Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I had an 'ah-ha!' moment while watching President Bush's Press Secretary Scott McLellen yesterday. McLellen was answering questions about the Osama Bin Laden audio tape, and he does that same thing that President Bush does -- he chuckles in this very condescending way when a member of the press asks something that he feels is an obvious question or that 'he already answered.' I can't stand it! It's the same 'attitude' that President Bush puts across. And it reads as smug, arrogant and above-it-all.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal This is one of my least favorite things about this President - his condescending manner.
Originally Posted By cmpaley And everyone said that Gore was condescending. The wheel turns, does it not?
Originally Posted By cmpaley And everyone said that Gore was condescending. The wheel turns, does it not?
Originally Posted By Nautilus >> And it reads as smug, arrogant and above-it-all. << That’s odd, when I was reading his chuckle I was convinced that it reads as insignificant, inconsequential and basically non-positional. But I know how you feel; I have a friend with a condescending chortle that makes me so mad sometimes! But that’s off topic, as my friend has nothing to do with world events. Maybe I should start a topic in the Play Pen titled; “My friend chortles at me!â€
Originally Posted By cape cod joe I don't like the way that George walks, as I've been lifting weights for 37 years and he walks like a weightlifter whose lats force his arms outward. Not very realistic for a NON- weightlifter. But none of us are perfect so we have to accept one another warts and all.
Originally Posted By ecdc "And it reads as smug, arrogant and above-it-all." It's not just a personality trait of Bush's, it's his whole attitude towards those who disagree with him. One of the "Zen" moments for me was during the first debate with Kerry. Bush came across as so frustrated that people just didn't get it. He couldn't possibly fathom why someone wouldn't think going to war with a country that didn't attack us wasn't a fantastic idea. He acted so bitter that he had to dare explain himself, and had nothing to say so he stammered on about how it's hard work and it's not easy. How out of touch can you be?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Maybe in the press secretary's case, it's monkey see, money do - now which one is the monkey?
Originally Posted By bboisvert RE 10. I think we've all seen this one before. <a href="http://www.bushorchimp.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bushorchimp.com/</a> Haven't seen one for Scotty. --------- In addition to the body language projecting them as smug and arrogant, it reveals them as the bullies that they are. And what's with that crazy jaw twitch? Is that a nervous tic? Is that a holdover from his addict days? What is that?
