair had fared the worse over the microphone mishap. The remarks provided a unique insight into the relationship between the two men, said The Independent.

It had "done little to rebuff suspicions that the prime minister is something of a Washington poodle" said the Opposition Conservative-supporting Daily Mail.

Kevin McGuire in the Daily Mirror said that Britain's "eager" MP had been shown up seeing himself "as a diplomat in the service of the U.S. government, offering to go to the Middle East on behalf of the U.S. government."

The left-leaning Guardian said Blair "all but offers to carry her (Condoleezza Rice's) bags". "He sounds less like the head of a sovereign government than a Bush official, waiting for the boss's green light -- which he does not give," the newspaper said.

Some of the text of the Bush-Blair conversation was as follows:

Bush: What about Kofi Annan? I don't like the sequence of it. His attitude is basically cease-fire and everything else happens.

Blair: I think the thing that is really difficult is you cant stop this unless you get this international presence agreed.

Bush: She's going. I think Condi's going to go pretty soon.

Blair: Well that's all that matters. If you see, it will take some time to get out of there. But at least it gives people ...

Bush: It's a process I agree. I told her your offer too.

Blair: Well it's only or if she's gonna or if she needs the ground prepared as it were. See, if she goes out she's got to succeed as it were, where as I can just go out and talk.

Bush: See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this sh1t and it's over.

Blair: Cause I think this is all part of the same thing. What does he think? He thinks if Lebanon turns out fine, if he gets a solution in Israel and Palestine, Iraq goes in the right way, he's done it. That's what this whole things about. It's the same with Iran.

Bush: I feel like telling Kofi to get on the phone with Assad and make something happen. We're not blaming Israel and we're not blaming the Lebanese government.



jag

 

[JLBats]

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/18/bush.tape.reaction/

Bush, Blair laugh off mike mishap

(CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and British PM Tony Blair have laughed off the moment when their unguarded comments were broadcast to the world on a live microphone at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg.

Asked about the microphone mishap during his final briefing of the summit, Blair quipped that it was "all about transparent government" -- smiling and tapping the microphone in front of him.

Bush "sort of rolled his eyes and laughed" when told the comments had been audible and a copy had been made, said Press Secretary Tony Snow, according to The Associated Press.

"Actually his reaction first was, 'What did it say? PLEASE TELL ME IT WASN'T WHEN I SAID I TOTALLY WANTED TO FEAST ON A BABY'S FLESH! THAT WOULD RUIIIIIIN ME!' So we showed him the transcript, then he rolled his eyes and laughed."

jag

I see.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Asked about the microphone mishap during his final briefing of the summit, Blair quipped that it was "all about transparent government" -- smiling and tapping the microphone in front of him.

Ha! He's a wit.

 

[Obi-Ron]

All things considered, if heads of state want to hear our conversations, we should be able to hear their's, too.

 

[TheSumOfGod]

Sorry, I did that wrong.




I think we all know who "THEY" are.

Yep. The REPTILIANS!

 

[PLAS]

All things considered, if heads of state want to hear our conversations, we should be able to hear their's, too.

that's a nice spin on it

 

[C-$]

Cussing is overrated.

 

[Manic]

British newspapers too showed mostly amusement Tuesday at the unscripted comments -- particularly the U.S. president's greeting: "Yo, Blair!"

Bush had sounded "more like a rapper than a statesman" said Britain's most popular tabloid, The Sun.

It's going to be hard to top that as the funniest thing I've read all day.

Bush: "Yo, Blair!"
Blair: "Bushy! What it do?"
Bush: "Ugh, run dat sh**, son!"

 

[TheSumOfGod]

It's going to be hard to top that as the funniest thing I've read all day.

Bush: "Yo, Blair!"
Blair: "Bushy! What it do?"
Bush: "Ugh, run dat sh**, son!"

Bush: "Where dat b**** Condi at? I need her ta pimp my rep, yo!"

 

[sinewave]

Bush: "Where dat b**** Condi at? I need her ta pimp my rep, yo!"

so white you're almost transluscent.

 

[TheSumOfGod]

so white you're almost transluscent.

I'm Canadian. I can be seen from outer space.

 

[Manic]

Bush: "Where dat b**** Condi at? I need her ta pimp my rep, yo!"

"pimp my rep, yo"? That was slightly whiter than Mole Man...

Mole Man: "The Mole Man has so much bling, and no one to share it with."
Misty Knight: "Please... don't say "bling"... ever again."

 

[Tangled Web]

oooh, he said ****, big ****ing deal. Our last president loved oral sex, our president before that loved old women, and our president before that had alzheimers in his second term.

 

[kainedamo]

Any actual clips of this online yet?