Caption Bush and Abdullah holding hands

[Texas Songwriter]

FOX News is playing it every 10 minutes. Shepherd Smith seems obcessed with the video.

[andyk]

What happens in Crawford, stays in Crawford

Nice, LOL.

[damiansatana]

Crap, I knew it! Fox News is usually okay, but they still take the dim side sometimes.

[ekidsohbelaas]

'The love of a man for a woman waxes and wanes like the moon...but the love of brother for brother is steadfast as the stars, and endures like the word of the prophet.' ...Arabian Proverb

[damiansatana]

Which does this look like? Damn, I need a drink.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050425/i/r2381478845.jpg

[OldFriend]

Just watched the hand holding epsiode on TV.

The Saudi reached out to take the president's hand in an effort to walk on what appeared to be uneven terrain. There was nothing unusual or contrived about it at all.

[freddiedavis]

you are right...its bush's dirty left hand...

[damiansatana]

Is that why he kissed Abdula, too? This just makes me sick.

[Cecily]

Dubya sez, "Nice dress, Abbey."

[Crazieman]

Leno just used that

[damiansatana]

Yes, and they played a stupid love song, too.

[ekidsohbelaas]

=))

[montag813]

Arab custom. Men also hold hands in many parts of Asia.

This is not an Arab nation.

[montag813]

Good grief. They look like a couple of pansies. Why would our president do this?

The same reason he would call for amnesty despite Americans (and Conservatives) overwhelmingly opposing it. Tone-deaf.

[montag813]

I seriously doubt that the President initiated the hand holding, but to refuse when it was would have been rude and childish.

There are a dozen such photos of this in the past. Bush knew it was coming. There was plenty of time to explain to Abdullah that this kind of thing wont fly domestically for a variety of reasons...

1. Makes them looks like fags
2. Ties Bush directly to the people Americans blame for the high price of gas
3. Shows Bush more intimate with the leader of the source nation for the 9/11 attacks than any other leader

This is just plain stupid. In Riyadh it is one thing. This is America...and TEXAS, for pete's sake. Even the Bush-friendly NY Post is pushing the "gay" theme by saying that "Cowboys all over Texas must be cringing".

[kabar]

This is not an Arab nation.

Now that's an astute observation.

[AKA Elena]

Seems to me it is an example of the cordial and kind mannerisms of GWB. I did not find it any really newsworthy item, with all due respect to all of you!

[MeanWestTexan]

He owes me royalties.