Posted on 07/21/2006 1:21:36 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 21, 2006 - 16:09
Alison Stewart is the too-cool host of MSNBC's 'The Most,' which as its promo page explains:
"Give[s] viewers a look at 'the most' sought-after stories of the day. Every day, 'The Most' will report on the most searched stories on the Internet, the most viewed stories from a multitude of news sources, the most e-mailed stories or photo images, the most downloaded music or blogged-about subject matter and the most viewed television programs or movies."
Ending her show this afternoon, Stewart focused on the brief, joshing back rub Pres. Bush administered to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Featured at the do-it-yourself TV site YouTube, Stewart wanted us to know that, among the search terms that would return video of the event are 'grope' and 'creepy.'
Question for Alison: ever informed viewers what search terms would return 'Juanita Broaddrick'? Just wondering.
I don't think it was "groping" or anything to the like.
Not sure it was a good choice though...
No offense taken, and I do agree this has been blown way out of proportion.
I missed the rest of it too. MSNBC pre empted the car chase with "Hardball." What are they thinking? Actually, Matthews is doing a pretty good job of anchoring reports from all over the ME.
LMAO, I love that..."visit his pleasure upon them. ROFLMAO. Thanks for the best laugh of the day.
After stumbling from Putin's smackdown at his suggestion that Russia ought to emulate the democracy in Iraq to babbling about wanting to eat a pig to getting caught on tape cursing while chomping on a roll, Bush channeled the Creepy Guy at Work who gives a female coworker an unwanted massage, much to his repulsed target's chagrin.
While I'm sure Bush meant it in a friendly way, it really is a sign of disrespect for another head of state and for the forum in which they were meeting. If someone had shown up in a t-shirt, would FReepers be saying, "ah, it's just the informal way of that leader"? Would we laugh it off if Chirac patted President Bush on the head sometime?
Wow...the original was Jacques Chirac at La Tour Eiffel, right? (Take a look at it.)
LOL
MSNBC reported what was listed on YouTube.
Gropping? He is just touching her knee. I think this is as ridiculous as the President Bush massaging the shoulders of German women. No story!!!
At least 43 keeps his butt covered.
My take on Merkel's expression was entirely different, and here's why.
In my family, we do a lot of shoulder rubbing, call it a family tradition, (it's probably because we all carry our "stress" in our shoulder muscles.)
Anyhoo, if I were to rub my sister's shoulders, like Bush did to Merkel, she would make exactly the same gesture...why...because it hurts her, and she reacts just like Merkel, raises her shoulders, throws her hands up and then pushes the "shoulder rubber" away.
When I saw the photos, that's immediately what I thought of, the poor woman must have had a bad shoulder ache (perhaps mentioned it to the Prez) and when he grabbed her shoulders and started rubbing, it hurt like heck, so she reacted to the pain.
May not have been the case at all, but that's what I thought of when I saw it.
GWB is enjoying the MSM go nuts over "the massage". He knows his movements are eagle-eyed.....so... he poked at the little piggies...and they squealed. *chuckle* Gotta love it!
Thank god he didn't give her a "Wet Willie" LOL
Send the video to Miss Stewart.
Send this to Alison. I'd do it but don't know how.
Yeah, right.
You should see the video.
Has Condi seen this yet? What was her reaction?!?!
How about a wedgie at one of those stand up photo ops?
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